Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-06-27 | Page 22 | Warned of Serious Nature of Situation

WARNED OF SERIOUS NATU NATURE Of SITUATION German Officials Told Plainly Lusitania Sinking Was Bitterly Resented in U. U S. S Berlin Juno Tun 27 It 7 It is learned that Dr Anton Meyer leer hard's hards report to the he officials char charged ed with drafting drafting- the German answer to tho the American note Indicated tho the serious erious nature of or the sit sit- sit sit- Dr le l Meyer Gerhard W was s sent fent to Berin Berlin Ber- Ber lin in b by the German ambassador at Washington ton for the tho purpose of or hull Indi Indicating eating cating to the Gorman government the thereal thereal thereal real attitude of oC the American government government govern govern- ment and people He reported that the sentiment in the United States had been growing growing- somewhat more favorable I from the German viewpoint and particularly particularly par- par more favorable regarding the prohibition of th tho export of munitions of war to the allies aHles The sinking of or the he he Lusitania however un undid all nIl this Tho state of or feeling In the United States at the present time he asserted was vas such that It would not be satisfied with unnecessary delay delU In tho the answer nor with an answer w which appeared tobe to tobe tobe be evasive or failed to meet the the tho Issue squarely Ambassador James VV W Gerard today called at the tho German foreign ortice and presented the tho American note regarding tho the American ship William P P. P Frye Fre sunk b b by o the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Fitel Friedrich in the Pacific The noto note finds s unconvincing the German German German Ger Ger- man conditions for delay ela in payment of compensation un until tit the thc case Is passed assed u upon pon h by a prize court and asks that hat payment be bo made now I