Evening journal., 1915-10-06
TOCALb ENGLAND
TO account FOR
commerce HALT
Germany's Surrender on
Submarine Question Opens
Way TO Prod Britain
DEUNSTORFF Given
FULL power TO ACT
Rv the united Press.

WASHINGTON. Oct. Snow for the
Lusitania case. This was the Wash
ington attitude today. The President
and Secretary Lansing prepared to
effect full settlement Of the whole
submarine warfare issue with Ger
many. originally provoked by the LUST
tania disaster. The complete agree
ment by Germany yesterday to this
governments demands In the Arabic
case paved the way.
Settlement OF the Arabic case and
the establishment of principles gov
erning submarine warfare, It was Of
ficially announced at the State Depart
ment today is regarded by the admin
istration as clearing the way for
sending the long delayed note to Eng
land protesting against her interfer-
ence with American commerce. Sec
retary of State Lansing stated that the
British note was practically com
pleted and would go forward shortly.
, The other submarine issues. the Lu-
sitania and Hesperian. will not post
pone this protest The administra-
ton admitted today that the British
note has been held up to await the
agreement with Germany and now
that this Is cleared satisfactorily. this
e government will direct its efforts to-
ward breaking down the British trade
embargo.
L The Lusitania and Hesperian cases.
a II was officially announced. will be
8 considered separately at informal con-
l. ferences between Lansing and Bern
h storf. The latter will return next
week
n Reparation for over 100 American
ar lives lost on the Lusitania has no
T. yet been assured and informal nego
r tiations between Lansing and Ambas
sador Bernstorff personally will be
az gin Immediately. Germany Is not eS
o. pected to disavow the Lusitania
rs sinking as II occurred before Gei
100 many altered her submarine polio
No at this governments request. 81
ed there Is expected to be little dif
en- cnlty IN securing financial reparatio
ov- for the Americans lost
Is Arrangements for indemnity paJ
ments for the two Americans lost o
'as the Arabic will formally close th
he Arabic incident Bernstorff is e1
ng pected TO return here soon for thi
he purpose.
ne Unlimited authority given by Ger
er many to Bernstorff 10 completely ad
&C just all submarine issues 10 American
us satisfaction was regarded today b,
Il" officials as strihngly evidenced II
u, the Arabic settlement. Details indi
IN ~, eating Bernstorff's broad discretion
e became available today. When HI
~ met Lansing early yesterday morn
"a ing he was told how complete mus
be the disavowal of the Arabic's sink
a. ing and admission of liability 70
he +, Americans killed. He returned to tn
he embassy and drafted the note full
Is meeting the Presidents demand
re-. despatching Il to the State Depar
IN ment shortly after noon. This wa
os done without further consulting h
ms government That the German Co
ernment might repudiate his settl
ment Is regarded inconceivable.
The status OF the submarine di
es' put with Germany was therefor
cir left today as follows:
,er The United States has received r
ort iterated assurances that both Il
, Lusitania and Arabic incidents W
at not be repeated, under new stringe
les orders to German submarine con
raj manders.
RIM Future freedom of the seas so r
her as German submarines are concerne
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