Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-06-02
German Ambassador and
President in Thirty
Minute Conference.
DIPLOMATIC CUSTOM
KEEPS TALK SECRET
Envoy Reported to Have Ex-
planned Won JagOw's Request
for Further Discussion.
ITALIAN AMBASSADOR
ALSO AT WHITE HOUSE
Officials Hard Put to Prevent
Meeting Between ENJOYS of
Warning Powers.

WASHINGTON, June 2.-President
Wilson saw German Ambassador. Won
Bernstorff today.
The two had thirty minute talk
together at the White House Two
minutes before Won Bernstorff left
Italian Ambassador Cellere arrived
to see the president. Considering the
relations between their respective
countries it would have been little
short of diplomatic tragedy had the
German and the Italian met White
House attendants were forced to do
some lively maneuvering to get Won
Bernstorff out by one route while
Cellere entered by another.
No statement was issued from tile
White House concerning the nature
of the presidents and Won Bern
storffs talk. Secret service agents
prevented anyone from getting very
close to the German diplomat as he
took his departure. Nevertheless the
question was put to him whether he
had any statement to make In an
swer he shook his head
What He Told President.
1t was believed, however, that he
told the president substantially these
things:
That Germany stands ready to do
all required of her in the way OF
reparation wherever it is shown that
she has infringed on American rights
That there must be an understand
ing between. the two nations con-
cerning the conduct of unarmed ana
neutral vessels and that, based on
such an understanding. they can be
fully protected, in keeping with tins
terms Of The Hague convention.
That in the case of the Lusitania,
Germany has reason to believe in the
soundness of her position with re-
gard to that vessefs alleged defiance
of the rules of international warfare,
and the violation of an American
statute concerning the carrying Of
explosives, but that this issue pre-
sents no insurmountable obstacle,
provided a clear understanding can
be reached on the principles involved.
The most sanguine scarcely ex-
pected the German ambassador TO
indicate his country's willingness to
abandon submarine warfare unless
the United States was in a position
to compel England to abandon her
starvation policy or unless England
should do so without compulsion bg
neutral nations. including the United
States, whose right has been violated
by the British order in council
Possible Effect Of Visit.
OF the effect of the ambassadors
representations on the president,
there was as yet no means of judg-
ing, but guesses on this point also
were all much alike.
The president, il was believed,
might have been led. if his VISITORS
remarks presented to his mind any
ideas for making German aequies.
cence easier, to adopt them for use
in connection with his next conn
munication to Berlin.
That there would be any backing
down. however, 1t was understood
to be out of the question. The presi-
dent, it was said, would stand pat
but he would SO express himself az
to give the fatherland an oppor-
tunity to comply with his wishes
gracefully. 1t was the consensus OF
opinion that the Berlin foreign Of
flee would avail itself of this
chance.
Hears from German Societies.
From German societies throug glout
the United States, it was said, lurge
numbers of messages were reaching
the White House, in which, coupled
with professions of loyalty to Amer
lea. concerning whose sincerity there
could be no mistake, the hope was
expressed that the president would
bear in mind the life and death
character of the struggle in which
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