Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-05
GERMANY REFUSES
|. THIS ADMISSION
IN LATEST REPLY
Berlin Refers to Negotia-
tons as Having Now
Reached Crisis.
SITUATION CHARACTERIZED
IN WASHINGTON AS GRAVE
Imperial Government Willing to
Accept Liability for Loss
Of Neutral Lives.
POSITION or L. S. UNCHANGED
May lic Several Days before Wilson
and lansing Decide What
Next Step VIII BE.
SITUATION CHARACTERIZED
IN WASHINGTON AS GRAVE
POSITION or L. S. UNCHANGED
May ic Several Days before Wilson
and lansing Decide What
Next Step VIII BE.

WASHINGTON. u. G. February A.
The ono word ILLEGAL as differently
interpreted in tho United States and
Germany. protrudcS from the tentative
draft Of the Lusitania agreement. per-
tccted by Ambassador Won Ecrustorff
and Secretary lansing. as tho Stun
blingblock which has caused Berlin to
refer to tn" negotiations as having
reached u crisis, aui Washington to
characterize the situation a. grave.
G;crmanN'S answer. presented to
Sccrctar: Lansing today by Count Won
E"rnS;"rif, proposes. Instead Of an out
an'l-"ui admission cf i,,rraiity Of the
method of submarine war used by the
German naval authoritics in sinking
tho. liner. an acceptance Of liability
for tho loss OF neutral lives. which
Ecriiu hopes will satisfy the United
states. aud Stiil no; bind Germany from
continuing her Submarine campaign.
oili"i"iS h"!irrc their previous
pr"ruis" 10 discontinue sinking un-
resisting merchantmen without warn
mg brings the submarine campaign
Within tho palc Of international law,
an'l that amy inclusion OF that phrase in
the LuSiiania agreement is unueces-
sary and humilatirE 10 tho imperial
government
StI:I"IiBIE OF APPLICATION
TO All. SUBMARINE WARFARE
Tho word illegal in the draft the
German HmhHSSndor transmitted to his
gov"rumcut as meeting all tho conten-
tions uf the United States. is taken to
have been regarded in rcrlln as being
susceptible OF application not to tho
'uSiiania cas-" a'on". but TO tho entire
submarine campaign
Ihat - IN" "nlN "Apiin"'inn officials
h"r" can una Tor III" statement of Dr.
N'"'""rnhn' 'nd"r-S"cretory Of For
'lSh N'afS' thht 'hs united states
H"u""h'N ha"' NC" demands which 1t
Is 'i'p"SSlhi" Tor uS TO accept"
''''''"rN ''hnSln% declared day
Nv" h"S'''"h oI the United states was
n"' 'hh"S"d' "nd the German ambassa-
""f "h'" oi no d"inan ndS which were
h"' "hi""h'cd III INC proposal! he sent
10 Ser.
" Is Nn""n ih't the only change tho
'er''h for''Eu o'i'cc has made in tho
''e'''"' "ra"h ny the secretary and
inc ah'haSSador Is to substitute for the
"orh lii"Shl phrase. which whilo
'SS hm,nS ''ahiiitN for the lives of neu-
'h'S 'oS' on IN" l'HS'ta"iA. does not
","'' % '""S'r"''l"h 'nto prohibition
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changed"
That may he "uthoritativciy stated
to represent IN" situation accurately.
IL mas pccoinc no more grave. and by
t''"' 'a'i u mas hcconc no less grave.
10 S'"'uS h"S ho' ih"'cr'a'tS changed,
anu 1t may remain so Tor tour or hVe
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,lcncn, or omen hre,, mnat fo,,on, a.,
tho cnd Of thar tinc 1hc u,roti,,iop.
may continue.
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