Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-15


LONDON, May Is 1922 n. MI. IT'S.
exchange Telegraph Company has.
received the following message from
Amsterdam:
telegram from Berlin states
that the Vossische Zeitung am.
nounces that high government cir
cles in Germany favor the submia-
sion of the question of the Lusi-
tan1a's sinking and the diffjcrltiaa
with America arising therefrom to j
court of arbitration
WASHINGTON. May 1s.-The sus.
gestion of arbitration contained n
dispatches to London from Berlin by
way or Amsterdam was received
among officials here with the infor-F
mai comment that such a course wasf
among the considerations which had
occurred in Washington, but il was
pointed out that it probably would
not be satisfactory, unless assur-
ances were given in the meantima
and the submarine warfare on mer-
chant ships was suspended Officialn
pointed out that unless that wa
done more lives might be lost while
SAi' "a ~ htiOi MdS III pIOkTeSS.
A cablegram from Ambassador Ce-
rard, sent at Z O'Clock last night ard
reaching the state department TO-DAY
| stated that the ambassador had not
then received the American notA
State department officials expected
| further advices soon.
| Meanwhile officials sought TO tracA
the note and hasten its deliverys
Having knowledge from Ambassadof
no sak p1r4.s a L. b. 80.
layed from there yesterday afternoon
on the italian telegraph lines, Of
ficials felt assured that it surely
would reach Ambassador Gerard TO-
day.
With the presentation of the note
the United States will have stlbmitted
its case and Germany is exported ia
make the next move in the diplomatic
negotiations 1t is confidently exE
pected that Germany will give the
matter immediate consideration and
send her reply in about ten days
In the meantime in the absence of
President Wilson activity in official
circles had ceased pending a possible
| intimation from Ambassador Gerard
| of the trend of Germanys replu
| However, discussion in diplomatic
| quarters over Germany's probable at
titude continued today.
BernstOrff Pleased With Note ~
Although Count Won Bernstorff. TIM
German ambassador, still was silen&
| some of his friends said that he wa4
| pleased with the friendly charactef
of the note and was confident thai
the controversy could be satisfaa
torily adjusted. -
Opinion seems about equally az
vided as to the outcome of the presa
ent strained diplomatic relations be-
tween the two countries
Officials devoted to the so-calle6
"big army and big navy move
| ments openly assert that Germany
must contemptuously reject the
American demands. They say the
president erred in not leaving an op-
| tional clause in his note.
Others do not take this pessimistic
| view. Among them are the men who
have been closely following the over
seas development. They say thai
Germany has it in her power, if shA
wills, to settle the rights of her po-
sition for all time. Their view Ii
| that, because of the intimate friend
| ly relations between the two coun>
tries, Germany can be expected tp
exhaust every means to prevent az3
| open rupture, and point out that the
precedents America has established
will fit well into Germany's plans, IL
this is her desire.
Here is the solution that these ofa-
| cials suggest:
Germany can accept the eoncrete
American suggestion. She can an
nounce that, in the interests df
friendship, and because she feels she
Is right, she will suspend indefinitely
her submarine warfare against an
passenger-carrying vessels. Then
she will demand that. all issues
raised by the United States be sub
mitted to a competent arbitration
court. The United States, Germany
can point out, is on record as da-
claring, first, that there can be no
"last word between friends" and,
secondly, that there can be no JUS
tif1cation for refusing mediation and
arbitration when that course is hon
orably open" On that course these
officials believe the United States viii
be compelled to consider arbitration
should Germany ask it.
Advantage to Germany, Belief.
In submitting the whole submarine
warfare problem, insofar as 1t affects
neutrals' rights to arbitration, most
International experts think Germany
will have the advantage. They say
the German position has been that
nearly every passenger liner bound
for British ports has her holds
iammed with war munition. and tiias
to insure this contraband's safety,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and children pre-
ferred-are carried. 1t has been leIt
that these passengers made the yee~
sells safe, or as a man close to the
German embassy today put It:
Germany has been accused of
placing non-combatants, especially
women and children, in the front
ranks to protect her troops. Tn1a