Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-27
Germany to Repre-
sent That Submar-
ines We're Instruct
ed NOT to Sink Pas
Senger Ships With
out Warning
BERLIN LISTENS
TO AMBASSADOR
By CHARLES P. STEWART.
United Press staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-It was
never Germany's policy to torpedo pas
senger carrying ships without warming
German submarine commanders were al
ways instructed to let those on board
escape before sinking a merchantmen.
II any submarine commander did
otherwise, he acted contrary TO orders
Supposing the contrary, why was not
the destruction by the Kaiser's y boats
Of unarmed enemy vessels. not much
greater than IL has heen-why were
many and many such craft, which might
have been sent to the bottom, permitted
20 escape?
These representations, II was learn
ed on unquestionable, though unofl-
cial. authority today. will be included
In the showing the Berlin government
will make TO the United States In
connection with assurances which II
was understood would be forthcoming
OF had already been submitted, In
answer TO Americas demands concern
ing Teutonic methods of submarine
warfare.
That information. at least in part
TO this effect, had reached the State
Department, was practically certain.
That details we're given was not 30
sure.
Messages, however. were arriving
from Ambassador Gerard. They em-
bodied statements made TO him by
the Berlin foreign Office II was
said at the State Department. how
ever. that the Ambassador received
them confdentially, so they could not
be made public, at least at present
II was naturally asked, II German
Submarine commanders were not or
dered 10 sink Messenger carrying yes
sells unwarnedl a number Of such
cases, notably that OF the Lusitanla
occurred. apparently. under such ctr
cumstances.
This question was not yet answered.
The only obvious explanation was
that the submarine commanders ex-
ceeded their instructions. Further
light on the subject, IL was expected
would be thrown by fuller communi-
cations from Berlin
After formally notifying Secretary
Lansing that the United States would
be granted full satisfaction for the
loss of American lives and the jeo-
pardizing of others on the Arabic.
should it prove that German u boat
commander did exceed instructions~
in that case. Ambassador Bernstorn
remarked today that an offer Of full
satisfaction" was considerably far
ther than Germany had gone In her
conversation hitherto.
The Ambassador plainly considered
all danger of Communication fric-
tion over and was In an extremely
cheerful mood
There we're reports that he had
handed the department a written
memorandum from the Berlin foreign
office guaranteeing Americans and
other neutrals against danger from
unwarned attacks on merchant ships
This was doubted, since It seemed
unlikely that he could have received
a note In writing yet but that the as
surance had been given there seemed
no question.
Proper reparation, so far as Ameri-
cans are concerned, for the Lusitania
case. was also understood to have
been promised
Bernstorff's stock at the State De-
partment had risen greatly. It was
believed he had brought his foreign
office completely to his way Of think
ing in reference to German-American
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