South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-14
KaiSer'.S Government Believed
to Be as DeSirOuS as United
States to Reach AmiCabIe
Agreement.
NON MILITARY FACTION
GAINING ASCENDENCY
Chancellor and Foreign Minis
ter Are Said to Differ from
Head of Admiralty on Sub
jeCt of UnderSea Attacks.

WASHINGTON, June 14.-That the
chances for peaceful settlement of
the present controversy between the
United States and Germany are I'm
proving daily is the belief in WELL
informed circles here The Wash
ington view now is that Ger
many is becoming as desirous as the
United States TO continue peaceful re-
latlOns; that the possibility of~an early
understanding between the two ma
tons takes precedence in comment in
official and diplomatic quarters and,
while no one is able 20 say what the
German note will assert in reply. d. -
regarded as significant shat those in
the confidence OF German representa-
tives believe that the reply OF the
kaiser will be conciliatOry and viii adj
NIT OF a common meeting ground be-
tween the two governments.
In official circles here there rs A
growing impression that Germany be-
set on every side with an increasing
number OF enemies. soon VIII Dee
ready to consider peace talk in the
great European conflict.
Want Aid OF Nation.
Accepting the surmise as correct III
is regarded as all the more likely
that Germany will assume a cOnciha-
tory attitude toward the United States
with this nation. but that the service
Of powerful neural government like
the United tSates may be available
should peace appear on the European
war horizon.
The editorial comment OF the Ger
man press on the second Wilson note
is being read with great interest by
officials here and they are understood
to have been much encouraged hy
The more cOnciliatory tone of these
expressions. 1t has been the opiu-
ion Of those in authority here that II
the negotiations could proceed in a
spirit Of friendliness. a settlement
would be possible. but IL is realized
that with q hostile public opinion pre-
vailing in either country, diplomatic
negotiations would become difficult
The fact that the German press seems
to regard the Wilson note as friend
ly and not belligerent document is
adding TO the encouragement now
felt at Washington over the outcome
Of the present imbroglio
Has Two Conflicting Groups.
Unofficial. but accepted reports have
reached here that Germany has two
groups Of conflicting thought on the
subject Of submarine warfare. The
reports are that one group IN the gov
ernment is known as the military ele-
ment and is headed by Won Tirpitz.
and has as its chief sponsors Chan
cellor Won Bethman Hollweg and Won
Jagow. the foreign minister.
1t IS assumed that when the reply
was sent 10 the first American note.
the military group must have been in
the ascendency and that this largely
is accountable for the fact that the
former reply Of Germany was regard
ed here as highly unsatisfactory and
evasive and tending 10 add 70 the
tension.
1t now appears that the two Ger
man groups have become more equal
in strength and it is believed that the
tenor Of the second German commuu-
icatiOn viii depend 20 a great extent
upon which one OF these two factions
wins out in the struggle within the
German government
Bryan Is Silent.
Nevertheless. IL is noted with salts
faction here that there seems % be
a flow Of peace talk in German quar-
ters and this has encouraged official
and diplomatic Washington 20 expect
a reply which viii lead 10 an amicable
adjustment OF, a grave situation.
William Jennings Bryan was not n
Washington today and there was no
statement from him. IL Is expected.
however. that AIr. Bryan will issue
another peace brOadside when ne re-
turns tomorrow from Old Point Com
fort, Va. where he IS now recuperar-
ing after the strenuous events OF the
past week.
The resi- gnatiOn Of the premier and
ais statement that the American note
was "softene after he resigned con-
tinued. however. 10 be a prominent
subject oP conversation In Washington
This government viii assume
waiting attitude for the next DO days
as IL is not anticipated that the Ger
man reply VIII be received before the
expiration OF that time as the note
has been transmitted 70 the kaiser at
the battle front for his personal iu-
spectiou.