Evening journal., 1915-09-03
By cHARLEs ?. srEwARr.

United Press ~ Y Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. sept, S.-poace was
in the air here today There were pes
simists. but they were little needed. Due
note was taken of the fact that Great
Britain seemed uncnthusiastic over the
German memorandum The semi-oif
cial White House statement that the
President could take no step until both
sides wished it was not overlooked. IL
was conceded that the terms Germany
suggested tentatively. through Amhas-
sador Bernstori, doubtless would haNo
10 be limited and perhaps considerably
modified before the Allies would accept
them.
Nevertheless an developments were
regarded as tending toward a windup of
the European struggle.
a few days ago u was Just barely
hmtcd that "may ho' the concessions
Germany was making 10 the United
States in the matter of submarine war
fare would open the way for further
negotiations I'm the fright direction"
To-day. many diplomats were saying
that they believed the tendency was In
the fright direction already and that
events We're moving with moderate rn-
pdity. IL was not that great deal had
actually been accomplished hut nearly
All the bclligercnts were throwing out
pence "feclers." powerful outside inter
csts were being rted to encomae'
this movement international experts
said they "senscd" returning sanity az
the capitals of the warning nations.
These were among the Tangible
signs dscorned of the new feeling
Germanys concession In the matter
of submarine warfare.
The Fatherland's open declaration
unoHicialiy. through It's Washington
representative that the submarine
memorandum was in the interest
Of securing American cooperation In
an effort to end hostilities.
The same diplomats informal out.
! line of the terms on which the Kaiser
would make peace
The British foreign minister, Sir I'd
ward Gray's admission that IN "A leas
onr detail 1.-The matter of the freedom
of the seas-this proposition was ne
gotiable one.
Assurances from Great Britain Of Z
modification OF the hard rule of the
order in council.
The POpe's tentative overture q
the White House with a view TO modi
alton between the bolligeronts
Rome's further intimation that Aus
tria-Hungary from many indications
was willing to consider overtures d
they came either from the allies oi
from such a powerful neutral as the
United States.
The next immediate development
were expected TO be:
A German explanation of the Ara
bic incident
A German communication to Wash
ington formally confirming the recen
memorandum"
An amplifcation from Grea
Britain of the obscuraly-ex expressed
announcement that the hard rule
of the order in council Will be modi
fed.
An agreement on a Germar-Ameri
can plan-an adjudication at Th'
Hague is understood 10 be the Ger
man proposition-to determine Tho
extent of reparation by Germany foi
loss of American lives in the Lusi
tania and Arabic incidents.
An American note to London takinl
up British interference with neutra
shipping n note which II is hoped vii
open the way for an American offe
10 act as Anglo-German mediary ol
any questions desired
Considering the closeness of tn,
Vatican's diplomatic relations with
Vienna, much significance was at
tached to Cardinal Gibbons assur