The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-28
Secretary Lansing Has No
Further Advice of Sub
I marine Issue.
PERSONAL EFFORTS
OF EMPEROR ILLIAM
Kaiser's Desire for Conference
With Ambassador Gerard Re-
garded AS Significant-Presi-
dent Wilson Expecte to Re-
ceive Reply soOn-NOt In
Z huenced BY kilograms.

Washington, April 27.-Secretary
sLansing said late to-day that he had
no further advises from Berlin re-
garding the submarine issue and that
the situation remained unchanged.
. The German embassy also was said to
be without information.
Announcement in press dispatches
from Berlin that Ambassador Gerard
would confer with Emptror Willia m
at the srmy headquarters was regard
ed by officials as being significant. Of
fetal information on the subject was
lacking, but the opinion was freely
expressed that the emperor might
have in mind supplementins Ger
many's reply to the American note
degTnding immediate abandonment
of present methods of submarine war
fare with a personal communication
of some kind to PresidentWilson.
Ambassador Gerard in visiting the
emperor is not acting under instruc-
tions received from Washington. Con-
sequently officials assumed that the
emperor invited Mr.. Gerard to con-
fer with him. In both official and
diplomatic quarters the injection of
the emperor's personality into the sit
uation was regarded as being a hope
full indication.
President Wilson expects to receive
the German reply within the next few
days, 1t became known to-day al
though the basis for his expectation
was not revealed. UP to the present
he is entirely without definite infor-
nation OF Germany's intentions.
The president, officials declare, will
not be influenced in the slightest by
the thousands OF kilograms sent in
the past few days to senator's and rep
resentatives urging them not to ap-
prove any action which might lead
to war. His course in the German
situation will be guided entirely by
the character of the German reply.
Should any serious effort be made to
enbarrass him, 1t was declared au-
thoritatively. he again will go before
congress and demand that members
go on record for or against his poll
les
1t was disclosed at the state de-
)hrtment to-day that the memoran-
t.um in regard to the armament on
merchant ships, made public yester-
day, had been sent to all Amarican
embassies and legations in Europe
for their information and guidance.
Copies for Ambassadors Gerard at
Berlin and Page at London were sent
,1by cable. None Of the American di-
SPlomatic representatives abroad has
been instructed to present the mem
orandum to the government to wrich
he Is accredited. the document al
ready having been handled to diplo-
matte representatives of foreign gov
ernments here.
Secretary Lansing announced that
he had received from the British gov
ernment a copy OF the confidential
instructions to captains OF British
merchant ships. now said to be in
operation. The secretary has not yet
compared the British version OF the
instructions with the German version
which was submitted with the Ger
man declaration OF intention to re-
gard as warships enemy merchant
ships carrying armament. 1t wa:
said, however. that the British YER
sion appeared to be nearly, II mo-
wholly. identical with that which
was given out in London last Feb
ruary and cabled to the United
States in press dispatches. 1t was
indicated that some statement NIGH
be issued later by the state depart
ment for the guidance of American:
travelling at sea.