New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-30
Confident Kaiser Will
Not Break Friendly
Relations.
STILL AWAITS
FINAL OFFERS
All Discussion with Won
BernstOrff SO Far Pure
ly Tentative.
GERMANS OPTIMISTIC
Kaiser's Subjects Here Believe
Public at Home Will Per-
nit Concessions.

From The Tribune Bur,sul
Washington, Aug. 29.-Adminis-
tration officials believe that the sat
isfactory adjustment of the con-
troversy with Germany over sub
marine warfare is assured.
While Germany has not as yet con-
ceded all, or even the major, points
for which the United States con-
tends and on which a satisfactory
answer will be required as the price
OF continued friendly relations, the
informal conferences of Count Won
Bernstorff with Secretary Lansing,
as we'll as Ambassador Gerard's re-
ports, have left decided impression
OF the Secretary that Germany will
60 the whole length to keep the
friendship of the United States.
Formal negotiations in the Arabic
case have not been opened with Ger
many. No representations have been
made by this government to Berlin
and Germany has made no formal
communication, except an appeal for
an opportunity TO be heard before
the United States forms its con-
clusions.
Tentative Action Only.
All that has been accomplished to-
ward an understanding between the
two governments is therefore Of a
tentative character. The German
government has been throwing out
hints through its Ambassador here
ard in public utterances Of the I'M
perial Chancellor, with the purpose
Of sounding cut the American gov
ernment's attitude and learning how
little would be accepted in the way
Of concessions. Germany hoped that
clever diplomacy might induce the
United States to accept a temporary
agreement for the suspension of sub
marine attacks, pending negotia-
tions with Great Britain or the ques-
tion of restraints on commerce.
All these efforts have met with no
encouragement from Secretary Lam
sing While he has expressed his
pleasure az the voluntary advances Of
/ the German government. he has al
lowed il to become evident that the
United States would not enter into any
preliminary discussion Of binding
character. but would wait until the
/ German government was ready 20 mako
is formal and hnal proposals. No
direct answers 70 Germany's test ques-
tiors have been made, but an impress
sior has been carefully created Of the
American governments determination
that the attack on the Arabic shsll bs
/ the last assault on American rights
that Germany can make as a friendly
nation
With this understanding OF the
American attitude. IL is significant tina.
there is the greatest optimism in Ger
man quarters here II is known that
Count Won Bernstorff is confident Of a
prompt solution OF the problem. II Is
known, also, that the ambassador has
been recommending 20 his governments
for some time that the American de-
mands be complied with. In view OF
these facts, the German optimism IS
ascribed only TO a conviction that the
German government will come forward
with a complete recognition Of the
American contentious.
Watching the German People.
Officials here have been watching
with great interest the effect Of the
German governments new attitude on
the people Of Germany, as shown In
the news dispatches from Berlin pub
lished here. II is understood that the
German governments reluctance 70 sd-
nit that instructions had been issued
to submarine commanders 20 respect
neutral rights was due 70 the fear that
il would prove unpopular and would
call forth the condemnation Of the Ger
man press.
The recent utterancss Of the Imperial
Chancellor, however, in which he
virtually admits that such Instructions
have been issued. have apparently been
we'll received BY his people, and, aside
from the Reventlow school, there is no
indication that the government is faced
with any appreeiable hostility from the
press. 1t is believed here that the Ger
man government will draw great en-
spuragement from the discovery that
the German people have largely lost
interest in the prosecution OF the sub
marine campaign and that this will re-
suit in an smplihestion OF the assur-