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o be settled was whether uf not the
k the liner was warranted in believ-
II was understood also that, assuin-
Ing an arbitral decision against tho
submarine officer, Germany would,
without further argumei,,t admit her
liability for financial damages on ac-
count or the two Ameriq an lives lost
In the Arabic affair
When Ambassador Bt,rnstorff left
the state department he told reporters
that he had nothing to say further
than that he had no au pointment to
see the president and had no idea
that he would do so. Sc cretary Lam
sing would not discuss the visit.
Future Mistakes lLikely.
This left still at issue the question
of future mistakes of IL le kind
This wass a very critics II point Ger
many's laaest position yas, as it was
known on high authori ty, Ambassa-
dor Won Bernstorff tc I'D Secretary
Lansing, that Germa n submarine
commanders were not to be blamed
for takins no risks, III view of the
,, British ad1niralty's order to merchant
| captains TO ram u bd ats whenever
possible. The kaiser, 1t was made
clear. would give them the benefit OF
all doubts in cases w here they be-
lieved. themselves in d anger
| For this dfeas son, it w, as pointed out.
mistakes Ike the onts which caused
the Arabic's destructit,n ~ were bound
to continue, occurring.
The only alternative according ia
the German view. was for the British
to revoke thei "rs.mu lingn O, .er. It
was suggesue thst & the United
States wished I, prov hari elf really
neutral she We uld "a. I this matter
up with the Lond dmira,ty.
How this conversl ltion resulted
could not BIZ learned. The only in
formation obtained as that ..the
matter'-whHt matter was not men
toned, but 1t was sup posed to be the
one referred to above. was in Bern
storff's hands to be aiken up"-pre-
sumably with his got ernment.
Alternative Propoi dtlon Made.
The best conjectura seemed to be
that Secretary Lans ing had made
some sort of an alte rnative PROPOSE
ton.
That the ad!ministf alton would go
to the British with stich a suggestion
as the one made by Germany was
deemed most lnlikelj, Nevertheless.
with mistakes" like the Arabic mis-
take scheduled to occur again and
again, the situation was recognized
as most delicate an d likely to be-
come critical at any moment.
There appeared at q ny rate no ques-
tion that Germany had assumed
much stiffer attitude than during
comparatively recen negotiations
with the United States and the fear
was consequently ex pressed in Of
ficial circles that the ultra military
party in Berlin had g aimed the upper
hand.
Bernstorff "1urnisd Down.
There was the best ground for be-
lief that Ambassadors Won Bernstorff
had been definitely "tiIrned down" by
his government on the. full satisfac-
ton ISSUE"
Captain Won Papeni, military at
tache to Bernstorff's g mbassy, will be
sent home, If the Sttite Department
wishes. 1t was ascer tained, without
further discussion on the sole condi-
tion that he be given a safe conduct
Count Bernstorff caine to Washing
ton, il developed, prepared to explain
anything concerning which the ad-
ministration may wish to question
him, but had no definite appointment.
Before Secretary Lansing today
also was Germany's memorandum re-.
Earding the submarine attack on the
Orduna. This note was understood
to say the liner was attacked by mis-
take, the submarine commander
thinking it freighter instead OF .
passenger vessel. and that as 1t fied
gunire was resorted to.
Wilson to See It First
Secretary Lansing said the Orduna
note would be made public as soon
as President Wilson had scanned Il.
A conference between Lansing and
the president today was scheduled.
State department officials awaited
word from Ambassador Penfield re-
garding the American request for
Austrian Ambassador Dumba's re-
call. They would not guess what
action would be taken II Austria
failed to appoint q successor to
pumba, but ii was doubted II AmerI-
can Ambassador Penfield would be
recalled unless the dual monarchy
should leave the post here vacant for
an unreasonable length of time.
Foreign mails were expected To
bring early in the week two sets of
important documents-further affida
Wits regarding the Allan liner Hes
perain's destruction and copies of the
papers taken from Captain Archi-
bald.
Officials intimated that the Hes
perian case is far from settled and
may yet play an important part In
the forthcoming note to Germany in
reply TO the Arabic memorandum.
BY the United Press.
BERLIN. via The Hague. Sept. ts.
The Berlin press thus far has bean