The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-20
Diplomats Regard II PhyslC-
ally Impossible to Come
Within Time Limit.
AMICABlE SETTLEMENT
DESCRIBED A TOSS up"
II Break Occurs, Officials
State General Recall OF
ENJOYS Will Occur.

wAslISGrON Npr1 90 secretary
Iansng and tho German Ambassador
were In conference mlh twenty minutes
st the state department office Thursday
morning After the ambassador left
Recrctary Lansing would make no state
mcnt regarding their discussion.
II Nn- learned tnst German diplomats
testuI the receipt ~ a rcpN from Ger
man, within tWo NJ three days Ne ph'-
si,,lly impossible n VRs thought y
rcpl, could not b. received here before
ten day
Prospect FOR Amlty Toss W
Eceafdlne IN, hone held b, German
oricialr her, for an amicnhlc settlement
one official described the prospects as
tnsH-up
Secretary Lansing explained In detail
10 the German ambassador the position
Of the United states and II understood
10 have prossed the sincere hope tina,
the attitude NJ the GERMAN government
would he ~ adjusted ~ to meet the po'
.tion taken b, The United states
The ambassador informed the secretary
ofn message of highly confidential ma
tufr he had received from Bcrlin.
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] n''''' wv, n'','.., ,,. 80. 80, could IA,
found To- prevent q break NJ relation.
~, manner THURSDAY Indicated that h'
was not 80 tanguinc
AMER returning 10 IN" embassy 'oun'
Won Berns,otN prepared long dispttcl
which probably VII be sem ~ h's gd'
srnment befow night
M Word From Gerard
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,.i.,lons n,. sevrrcd v,s discussed h,
s.,, d.,,,,m.n, officials
r,ploininr The ..prc..lnn I'm the United
States note regarding s"y-rinr rclbtinn'
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Situation No, Discussed
p,..,d,p, Wilson nrohsbk viii Vni
until th. end Of the week for GERMAN
h ,,ply IN nj. virtual uI,imatum Nbicl
a.cI,,.s the in,.p,,on q, IN. Init.
STATE. IN sever dinlom.tir teln,ions nm
les. IN. g.rm.p soy.tnm.n, Give, nm IN
use Of .ubmar,nes ssaln,t commerce an
.o,s,.. he, .ubm,,jn. polIcy with IN
princinle. Of humnn,,, and intrrustiona
isN
senator Kern. m,,ori,y leader IN ih
senate. aid ., tho White lJouss Thurs
J., n. b,i,.,.d ,hr,, a.. g,n.,,
d,,no.i,iop In ,b, senate NO, 10 discus
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N""'u o' TAKEN
v. 8. VIII wait Few osy,
No tim. limit Nh, .., IN IN. commu
nics,ion hut The prcsldcnt Is of the or,n
Nm that three ~ four days would be-
tessonnhl, cnvth ot time tnt German
W trH'h decision W no tepN " '"tlh
eo'ninr In q reasonable time n step
seNs'ing relations, WIN an We grave pos
e,ont'es WI We 'skrn. Count Vnn h'lr
bofH' HetmnnN's ambassador would ~
.eNe hW passports ana American An
ha'snhnf U"fard ~ borhn would he "
Htuc'ed 10 come home
onsteS assembled THURSDAY IN