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Germans Show Inclination Il
Know First What Kind of AM
swer to Note Will Satisfy thu
United States.
NO UNfR|ENOLY ATTITUDE
Holiday Crowds in Imperial Capt.
ital Have Not Shown Slight
est Intimation of Any Desire
for Demonstration against
Americans.

Berlin via London, April $50 far a.
Germany is concerned. there Is still
possibility of a settlement Of the sub
marine crisis and hope has not beer
abandoned here. But the Germans, as
apparent from many conversations which
the Associated Press has had WITH
prominent men since the beginning of
this crisis, wish to know. before givny
their answer. what sort OF answer would
satisfy the United States, whether as
surances OF a properly conducted sub
marine campaign would be adequate, and
whether concessions now would be the
prelude to further demands later
Ambassador Gerard conferred Monday
with the imperial chancellor alone. mona
of the chancelors advisers participating
in the interview. He was able to giveI
the chancellor little positive or authorita-|
tive information on the limits Of ths|
American policy. beyond the notes them-|
selves, but the Washington policy 80 far
as 1t was indicated in the various notesI
to Germany. it Is understood was dis
cussed lengthily, and possible solutions
to the questions which have given risel
to the crisis We're considered in this
long and confidential interview, concern-
ing which the ambassador naturally de-
clined to talk to tho correspondents.
There has been q distinctly better at
mosphere in Berlin OF late. On the day
of the publication OF the American note
and for some time afterward an air OF
gloom prevailed regarding future Ger
man-American relations and many men
spoke Of rupture as inevitable The
word is that settlement is within the
reach Of possibility. and although It
would be wrong to Use the word opti-
mistism, at least the spirit of pessimism
has notably abated
During the crisis there has been an
utter absence of unfriendly demonstra-
tons against Americans. The down.
town streets for three days have been
damned with holiday crowds, but there
has not been the slightest intimation OF
any desire to organize a demonstration
against the American embassy, or even
Of popular curiosity
Washington. April 25.-secretary Lam
sing in conference to-day with news
paper correspondents deprecated the
publication OF reports that official dis
patches TO the state department from
Ambassador Gerard indicated that Ger
many might make concessions to the
United States in reply to the note de-
manding the immediate abandonment Of
present methods Of conducting SUBJ
marine warfare. He said official de-
spatches to the department from 8er-
lin contained only quotations ot news.
paper opinions, similar in many cases
to the editorial excerpts cabled to this
country in press dispatches.
The last dispatch received from Mr..
Gerard. Secretary Lansing said, was
dated before the imperial chancellor,
pr. Won Bethmann-Hollweg. had re-
turned from n visit to tho Emperor at
the front, and had conferred with The
ambassador.
| II is understood here that one Of tbs
objects Of the various conferences known
! to have taken place between officials OF
the Berlin foreign office and Ambassador
Gerard has been TO make IL plain TO the
ambassador that there would be no avoid
able delay in responding 10 the American
note demanding immediate action. Soon
after the note was despatched from WASH
inEton Secretary Lansing said he expect.
ed reply by the end of last week The
note was started on its way to Berlin
last Tuesday. Press dispatches from
Berlin have since indica ed that a reply
would not be made until after the cham
cellor had another opportunity to confer
with the Emperor az the headquarters.