New-York tribune., 1916-02-16
New Lusitania Note
Will Go to Secretary
Lansing To-day.
WI SON MODIFIES
SEA CODE STAND
Plan TO Disarm No"
Virtually Withdrawn,
Officials Admit.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Germany Is
... ;s-s,ood 10 have agreed to the
..-,ss,jon Of the United States
.is, she substitute the words "rec-
,,,i,ss liability" for the words "as-
.--s liability" in the tentative
5-.,, Of the communication designed
settle the Lusitania case.
The revised draft was received
Zen, late tonight from Berlin. 1t
,V he submitted 10 Secretary Ian
~ tomorrow by Count Won Bern
..,rT. the German Ambassador.
Several other changes desired oy
%, United States and described as
srg Of minor Importance also are
s3 10 have been made. In one IN
tspc.. however. Germany is under
s,od to have proposed a change IN
Language suggested by the Amer
sn government.
From high Teutonic authority TO-
mt came the statement that 1t was
,ps.ed the Lusitania case wourd
b finally settled to the satisfaction
d ,he United States and Germany
sas conference tomorrow between
sSgary Lansing and Count Won
ar:,orf. American officials al
wiy have said the two govern
rn,s we're Substantially in ac-
I'D"
The ambassador is understood 10
s prepared 10 make the tentative
communication a formal note setting
forth the instructions which have
Nsn given him by the Berlin For
tg Office.
Acceptance Expected at the Capital.
las. week. when the tentative pro
rsss Of the German government was
i.i.e,sd after being considered by the
Cabinet. IL was stated the difference Of
,yrion regarding the words "recog-
frs.r and assumes" was chiefly re
'wE,ible ior the fact that. as high Ad-
rInistrstion officials put tn Lusitanis
au,. while "substantislly' settled, the
sgo.istions were not ended.
officials had believed from the start
az Germany would not assume a la
,liiy that she did not recognize, and
''f that reason 10 apprehension was
.'' over the outcome of this phase OF
',s nsgotiatlons
II substance the communication as
. vas placed before the Cabinet was
';sr,abls 70 the United States. The
'''rgss suggested at tho time we're
.'srbed as being for the purpose OF
irfying the language used. Now, II
sad that the document is ,ust AZ
= United States suggested IT be, with
,, one exception.
last what the nature % this eNcep-
ial is was not disclosed tonight. 1t
a. believed. however. that the word
Z used IN connection with the refer
's 70 the conduct Of reprisals had
t'r modified
Answer to United States Note.
Germany also is understood 10 have
''horized Count Won BernstOrf 70
r's specifically in the communication
"a j, is In answer 10 the last Amer
n note on the Lusitania. and 20 d.
= attention 20 the assurances which
"s been given previously IN connec-
e with the Arabic case.
hsertion Of these provisions was IN
Hnslly requested by Secretary Ian
Y With them included the formal
fsnen, Will in itself be q complete
'sord Of the assurances given. the
Aeessions granted and the agree
'.'ts made.
prcials and diplomats said tonight
~ Il the communication as submitted
morrow BY Count Won Bernstort
''ained the statement that Germany
ognizes liability for the lives of
.-'fals lost in the commission of an
y such a. the sinking Of The Lusi-
"a probably the last cause of con
ssuon had been removed and that the
..1ihIstrstion could well proclaim
~ ns achieved recognition Of all the
y principles for which it had con