Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-08
Announcement Concerning
Outcome Expected Soon
Thereafter.
EXPRESSIONS OF OPTIMISM
NOT WITHOUT FOUNDATION
U. S. Position in Regard to Lusi-
tania Case Identical With
Original Attitude.
LANSING DENIES ANY CHANGE
Berlin Urges Some Action Looking
Toward Freedom OF Seas BE-
fore End Of War.

WASHINGTON February 7.-presi-
dent Wilson Will take up with his
Cabinet Tomorrow tho latest draft of
the proposed communications which
Germany hopes will bring the negotia-
tions over the Lusitania disaster to a
termination satisfactory To the United
States. ohcial Indication ar announces
ment whether The offer oC the Berlin
government is satisfactory is expected
soon thcrcafter
The President did not request sec
rctary Lansing To come TO the White
House for n conference today. and tn.
conference which hal been planned did
not matcrialize. The secretary expects
10 discuss the latest proposal With the
President Tomorrow, and IL is believed
In Tcutonic diplomatic circles that
Count Won Rcrnstorff the German am
basSador. may he summoned to the state
Department some time during the af-
tcrnoon ard informed of the decision
OF the United States
Confidential advices received to day
; from high official quarters are to the
effect that the expressions OF optimism
| regarding tho outcome of the ncgotia-
tions which have been heard in ccr-
tain official and diplomatic circles are
nos without foundation. Chairman
stone. Of the Senate Foreign Rcla.
,ions Committee, declared after con-
fcr,inS with administrator officials.
/ that he believed the ease was prac-
tically settled
POSITION OF UNITED STATES
NOT CHANGED At ALI.
1t was auihoritativcly said Mt the
State Department that the position of
tho government to-day in regard TO
the Lusitania case was identical with
the position taken ut the time the last
note was dispatched TO Germany.
Secretary Lansing to-day natly- de-
MED that new demands had been made
! in the l.usitania case at time when
the German government considered the
negotiations practically were mt an
end. He was speaking of Berlin dis
patches. quoting the references by Dr.
Zimmerman, German nder-secrc,ary
OF Foreign Affairs, TO now demands
This government" said Secretary
Lansing. has not increased the de-
mands made in the Lusitania case as
set forth in thc notes Of May IL, June
? and July ~. | doubt if Dr. Zimmcr-
man ever made the statement that
new demands had been injected, be-
cause he must know that il is utterly
false"
Secretary Lansing would not 20 into
details or discuss DR.. Zimmornan's
statement further. When DR. Zimmcr-
mans statement was published in this
country, however. his reference to now
demands was taken TO apply TO a possi-
hie construction OF the word "illegaP'
In the proposed form of settlement
Tile only ground American officials could
lind for constituting that rs cmbodvine
n ha
II might be considered applicable, not
alone to the destruction OF neutrnls m
the Lusitania, but also as to the method
by which she was sunk
DEMANDS MADE IN NOTES
Hi TIE UNITED STATES
The demands made in the three notes
Were:
Note OF May lE-That GERMANY dis
aNow" the act, make reparation" and
take Immediate STEPS 10 prevent the
recurrence OF anything SO obviously
Shovcrsive OF the principles of war
fare"
Note Of June s---"Thc government OF
the United States very earnestly and
very solcmnly renews the representa-
tions OF its note transmitted on the
18th of May"
Note OF July 2t--"ln Wow of tho nd
mission OF illcSality made by the i'm
i"r'ai government while il pleaded the
right OF retaliation in defense OF its
acts, the government of the
united states cannot believe tina, tho
impertol government Will longer re-
ira'n from dcnounciuE The wanton act
OF its naval commander i'm sinking tho
l'nsitania or from Offering rcparation
FOR The American lives lost. 80 far as