The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-12-22
ANCQyA SINKING
CAUSES DELAY IN
LUS|TAN|A CASE
Dismissal of Capts. BOy=Ed and
Won Papen Is Cause of
Resentment.
GERMANY MUCH DISPLEASED
Full Settlement of Lusitania In
cident, Once About Closed,
Has Been Postponed on Ac-
count of Recent Dismissal.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21-Full set
tlement of the Lusita Ma case, includ-
ing reparatiOn for tho lives of the
American victims, VII. h it became
known today, recently vas near, has
been postponed by the die emissal of the
German naval and milit, ly attaches
and the American demands on Aus
tria-Hungary as result of the sink
ing of the Ancona.
Consideration of the stata of public
opinion in Germany becaus Of these
two acts OF the American &C. ernment,
according to reliable information re-
ceived mere, has caused Of inials in
Berlin to decide that such SC dement,
as might. be satisfactory to tie Unit
ed States would not now mG with
popular approval in Germany.
An agreement, it was said, r3cti-
cally was reached soon after the
American note to Great Britain nro-
testing against interference with nru-
tral trade had been published in Ger
many. The note, it is said created
a remarkable pro-American sentiment
throughout Germany. At that time
it is said, public opinion would have
approved receding bit, making a
settlement Of the controversy possible.
Negotiations between Secretary Ian
sing and Count Won Bernstorff, the
German ambassador, were progressing
when the United States demanded the
withdrawal of Captain Boy-Ed and
Captain Won Papen.
mis- act, according to advices here,
caused German public opinion to
swing back to resentment Of the ac-
ton of the United States.
The demands upon Austria and the
vigorous terms in which the first
note was couched attracted adverse
criticism in Germany andt he resent
ment, started by the request for the
recalls, is described as having in
creased materially.
To recede even a trifle at this time
Berlin officials were said to believe,
would bring on storm of public dis
approval, and furnish the opposition
to the government with grounds for
criticism. Officials now believe that
at some time in the future when the
able to the United States concessions
may be made by Germany
German officials are said to be
convinced that an indemnity for the
Americans lost on the Lusitania and
something in the nature of a dis
avowal will be the only measures to
satisfy the United States. They also
are said to feel that the disavowal,
which could be given, was the prom
Use not to repeat such an act, which
had already been given.
Just how near was an actual
agreement before the dismissal OF
the attaches, may never be known
The German ambassador and Secre
tary Lansing have a mutual agree.
ment not to discuss the negotiations
in any way. 1t is believed however
that the ambassador was about to
make or had made some sort of a
proposal, which might have met with
the full or partial approval of the
United States. A number of prop
ositions had been submitted by both
sides at various stages of the nego
tiations The statement that the
negotiations have been delayed for
the time is strengthened by the fact
41hat Secretary Lansing has not dis
cussed the Lusitania case with Count
Won Bernstorff since the request for
the recall of the attaches became
public. Furthermore, no commune
cations upon the subject have passed
between the secretary and the am
bassadOr.