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ION BERNSTORFF
SAYS PREPARATION
WILL Be OFFERED
Statement of Won JagoW Borne
to Washington BY Ambas-
sador-Germany Will
Make DisavoWaI.
SUBMARINE WRAMGLE OVER
Diplomatic Task Only Remain
ing Feature of international
Dispute-May Make Re-
paration For Lusitania.
SUBMARINE WRAMGLE OVER

Washington. Aug. 2S.-Count Won
Bcrnstorff. the German ambassa-
dor. acting on instructions from
EeTlin, notified Secretary Lansing
today hat full satisfaction would
he given to the United States for
the sinking Of the White Star liner,
Arabic. The ambassador said that
Germany would make more than G
mere d~isavowal. If it is found h
Arabic was sunk without warning.
Count Won Rcrnstorff called at
the state donartment early and
conferred with Secretary Lansing
nearly haif an hour. 1t had been
suggested that perhaps Germany
Was ready also 10 make reparation
for the Americans lest on the Lus-
isania, but that subject did not
come up at todav's conference. The
disposition CT ,Ae Germany en-
hassy is to take mp one step at a
time.
Tie ambassador did not make
public the extent of the instruc-
ions from Berlin on which he
acted. but it was understood they
conceded entirely with the state
mont of the German chancellor in
Associated Press dispatches from
Berlin yesterday. expressing the
willingness of the German govern
mcnt to make fullest reparation
# it is found finally that the Ar
abic was torpedocd without warn
ing. So far the German admiralty
has received no report from it's
submarines which were operating
IL the Arabic's vicinity. Furth-
er communications now are
expected from Berlin to the Ger
man ambassador and to the state
department from Ambassador
Gerard, which will advance nego-
tiations to a point where attacks
on aGCn1rar On ryyrinU him will
be definitely discontinued, at least
while the subject is under further
discussion. The crisis between the
tAfo countries now is regarded as
having passed into the realm of
diplomacy.
The German ambassador frankly
stated after his interview with Mr..
Lansing that his Instructions embodied
the declaration by the Berlin govern
ment that it would give full satisfac-
ton to the American government. That,
he declares, meant much more than a
~disavowal. OF course, he said, the Civ
ing Of satisfaction would depend on the
circumstances OF the attack on the
Arabic. The German government did
not known yet he said, whether the Ara
bic was sunk by a German submarine
End without warning, but If investiga-
ton proves that to nave been the case,
Germany will make full reparation.
The ambassador believes the negotia-
lions over the Arabic would be fol-
lowed by the negotiations over the
Lusitania, in view of the official state
ment in Berlin hat a submarine policy
satisfactory to the United States would
be announced.
Count Won Bernstorff said he did not
sec the message sent to the state de-
ia rtmant hv AnnhoSCa1nr Coror1
1t is known, however, that Ambassa-
dor Gerard's dispatch agrees with
Count Won Bernstorff's advices that
submarine commanders have been in
%structed to attack no more peaceful
merchant Ships without warning.
The American government, never
theless. will press for a clearing up of
the entire submarine controversy before
1t will consider the Arabic and Lust
tania incidents closed.
President Wilson plans to remain in
Washington, however. until the CON
%trovcrsy is finally cleared up.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 27.-Future
relations between the United States and
Germany were regarded much more
hopefully here today than for many
weeks.
Administration officials believed in
dications from Berlin that the imperial
government was striving to adjust diff
ficulties growing out of Germany's sub
marine warfare presaged an ultimate
peaceful settlement.
The feeling of confidence in official
circles was due to two things. One was
assurances by County Won Bernstorff,
the German ambassador, and the other
Ambassador Gerard's report from Ber-
lin, which outlined the substance of a
conference with Foreign Minister Won
Jagow, confirming unofficial advices
hat Germany prior to the sinking of
the Arabic, had adopted a policy de-
signed to settle completely the whole
submarine problem.
Two important developments in the
relations between the United States
and Germany further reduced the ten
sion of the situation and we're taken to
3oreshadow a declaration from Berlin
on the subject of submarine warfare,
which would eliminate that source OF
discord between the two countries.
Count Von Bernstorff. the German
ambassador, called upon Secretary
Lansing n informed him that the
statement presented Tuesday by direc-
there was no intent to cause the loss
OF American lives when the White Star
liner Arabic was destroyed was intend
ed to imply that German submarine
commanders had been ordered to at
tack no more merchantmen without
warning.
Gerard Confirmed Report.
Ambassador Gerard, reporting from
Berlin the substance of a conference
with Foreign Minister Won Jagow.
confirmed the Associated Press dis,
patches of earlier in ths,day that Ger.
many. yer before the sinking of the
Arabic a adopted a policy designed
70 settle completely the whole sub
marine problem. The state department
did not make public Ambassador Ger
ards dispatch, but the optimism re-
Elected at h state department and
the White House was taken as con-
vincing proof that the situation once
threatening a break in the friendly re-
htions between the two countries was
On the way to a settlement.
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