The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-04-28
GERMANY SEEKS
TO AVERT BREAK
German Reply TO ]. S. Demands
Being Discussed.
CHANCELLOR SEES GERARD

Washington Hears from Its Envoy at
Berlin That Kaiser viii Go to Great
Lengths to Prevent 9upture--Max-
imiIian Harden, Great German Edi-
tor, Upholds Wilson.
Washington, April 25.-Confidential
dispatches from Ambassador Gerard
at Berlin indicate that Germany will
make certain concessions to the Unit
ed States in response to the note de-
handing the immediate abandonment
of present methods of submarine war.
fare.
Whether the concessions will be SUI.
fciently broad to meet the American
demands appears uncertain, but Off
Gals reflected an air of hopefulness
for an amicable settlement Of the is
sue.
Jasow Seeks Way Out.
1t is understood Ambassador Ger
ard has received broad intimations
that the German government will go
to great lengths to preserve friendly
relations with the United States. He
is understood to have gained his i'm.
pressions from officials of the Berlin
foreign office, including Foreign Min
lister Won Jagow.
The Berlin government is confront.
ed with finding a way to satisfy the
United States without arousing tho
element which insists upon a relent.
less submarine campaign.
Mr.. Gerard's dispatches are Of
highly confidential nature and were
received during the night.
Harden UphoIds President.
Rotterdam, Holland, April 25.-Prob-
ably the most remarkable article
which has come from the pen of Max
imilian Harden has appeared in Die
Zukunft.
Under the title. "If | Were Wilson,"
Herr Harden writes an imaginary
speech for the President and puts in
to his mouth the most singing in
dictment of Germany's relations with
America under this thin disguise. He
warns Germany OF the untenable ma
ture of her demands and of the conse-
quences that will inevitably follow a
breach with America, and says in
part:
Attacks Submarine Commanders.
'T demand that Germany shall, with
out reserve, protect the life. and pri-
perty of American citizens. She can
protect them, for no longer may the
question of the future of two great
peoples-whether they shall live in
friendship or in enmity--depend upon
the whim or nerve of a young subma-
rine commander who wishes to serve
his fatheriand. to carve his name CT
Ge~man oak and who only listens to
his conscience when it says Down
with everything l can attack
Would Lose informed Ships.
"The leaders of the empires busi-
ness know what the results OF a
breach would be. Our whole hemis-
phere north and south would be made
enemies Of Germany. And not only
FOR war time. Germany would lose
all her ships lying in American har-
bors and would have to reckon with
a considerable increase Of enemy's
tonnage From the day of the breach
she would have to provision Belgium
itself. Holland and Scandinavia
could scarcely hope any more for sup
plies by sea, for Germany would need
them herself, and would be able to
give nothing more to strangers.
Whether at such high price loss of
power to England through lack c
food and shipping could be bought
Germany alone must decide.
Confronts United America.
"That the end of the war would
then disappear into an unforeseeable
distance is certain, and not less SO be-
caues from that moment we should
have a united front in America. The
Germans, Irish and Austro-Hungarians
of our land would forget at once
everything but that they were then
one under the stars and stripes"