New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-08
But Capital Believes PreSl-
dent Will Accept New
Promises.
WI son STRIVING
TO AVOID BREAK
Relieves Nation Will Sanction
peaceful Adjustment of
Issue with Berlin.
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.rrn me Tr.eun' Bureau
Washington -'P--'
that ine 49,. ,,.,.b Germany were
10 a'o'- ADMINISTRATION quarters
'pp1''''' ,-.,- C.b.,e+ meeting. These
N''' +,,r6 in statements
indication I'D no
.ba. the PresidehlS @O''O"
t..o8 o.. .broad' grounds, with eSpe-
-....s e.. thc Interests Of hu-
'"
naniiy
yhe Cabinet agreed 20 DEFER an! ue-
,.Lro awaiting the German
e'''e III. % the inouirv Of
government. -Nf''
Ambasador Gerard as 70 whether ger
-. srbrnarlnes sank the Sussex, the
.. ,forcbester Engineer
EngisniA"'' ''.'
md the Eagle Point.
H.. President and Sccretay Lansing
i"' ,..-,5 ;-forrrstion from
exQec, 'N'
Berlin 90 arrive ~ any tlihe' pre-
urinary report from Mr.. Gerard, said
~ s;.,s+cbes 20 have been
IN unoino'A' ,..-;,.os
forwarded from DeI''"' ""N NV
b,-s late tonight.
Ut RI
President "n io' WV" '-'''
President Wilson left Washington to-
-;-bt on the Mayfower, taking with
.,.-, Jo.e n, the Sussex and
BIZ 49,. Go Do,or+rrer+
other cases o'" .'. III S,,rdsv
lie eAle~-9 ~ ""~' -, parlin
As"' 800 Is, +ho mean time. Any in
5 reeve ... ~ he snSt 70 him by wire
.ssS o-:s...,. ;,.er+ion nrovided
4"v ..e,.,r-,ne,, evbihits a
.-;-;. ~ sinceritv. is said 70 be 10 de-
sp'..i so...tsc.ion and rigid guarantees
.IS'.- ~ -, ..,,istakes" will happen.
Ia. ~ sss~T1e5 here that the Foreign
oz.a Iii .liece -he attacks 10 have
SeeT 5-l ~ "errors Of judgment"
The onlv obstacle 10 this course IS
ne poss 5ilty that Germany's reply
w.ll be 900 evasive 20 be accepted.
Tie President IS sand 20 believe tnat
he American people 90 not ae hiahu
drastic action ana Wou!D applaud d"
smicab.e settlement u substantial guar
sntees -0r American safety were gwen
7. Is said also that the President is
anxious 20 60 before the country next
summer on platform OF he kept Us
or Of var and that ne desires, more
1n,ossihie 70 Protect Rights.
The Presidents position is based on
he belief thu, il is possible 10 stop
Cermany's submarine attacks on Amer
lean rights This assumption is regard
ed in informed Quarters here as un-
founded.
The outstanding fact IS that, short
Of q comrle-e abandonment by Ger
many of the submarine campaign, II ~
impossible 60 protect the rights Of non
ccm5atant v0yagers.
Compliance with the rules OF marine
warfare renders submarines incnecuFe'
i Germany prom Sos 20 respect Ametl-
can rights SOD the future the promise
VIII sooner or later be broken unless
'he submarines are Withdrawn from
The seas naval experts believe. SIM
liar promises given in the past have
been broken reneatedlv. FOR reasons of
military necessity solely.
T. Submarines attempt 20 comply
with international law they viii be re-
duced o. negligible quantity. Mer-
eAar. vessels warned by submarines.
experience shows are almost always
able even when urarmed. 20 escape by
Sigh. because Of their superior speed,
,-o
Germany Unwilling 10 No"p'oi"'e'
por.,,.- che fac. that many YES
sci. s,s roy. .rrred. while others are
is.-r .-..t o,+ y..b armament as fast
a. -S...-re males n extremely hazard
o,s f,- g.. ,,.br,a-iro 10 give warning
ev,,,. ..,.- f.. is positively known that
t,e .-,r F.. harmed ONLY in excep-
..o-sl cs.-s :. r. possible TO know this.
ne. c.....,,. ,,.iI not abandon sub
-s.i-. go ot.sorvers here believe
f, 49, --. n,l,. from the pubnc
,,,,l-,-... ~ s. OK German officials.
ig. f-o- .te esct that the submarine
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