Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-08-25
washington Greatly Encour-
aged Over the Latest Turn
OF Affairs and Look for Sat-
iSfaCtOry Statement.
GERMANY SEEMS ANXIOUS
The Fact That Ambassador
Won BernStorff was Instruct
ed to Ask for Delay in Action
is Considered Significant.
Special By United Press Wire.

Special By United Press Wire.
Washington, August 25-Admin-
istration officials saw hardly a chance
today that the Arabic incident would
loom up again as a threat against
continued friendly relations between
the United States and Germany. It
was recognized that explanations
are yet to come-that technically the
United States is only suspending
judgment and that Germany's ac-
count of the sinking of the liner
with the incidental loss of two Amer
ican lives be satisfactory when it
comes. 1t was learned on reliable
authority that the administration
has not at any time believed that
Germany would be able to make a
satisfactory explanation If he chooses
to do so.
The war department announced
today that Secretary Garrison who
has been away from Washington for
some time would be back by Thurs
day night at the latest, statement
which was believed to mean Friday
ca binet meeting. 1t was reported
AMBASSADOR Bernstorf left New
York at midnight presumably for the
capital He had not yet arrived at
the embassy at 10 a. N. and nothing
had been heard from him there
The President does not want the
United States dragged into the Eu-
ropean struggle. He is convinced
Mai the people similarly would avert
participation in the war and intends
to aeesyt as fsetf,rsr aliau reason-
able explanation Berlin might make
If 1t was offered obviously in a con-
ciliatory spirit Oficialdom's chief
anxiety was. however, that Germany
was not in conciliatory mood
that its answer would be unsatisfac-
tory of that there would be no an
swer at all. In such an event 1t was
conceded the United States was COM
mitted to line of policy which
would leave the administration no
opinion but to break off diplomatic
relations and such a break could
hardly be but prelude to war.
The German request that nothing
be done until the Kaiser can make an
official report to Washington was
looked on as completely eliminating
this danger. IL the German govern
meHt udQ not luI6Hdeu 10 40 every
thing possible to satisfy the United
States it was felt certain it would
have made no such request as the one
received by the state department
from Ambassador Bernstorn yester-
day.
Germany's expression of its atti-
tude concerning the Arabic case-its
disavowal of unfriendly intentions de-
hberately-was regarded as having
an important bearing on the future.
The Beri:u foreign office says that it
has not vet received a report on the
sinking OF the Ara bic. asks the United
States TO suspend Judgment until the
German side of the incident has been
heard. expresses doubt as TO the aceu-
racy of the British reports and ENDS
with these two significant sentences:
''If Americans should actually have
lost their lives this would naturally be
contrary TO our intentions. The Ger
man government would deeply regret
the fact and beg to tender .sincerest
sympathies to the American goTern-
ment''
May Prevent Diplomatic Break.
The happy effect of this communities