Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-01
CHANGING SUBMARINE POLICY.
German Government Seeking to Con-
form to u. :. Demands.

Washington, Aug. 27. - Count
Won Bernstorff, the German ambassa-
dor, acting on instructions from Ber-
lin, notified Secretary Lansing to-
day that full satisfaction" would be
given to the United States for sinking
the White Star liner Arabic. The
ambassador explained that Germany
would make more than a mere dis
avowal if it is found the Arabic was
sunk without warning.
Count Won Bernstorff con ferred
with Secretary Lansing at the State
Department nearly half an hour. 1t
had been suggested that perhaps
Germany was ready also to make
reparation for the Americans lost on
the LuSitania also, but that subject
did not come up at to-day's confer
ence. The disposition Of the German
embassy is TO take one step at
time.
No Report to Germany.
The ambassador did not make pub
i'N Vic SNteHI Ol Ine instructions
from Berlin on which he acted, but
it was understood they conceded en-
tirely with the statement of the Ger
man chancellor in Associated Press
dispatches from Berlin yesterday, ex-
pressing the willingness of the Ger
man government TO make fullest
reparation if it is shown finally that
the Arabic was torpedoed without
warning. So , the German admi-
ralty has received no report from
it's submarines operating in the Ara
tions are expected from Berlin to the
German ambassador and to the State
Department from Ambassador Ger
ard. which will advance the negotia-
tions to point where attacks on
passenger-carrying ships will be
definitely discontinued, at least while
the subject is under discussion. The
crisis between the two countries is
regarded as having come into the
realm of diplomacy.
More than DiSavOwal.
The German ambassador frankly
stated after his interview with Mr..
Lansing that his instructions en-
bodied the declaration by the Berlin
government that it would give full
satisfaction to the American govern
ment. That, he declared, meant
much more than a disavowal. The
giving of satisfaction would depend
upon the circumstances Of the attack
on the Arabic, he said. The German
government did not know yet, he
said, whether the Arabic was sunk
by a German submarine and without
warming, but if Investigation proves
that to have been the case, Germany
would make full reparation
The ambassador said he believed
the negotiations over The Arabic
would be followed by negotia tions
over the Lusitania, in view of the
official statement in Berlin that a
submarine policy satisfactory to the
United States would be announced
Ambassador Gerard's dispatch to
the State Department agrees with
Count Won Bernstorff's advices that
submarine commanders have been
instructed to attack no more peace
full merchant ships without warning.
The American government, never
theless, will press for a clearing up
Of the entire submarine controversy
before it will consider the Arabic and
Lusitania incidents closed. Unoffi-
cial word has been conveyed to ad-
ministration officials that Count Won
BernstorT believes the position of
the German government will be de-
termined by the imperial chancellor
and the foreign minister.
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