Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-02
GERMANY WILL
C0NCEDE MUCH
Bernstorff Submits Plan
For Settlement of Sea
Warfare Troubles.
ATTACKS WITHOUT
WARNING. CEASE
Question Of Facts Regarding Alleged
Hostile Attitude Of Arabic to BE
Submitted For Proper Determination
Indemnity 70 30 Paid II Verdict 10
Against German commandsr-Neso
tiations Under Way Three Weeks.


delivered, to Secretary Lansing today a
note from the German government,
concerning the Arabic, which. 1t is un-
derstood, affords negotiable basis for
settlement Of the question.
The ambassador was closeted with
Secretary Lansing for only few min
utes, leaving with him q note, the con-
tents Of which were not disclosed. Both
the secretary and the ambassador de-
cided that nothing concerning 1t would
be announced. 1t was understood the
secretary will take the note with him
to Washington and after discussing 1t
with President Wilson will indicate
whether or not it Is satisfactory.
No Attacks Without Warning.
1t was learned the note furnishes
basis for further negotiations, and from
this 1t was inferred that the principle
that merchantmen would not be at
tackled without warning. would be con-
ceded, and Germany would submit for
decision whether the Arabic was in a
hostile act when she was torpedoeo
and what indemnity shall be paid II the
verdict Is against the German COM
mander.
Not only will Germany reiterate the
pledge to observe the principles Of hui
manity and International law In her
campaign upon tho sea but she will
offer what, in fact, will be disavowal
for the destruction Of the liners Lusi-
tania and Arabic. and in addition will
agree to pay indemnity in fashion
which will be satisfactory to this gov
ernment
Under Way Three Weeks.
The way for this comprehensive set
tlement Of the submarine issue has
been paved by informal negotiations
which have been in progress since the
German ambassador came to Wash
|ington more than three weeks ago
when the relations of the two coun-
tries were at high tension.
1t was known then. that the crisis
had passed and that the matter had re-
solved itself to the point where it was
but question Of time when an agree.
ment would be reached.
The administration became con-
vinced that there would be no repeti-
ton of the outrages which had aroused
the American people and caused the
president to take under considerat ton
the question Of a rupture Of relations
with Germany.
Y. S. Demands DisavowaI.
But it was unwilling to accept the
assurances it had received as dispos-
ing of the entire matter, unless they
were accompanied by an expression OH
the part of the German government
which could be construed as disa-
vowal of the action Of the submarine
commanders vino fire,i the fatal iurpe-
does into the hulls of the Lusitania and
Arabic.
In other words, the administration
desired to show the country and the
world that it had held Germany TO that
strict accountability" which was
threatened in the first submarine note
of last February. and that in response
to it's demands the Berlin government
had disavowed the destruction Of the
Lusitania and agreed to make rspara-
ton and dropped the practices against
which the president complained.