Evening journal., 1915-08-26
BERNSTORFF CONFERS
WITH LANSING, URGES
DELAYIN ARABICCASE
State Department
AWaitS Report of
Conference of Am
b0SS0dOr Gerard
and Minister JGgOlU
in Berlin
DISCLOSE
GERMAN ORDERS
Br INC united press.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-Ambas-
sador Won Bernstorff called at the
State Department today to confer
with Secretary Lansing on matters
relative to the Arabic.
Bernstorff completed his talk with
Lansing at II a. m. and started for
the embassy He would answer no
questions. but expected to see the
newspaper men later.
Lansing also declined to reveal the
nature of the conference with Bern
storff, but admitted II was probable
the ambassador would remain in
Washington for a while. He said
he did not expect to see the Presi-
dent concerning the Bernstorff con-
ference.
From these indications officials be-
lieved Bernstorff merely followed up
his request for suspended Judgment.
The ambassador, II was thought.
outlined TO the secretary the physi-
cal difficulties in the way Of obtain
ing n report from the submarine COM
mander and probably intimated that
the report from the German Govern
, ment would be forthcoming in a few
days.
That he failed to communicate any,
thing Of Importance was indicated by
the fact. officials thought, that Secre-
| tary Lansing will not confer with the
| President on the subject
The department had not received up
/ 4 IN..I. hos |II.Ia
/ Gerard at Berlin outlining his con-
: ference with Minister Won Jagow and
/ his later conference with another
foreign office official.
Il was conceivable. officials said
that Lansing and Bernstorif, as we'll
as Gerard and Jagow, discussed the
possibility OF a reply by Germany to
the last American note on the Lusi-
tania case and submarine warfare.
This note, II was reported, has al
ready been drafted by the German gov
ernment. but no information was OBJ
tainable
In connection with the Arabic sink
ing, State Department officials said
receipt of a disavowal of the submar-
inc commanders act would depend
largely upon what his orders were II
Germany saw fit TO disavow the act.
Il would be necessary, officials
thought, to indicate the nature Of or
ders issued to adj her submarine COM
manders
The outstanding feature OF the In
ternational situation today was this
Germany does not want the United
States drawn into the war. Omcial-
dom was satisfied on this point
II was tactly admitted that the ad-
ministration had feared American
participation In the struggle was de-
sired In Berlin. II so, il was recog.
nized that IL might be hard. perhaps
impossible to keep out. The German
request for an American suspension
of judgment concerning the Arabic
case largely removed this apprehen
sion. Ambassador Bernstorffs tail
with Secretary Lansing today was
understood TO have eliminated It en-
! tirely.
So far as a settlement Of the Arabi'
incident was concerned, IL was no
pretended that any progress had beer
7 made-the Germans themselves di,
not yet know the details OF the affair
J That there were conflicts Of interest
differences Of opinion and questions
! of fact between Washington an,
Berlin, on which Il might still bl
hard to agree, was conceded.
! There was no longer any serioui
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