Arizona republican., 1916-02-12
SAYS GERMANY JAN COMPLY WITH LANSING DEMAND.
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 WASHINGTON, Feb. 11-Secre- tary Lansing in a statement secured here by the Wolff bureau, a semi I official German news agency, for publication in Germany, declares that the United States has asked nothing 1 of Germany during the course of the Lusitania negotiations which could not with honor and dignity be com piled with. The statement was sought as reply to an interview with the German imperial chancellor. widely published in this country, in which it was contended that to meet the requirements of the United States would impose an impossible humili- ,ation' upon Germany.
 !, Expressions similar to that of Mir. Lansing were obtained from Chair man Stone, of the senate committee on foreign relations, Chairman Flood of the house committee on foreign affairs and Vice President Marshall Secretary Lansing's views were set forth as follows:
 | When Secretary of State Lansings attention was called to the interview
 
 German chancellor, he said that while he disliked to comment on press dispatches of this sort it's authori- tave character seemed to require it in order that wrong impression might be removed He went on to say that he was at a loss to under stand what the chancellor meant by the requirements of this government being an impossible humiliation
 He said that nothing had been asked of Germany which was not reasonable and fair and with which a nation could not comply without doing violence to it's honor and dig Inity; that this governments demands had not been increased since they were made on May 1 last; that it had sought in every way, in the controversy to show the greatest consideration to the German govern ment and people and though it's ef- forts to this end have apparently been misnterpreted it would continue to do so in order that this unfOr tunate dispute may. if possible, be honorably arranged out of a sincere wish to maintain the traditional friendly relations between the United States and Germany"
 Following is the statement as to Senator Stone:
 Senator Stone declared that it is his confident belief that no office connected with the government of the United States has any wish or purpose to humiliate the German gov lernment or the German people, Fur thermore, he did not believe that it is within the power of any govern ment official here to humiliate Ger many
 Representative Flood said:
 T do not think that there exists any desire on the part of anyone connected with the American gov crnment to require or attempt to re- quire any action on the part of the German government that would in the least humiliate Germany. Our gov ernment and our people are most friendly toward Germany and this government has only demanded what has been absolutely necessary under the circumstances. There is certainly no desire to take from Germany any proper weapon that she might em- ploy IL is most unfortunate that these criticisms come at this partic ular and critical time
 Vice President Marshall was quoted as follows:
 T have the utmost confidence in the state department and believe that it is only trying to uphold the recognized principle of international law and maintain them impartially against all belligerents. We do not want to humiliate Germany. Nothing is further from our thoughts We do not want war We want peace, but peace with honor and all that our administration is trying to accom- plish is an amcable settlement hon orable to both sides