Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-16
WILSON WANTS
D|SAvOWAL OF
ARABIC ATTACK
FURNISHES GERMAN AMBAssA
DOR WITH EVIDENCE THAT
LINER WAS ToRPEDoED
WITHOUT WARNING.
DENIES RIGHT TO TRAVEL
ON BELLIGERENT VESSELS
Won 6ernstorn Tells Lansing Berlin
Agrees TO Contention That No Pas.
sen0er Vessel Shall BE Torpe-
dcsd Without Warning--May
Arbitratc Indemnity.


Washington, Sept. 15.--Conference
between President Wilson and secre-
tAry Lansing and between Secretary
Lansing and Count Won Bernstorff, the
German ambassador, brought the stu.
alton growing out OF German subma.
rine activities to the following status:
1.-The German ambassador has
been furnished with the evidence Of
officers and survivors OF the Arabic,
MI agreeing that the liner was pro-
caeding peacefully when torpedoed
without warning, and has been ad
viaed that the United States desires
= disavoWal of the attack and repara-
ton for the American lives lost.
1.-THE evidence will be sent by
Count Won Bernstorff to the Berlin
foreign Office, to which II has not
been available before, and probably
10 days will elapse before Berlin can
BIO heard from In some quarters II
IL believed possible that the foreign
office, upon examining the evidence,
may change Ito position and disavow
b1G aStioh VI AHV
der. who, Ii was claimed, In the last
note. sunk the liner because he
thought she was about to attack him.
U. 8. Ready to Decide Course.
3.--The United States has all infor-
nation on the case as It now stands.
at hand, and Ia ready TO decide upon
Its course. but action may be delayed
until Count Won BernstorfY has had
time to exchange communications
with his government.
Awhile the United States will
not consent to arbitration OF prin-
ciple or u question involving the safe
ty OF American lives, II has accepted
Germany's assurances that peaceful
liners will not be- torpedoed without
warning. and II Germany desires to
arhitrate the amount Of indemnity, the
question OF whether Arabic actually
attempted to attack the submarine or
whether her actions justified the sub
marine commander In believing he
was about to be attacked that prob
ably would be agreed to.
Orders 10 u-Boat Captains.
II Ia also understood Secretary Ian
sing appears to have told the ambas-
sador:
That Germany and tho United
States must come to distinct under
standing or the German acquiescenca
10 the American demands that the
principles Of international law apply
TO submarine warfare.
That the United States should
know the nature and extent of the
orders OF the German admiralty to Its
submarines.
That President Wilson insists that
the questions arising out of the
sinking OF the Arabic shall be settled
before the Lusitania case or any 9th.
er issue In taken up. .......
The president and Secretary Lam
sing were In conference for nearly an
hour. and later Count Won Bernstorff
spent half an hour with the secretary,
No announcements We're made. II was
said, In well informed circles. how.
ever. that although the American gov.
eminent was not pleased with the
Arabic note, the situation was con.
sidered far from hopeless,
Hernstorff Has Powers.
The German ambassador Is under
stood to have been given wide latitude
by his foreign office In handling the
negotiations which his call yesterday
was intended to initiate. All the
changes from now on probably will
come through him, and II liz general,
believed that settlement OF the Arabic
case will mean prompt clearing up Of
the entire submarine question, includ
Ing the question Of PREPARATION TO,
Americans lost with the Lusitania.
The statement made by the German
ambassador to Secretary Lansing was
In general. as follows:
1.--Germany agrees to the eonten
tion OF the United States that no pas
sengar vessel shall be torpedoed with
out warning.
2.-Germany denies. however. tn,
contention or the United States tina
m American citizen has the undis
puted right to travel on merchan
vessel OF belligerent nationality.
81 Germany Ia prepared to take u
the Lusitaina case at the conven
ence OF this government In wa,
which. she believes, will be entirel
satisfactory 10 the United States.