Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27
Germany will be cleared away.
Friction Thing Of Past.

Germany VIII be cleared away.
Friction Thing Of Past.
The feeling in administration circles
that the submarine controversy will
soon be a thing Of the past Is based on
several facts.
The first of these Is the public state
ment Of Chancellor Bethmann- Holl-
veg, in which the chancellor said that
Germany would not hesitate to apollo
/ gize to the United States IL it appears
that Its submarine commanders have
exceeded their instructions.
The second is the report which was
received this afternoon from Ambassa-
dor Gerard at Berlin in which he de-
tailed the interviews he had yesterday
with Foreign Minister Won Jagow and
other officials Of the Berlin foreign Of
fee.
The third. and not the least import
ant, was the assurance given Secretary
OF State Lansing today by Ambassa-
dor Won Bernstorff that under no cir
cumstances will Germany permit a
break in the friendly relations with the
rine controversy.
U. 8. Asks Haste Of Berlin.
Count Won Bernstorff, it was dis
closed tonight, called at the state de-
partment in response to an invitation
from Secretary Lansing who informed
him that the United States would
grant the request of the German gov
ernment to withhold judgment on the
Arabic until Germany could present its
side Of the case.
Secretary Lansing told the am mbassa-
dor. however, that the United States
could not be, expected to wait an un-
reasonable time for the German
statement, and he urged him to do
everything within his power to expe-
dite it.
The German ambassador informed
the secretary that he was confident his
government would hasten the report.
and he also assured Secretary Lansing
that it was his belief that the report
would be satisfactory to the United
States.
8ernstorff Realizes Strain.
It is known here that the German
amba assador has been laboring with his
government for weeks to persuade 1t to
look at the submarine controversy from
the American viewpoint. and that he
has told Berlin that another incident
similar to the sinking Of the Lusitania
would put the situation SO far beyond
his control that he could not be an
swerable 70: what might happen.
The ambassador is understood to
have told the Berlin foreign office that
orders to submarine commanders no.
to attack merchant vessels carrying
passengers, without giving warning Of
the attack, would satisfy the United
States, to the best of his belief.
Officials Of the administration, in
view Of his conference with Secretary
Lansing, and especially in view of the
chancellor's statement, are now con-
vinced that Germany accepted his
suggestion on this matter, but did not
make it publicly known for fear It
might encourage Great Britain to take
advantage OF it, The Arabic's sinking,
according to these officials, will COM
pei Germany to make the instructions
public.
Seek Private understanding?
While officials expressed their belief
that there will be final settlement of
the submarine controversy, they were
uncertain as to whether the details Of
the settlement will be made public at
this time. There have been sug-
gestions that Germany might enter into
a private understanding with Wash
lngton on the issues involved. whether
this would be acceptable to the Amer
ican public is now being considered.
AS the situat ton stands, the next
move must come from Berlin, accord
ing to officials, Count Won Bernstorff
has announced that he will remain ir
Washington for several days.
Great U. s. Victory London View.
London, Aug. PA cable dispatch
reporting the statement yesterday Of
Count Won Bernstorff, the German am
bassador at Washington, to Secretary
Lansing that German submarine COM
manders have been ordered not to at
tack merchantmen without warning
was displayed very prominently in to-
days London papers. The Westmin-
ster Gazette says:
If Count Won Bernstorff is speak
ing with full authority the American
government can be said to have won