The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-07
Controversy Can Be Settled by
Acceptance of Proposals
Made Through Ambassador
Bernstorff Today.
SUBMARINES WILL NOT
ACT WITHOUT WARNING
No Admission of Wrong.doing
Included in Proffer Of Kai.
ser's Government; Broad
Assurances for Future.
10y Evening nerald Leased wirel

Washington. Jan. ,.--tount Won
Bcrnstorff. the German ambassador.
presented to secretary Lansing today
a proposal to pay Indemnify ior Amer.
leans lost Ia the 'l.usitdnia. and there
by conclude that controyorsy. and
cav. assurances that any German sub.
marines In the Mediterranean would
not attack non -Cumhutant ships of anv
character without warnius, or destroy
Them without opportunity Tot nom
comostants to reach place Ell safety.
Count Won Brrustoru told secretary
Lansing his government had heard ui
III. sinking ot the Persia through
ncws dispatches. out had ne other IN
formation.
The following statement was later
ISSUED hy Secretary Lansing
The German amoassndoI today leir
al the department of state under IN
structions from ms government the
following communication
I. German submarines IN IN.
Mediterranean had. from the begin
ming. orders To conduct cruiser war
fare against enemy merchant Vcss, Is
only In accordanc. with general pm
c,plcs of international law ana IN par'
ticnlnr measures OF rcprisaL as ar-
Piled ~ IN" war zone around the Brit
ish Isles. were 10 be excluded.
German submarines ar,
Therefore permitted to dcstros enemy
merchant vessels Ia the Medit.rran-
can e. passenger a. well az frcigh'
ships ~ Tar as they do not try &
| escape or offer resistance only afto.
passengers and crews have been Hc,
| corded safety.
g. An cases at destruction g.,
enemy mcr, hant ships IN The Medi'
tcrrancan IN which German subma
| rncs are concerned are mad, the sub
Joe uf official Investigation and br
sides submitted to regular prize Cour
| proceedings. Insofar az American in'
| tcrcgs arr concerned. the Gcrma1
lgovcfrmcnt viii communicate the re-
suit To the American government
Thus. also. ia the Persia case, If th'
circumstances should call tor il.
| T. II commanders ol 1crmai
| submarines should not have ohcyc,
the orders gwen Ia them. they vii
he punished. Furthermore, the Ger
lman government viii make rcpart
| ton Tor damagc caused h, death u
or injuries 1" American 'lti<,ns'
| MI Lansing mad" u" ann"un,ein'i
OF the Lusiiania proposals. saying m
lsuhject stu was contid"hiihL
| IN, FRYE note dealing with tn
small boat question will he made pGI
lie latcr
while oncrsnr 10 pay 'hh"hhni'N u
The idsilania case, dcrmdhN MAKE
the reservation mat II ~ d"h' whh"n
'admission OF Mrohgd"ins' No OH" ~
hoi'ai'"h ""S sN'h ~ '" '"' "'''P'
lahility of th" proposal nut ON" set q
Amcfican "fh'hls TOOK ihe view wv
II would END the c"h'f"N cIsS'
| The assurances regarding suhi''
rinc warfare IN the Mediterranean hi
of broader scope man th's" give
latter III" Nrabic disaster ana GOVERN
the welfare in the North sea Inc "a
ter guaranteed only the sh."'N "' lln
crs Those for the Medl'"rt"n'a
cover all non-comhatanl ships
Proposals Which IN" i"intn gov
leinment believes VIII 'nd lh' '"'
troVorsy over the lusi'ahla uisast"f
Ia manner satisfactory l." IA" nl''
states were understood in nave '''
Received here today from h'iln
Count Won bcrnst"fif hhd IN hhp"lh
sing this afternoon.