The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-01
LOOKS LIKE PEACE
GERMANY TO OFFER FULL SAT-
ISFACTION FOR ARABIC
MAY Come TO AGREEMENT
Ambassador Frankly Admits That
His Instructions Embodied the
Declaration of the German Gov
ernment to Give Full Satisfaction
to the U. S. Government.

Washington, Friday: Count Won
BernstorT, the German ambassador
acting on instructing from Berlin,
notified Secretary Lansing Friday
that full satisfaction" would be
given to the United States for the
sinking of the White Star liner Ara
bic. The ambassador explained that
Germany would make more than a
mere disavowal if it is found the
Arabic was sunk without warning.
Future relations between the Unit
ed States and Germany were regard
ed much more hopefully in the capt.
tai than for many weeks past. Ad-
ministration officials believed the in
dications from Berlin that the impe-
rial government was striving hard to
adjust difficulties between the two
countries growing out OF Germany s
submarine warfare presageo better
understanding and an ultimate peace
full settlement.
Count yon Bernstortf conferred
with Secretary Lansing at the state
department nearly half an hour. 1t
had been suggested that perhaps Ger
many was ready also to make 1epara-
tion for the Americans lost on the
Lusitania also, but that subject did
not come up at Fridays conference
The disposition Of the German en-
hassy is to take up one step at
time.
The ambassador did not make pub
lie the extent OF the instructions from
Berlin on which he acted but it was
understood they conceded entirely
with the statement Of the German
chancellor in Associated Press dis
patches from Berlin expressing the
willingness Of the German govern
ment to make full reparatlon II 1t IS
shown finally that the Arabic was tor
pedoed without warning. So far the
German admiralty has received no re-
port from its submarines operating ln
the Arabic's vicinity.
Further communications are e1-
pected from Berlin to the German
ambassador and to the state depart
ment from Ambassador Gerard which
viii advance the negotiations to
point where attacks on passenger
carving ships viii be definitely dis
continued ut least while the subJecs
is under discussion. The crisis pc
tween the two countries is regarded
as having entered into the realm OF
diplomacy.
The German ambassador frankly
stated after his interview with Mr..
Lansing that his instructions embod-
led the declaration by the Berlin gov
erument that 1t would give full salts
faction to the American government.
That, he declared, meant mucn more
than q disavowal. The giving OF sat
isfaotion would depend upon the CIR
cumstances Of the attack on the Ara
bic. he said. The German govern
ment did not know yet, he SAID.
whether the Arabic was sunk by
German submarine and without
warning. but If Investigations 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 negotiations
over the Lusitania, N view OF the Of
fetal statement in Berlin that a sub
marine 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 IN
structed to attack no more peacefu'
merchant ships without warning.
The American government, never
theless, will press for clearing u
of the entire submarine controversy
before it will consider the Arabic ana,
Lusitania incidents closed. Unoff-
cial word has been conveyed to ac-
ministration officials that Count voc
BernstorR believes the position OF the
German government will Le deter.
mined by the imperial chancellor anc
the foreign mister.
President Wilson did not hold tne
usual Friday cabinet meeting be-
cause the negotiations with German!
still were too incomplete. He plans
to remain in Washington, however
until the controversy is finally clear
ed up. In his talks with Ambassado~
Won Bernstorfr, Secretary Lansing ha'.
taken nothing for granted and has
asked for clear explanations OF =
statements regarding the intentions
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