Show GERMIN teams 00 NOT MEET r N UNITED STATES CANNOT APPROVE PROPOSALS WITHOUT sacrificing RIGHTS would place restriction restrictions upon the sailings SaIlIng 3 of Pa passenger vesicle vessels and while granting immunity to some deny itao it 40 other others washington gorma gormany has submit fed ted informally to the united states through ambassador gerard in berlin derlin a tentative draft of ite its reply to the note of june 9 which asked tor for assi assurances trances that american rights on the high seas would not be further violated by german submarine com kaniers inan lers after careful examination of the ton contents tents of the proposed note as outlined bf L ambassador gerard which coincide coincides with bolln bi ila press dispatches of the last fe days off officials are practically agreed that tho the united states cannot without sacrificing important neutral rights express its approval of the german germau proposals in their present form the draft was shown to ambassador gerard with the idea idean of eliciting from him an expression of opinion and he promptly asked tor for instructions from washington as to whether the united states could make conces alons mons president Preel dent wilson has been advised on the situation in beveral long messages sent to hta his summer residence at cornish N 11 and the impression obtained from reliable quarters was that tho the american government probably would instruct its ambassador within a day or two to decline to express any view until after the formal reply is delivered to him hini just what germany proposes hae han not been officially divulged secretary lansing stated merely that abare had been no exchange of views or informal negotiations between germany and the united states and declined to predict pre diet whether there would be from berlin dispatches and author sources here it la Is learned however that tho the note as drafted by the german foreign office with emperor william subsequent approval would give assurances that americans might travel with safety on the high seas on certain conditions condi imposed by germany euch such as the marking of belligerent ships carrying americans notification fi by the united states to germany of the dato date of dei departure arture and character Lb ameter of such vessels and an inspection spec tion insuring their non carriage of munitions of war |