Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-30
ANOTHER REPORT
IS RECEIVED BY
LANSING TODAY
Cable From Ambassador
Gerard Is Not Made
Public
ACKERMAN EXPLAINS
VIEW OF GERMANY
Meanwhile President Wilson
Is Studying English Ship
ping Problem
By G. P. Stewart.

Washington, Aug. 30.-Another com,
munication regarding the Arabic reach.
cd the state department today from
Ambassador Gerard. 1t is believed to
have contained an account of the ad.
mlralty's 8 progress in getting news from
the submarine commander who is sup
posed to have torpedoed the liner.
Secretary Lansing did not make the
message public, saying it threw no fresh
light on the situation.
The United Press dispatch from Carl
w. Alderman in Berlin stating that
Admiral Won Tirpitz had joined the
imperial chancellor and Foreign Min
'ster Won Jagow in favoring an early
adjustment of differences with the
United States was received with the
greatest satisfaction here today.
If Won Tirpitz thinks, however, that
The administration will not insist upon
disavowal in case it is shown the
Arabic was torpedoed, he is mistaken, it
was stated.
The official view here is that Chan
cellor'Von Hollweg' s influence
will now be predominant, however and
that he will have his way in any case.
Vt was also Judged from the Alderman
story that Admiral Won Tirpitz, him.
self, will not stand out against dis.
avowal if he is convinced of its
necessity.
Earlier in the day Presidential Secre.
tary Tumulty said additional reports as
TO the Arabic and the general sub
marine controversy were expected. Fol-
lowing the receipt of Ambassador Ger
ards message the secretary conferred
with President Wilson for some time.
He said they talked over matters which
have been accumulating during the last
three weeks.
1t was believed part of the discussion
was given over to renewed considera,
ton of the Mexican problem.
The English Question
While awaiting formal notice from
Berlin of acceptance Of the American
position in the submarine warfare
President Wilson is overhauling various
tentative drafts of message this ad
ministration plans to send to London
IN protest against the British order in
council and placing cotton on the con
traband list.
1t is understood that If Germany ex
presses itself in the manner expected
The note to England will be ready and
with practically no changes will b(
transmitted to London with but little
delay.
In effect the new communication tC
Great Britain will be as energetic
though as courteous, as the administra
ton can make it, it was authoritatively
stated today.
The note will not go quite to the ex
'ent of saying that further interference,
with American commerce will be re
garded as deliberately unfriendly, i
was said, as the administration hold
that the stage in the negotiations ha
not as yet reached this attitude. A
Germany was told that further violation
Of American rights on the seas woulC
be regarded as deliberately un
iuendly'' however, it is understoo,
mat If the coming communication t.
England is not effective an intimatioi
substantially to this effect will b
conveyed to the British Foreign offic
with regard to interference with Amer
lcan cargoes.
President Wilson hopes the forward
'ng Of such an intimation will not b
necessary 1t is known he believes i
extremely possible that England vii
oe willing to make important conces
e'ons when informed what the admins
ration hopes to be able to do tina
Germany will modify the submarin
warfare.
Whether this will open the way 70
tne United States to tender its goo
Stiices for further steps of peace wi
oepend upon developments which car
not be predicted accurately, il wa
slated today. That such development
Is deemed possible, however, is definite
" known.
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