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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13
WILSON GAINS FAVOR.
Brrlin sr~s Hope Hell Make nrit-
ish IepaIi,e Blockade.

CHICAGO. Feb. IA special cable
despatch To the Chicago Daily NeWs
from It's Berlin correspondent says that
while there il no official confirmation Of
the settlement Of the Lusitania case the
atmosphere is considerably more hopeful.
The correspondent then chronicles a
statement from "A ssini-ofiicial source
tina II President Wilson accepted Ger
mauy's iiual proposal and would then
proceed according to the frequently
mentioned programme 10 make the Brit
ish legslize their blockade. Germany
would withdraw its objections, hitherto
held. TO his serving as "A mediator In the
fual peace.
: few months ago ono might have
sad positively that there never would
be "A chance OF Mr.. Wilson's making
peace. because lie was then thoroughly
di,tIust.d by the whole German people.
This feeling MAS increased ~ Intensity
though not iU bitterness 10y the surprises
OF the latest l.usittnia crisis. There
l. stan = feeling that II relations With
Germany are maintained they are likely
10 improve greatly. My informant" the
correspondent says, asserted tuat II the
German people could 80. in Germany the
american goods 20 which they are en-
titled under '>lStiug international law
this. more than anything else. would
convince them 81 Mr. Wilson'S neutrality
and the feeling againSt him personally
would quickly subs!dr.'
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There has beer. however. sornc anN-
ie,y as 10 the treatment which the an
nounc-rent would receive ampng the
American people and press. ia nearly
oil the German papers Il ,s pointed out
that there Is no accuracy IN speaking
Of the policy as q new one since Ger
many took the same position IN regard
to armed merchantmen even before the
war. an amendments being Incorporated
I'm tho German prize regulations Juno
%. 1914, Providing that every hostile
act of an armed u~erchantrntn should
be considered as piracy.
This amendment also provided that
the crews OF such ships should be dealt
with according TO the regulations
covering extraordinary military law and
procedure"
The German newspapers are careful
to point out. further, that there IL
nothing extreme in the German memo
raudum, armed merchantmen being en-
titled to all the privileges Of warships,
such as treatenient Of crews as prisoners
dangers. Again, they urge that IL is
not essentially a rule OF submarine war
fare since ii is to be applied by war
ships as well as submersihles.
Some OF the papers even go beyond
the undivided approval OF the majority
FOR the measure and claim that II is not
severe enough. Count Won Iievcntlow in
The THU'S :sitnng insists on the inner
ent right ~ the German nation to make
US" OF any weapon which II needs in tho
struggle for existence"
1T IL more important" hc says. "for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13
MAJOR E
Thinks continental Army Plan L.
the Hest so Far.

"
N'Jor George raven PUTNAM was
eNeecuihs'y cmpha'ic yesterday IN telling
vi thc hseu Oh an army reserve Tor
h",.uIa. ueiehce.
n"!oI' VINO IL n veteran OF the
c'Ni, ~ar, saiu ne was thoroughly In ac-
.olu WIN MAYOR zen WOOL VINO SAID
,'a' u''"er the mllitia system the coun-
ny mas iort!-eleht armies.
these iorty-elsht armies carry local
Ieeint' represent sectional opinion ana
are MOI, unit declared Major u
.d"'' ! oe'ieVe mat 'he militia should
oe put uhuer thc control OF the Presi-
uent ana developed as "a unit.
peiie'e also III charging the stand
its army anu III developing "A system
Oh reserve by Which we can he adding
stsauiiy 10 the number OF young men
VINO are 'ralhed IN warfare ana ready
10 answer n eau 10 n 'olors. no
hot oeiieVe IN inlhtarism nor IN n large
stan"ihs army. but ] do believe tina q
system houid he worked out-and ]
MINK mat inc continental army pan
rs me BEST yet suggested-to cut down
'ht term Oh punishment 10 TWO years OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13
NAVY" MEN
DESERVING KITCHlN
Colleagues viii Advise the
Leader tC Get on Defence
Band Wagon.

EAsuNGT1>. Feb. lG.-The little
navy procession which started out 80
Eobly when Congress convened IN De-
C-mbrr has now dwiudlrd to 50 few
mcmbe'S Of the ilouse that unless Rep
r-scnttt,v- Kitrhiu. ihe ."ddPr. who has
s.. fa- not led anything. changes his tao
ties he WI Ind himself alone WITH
Representative i~l,nsl-! "f Missouri, Rep
rrseut1'lN" galloway ot Texas. Repre-
sentative cyclone pavs II Texas and
PERHAPS two ~ three others
The publication of correspondence be
tween Tho President and MI. Garrison
has convinced many wavcr!rI members
okth5 iipis, that the President T. will
irg to d"ai WITH congress IN "a matter
iilt 80 vitality anr'is H. membership.
For Iais reason "%iit'l" navy men he
gan changing their minds rapidly yes
ttrlty, and by tp-I4"h' half u dozen uf
them had served notice ON their erst-
WIul" LADDERS that the band wagon
Cooked to" good To them TO miss an
opportunity ~ riding.
The North Carolina delegation, which
u one "f the strongest Democratic units
in the House, has been talking the thing
over with Mr.. kitchiu. who comes from
that state. trying to point out to him
that the President has met Congress half
way and that II would he a gracious
HIM 4 the Administration leader In
'oHcrcss would 20 the length of meeting
the President half way.
ON" Of NE most diplomatic men IN
the House, Representative Page OF
North Carolina, u long time friend OF
Nj kltChlu, * expected 20 be the ma
who viii lay tne proposition before hin
in an ruIcdvor to switch him from his
antl-prepa rcdn-ss track.
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OFFSET TO BRYAN PLANNED.
Preparedness Organizntion Read,
for spcnLi Ing Csmpaiun u.

If William j, Bryan and his associates
I'm non-prcparedneSs propaganda ever
start that speaking tour In favor OF non
preparedness eleven preparedness organ
izations are planning to send a group of
speakers right behind him over the same
route to rout his arguments and submit
other arguments upholding their views.
The speakers who are prepared to
TRAN behind Mr.. Bryan with opposing
arguments include Henry \. Wise Wood,
cN-Sccretary of state Robert Bacon, $.
Stanwood Mcnkcn, president of the Ma
t!onal security League Henry II. Joy.
president OF the Packard Motor Car
Company Albert u. Lambert Of st.
Louis. Mrs. Linden W. Bates, chairman
Of the women's section of the Movement
for National Preparedness, and Miss
Maud Wctmnre, Nico-chairman IT the
same organization
This was arranged at a meeting OF the
conference committee on national pre-
p%aredness held At the Aero Club Of
America.
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the German Empire and lts people that
unrestrained use be made of the sub
marine weapon on Great Britain's com
merce than that good relations should
be conserved with the United states
The Budget Commission Of the Frus-
sian Diet made public to-day the fol-
low ing resolution. passed early In the
week before the Governments announce
mcnt OF attitude toward merchantmen
had been announced
The commission would consider IL
harmful to the country's interests II the
attitude adopted by he leaders Of the
empire toward the United states should
have as a consequence the restriction
of our freedom TO adopt un~restrained
and therefore fully effective submarine
warfare at a suitable moment against
England"
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ELEVEN CITIES FOR DEFENCE.
Mayor Mitchell VIII Head New
York Delegation In 81. Louis.

4 conference IN which eleven cities
will hc represented has been called to
meet in -, Louis on March , and 4 to
take up measures for practical support
Of adequate national defence Mayor
Mitchell said last night that he would
head the delegation from New York The
programme has not been announced def
nitely but Il Is understood that IA large
number of delegates from each Of The
participating cities will attend.
Tn. general plan Is to organize for
national defence support in the various
Congressional districts, Mayor Mitchell
said that he did not intend to stop a.
any other cities en- route, Among the
cities 10 he represented at the gathering
ar" ST. Louis, Los Angeles, Boston.
Omaha, Dallas, Kansas Guy. Minneapo-
Is. Chicago and SAN FrIuprisCo. The
convention will asst two days and many
persons Of national prominence will at
tend II,
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BOOMS GALORE FOR
GARRISON'S PLACE
Even Tumulty Is Mentioned.
but He FavOrS Lane or HOuS-
tons Portfolio.

WhsHiNGToN. Feb. l2-Ohiciai Wash
irgton, including the part that Is also
political, is awaiting the return Of PIesl-
lent Wilson to learn the name OF the
rev Secretary Of War.
Meantime, gossip IN Admin .s'rtiiOu
CIRCLES and in Congress j. shifting from
o 10 hour. Late Tonight the talk con-
| cerned the prospect OF a selection from
the middle West and the names that
! were mentioned included eX-Gov Francis
It Missouri and John B. Payne OF Chi
cago, a Nirginian by birth and now a
, Justice Of the supreme Court OF Cook
county, Illinois.
Organized labor. upon getting news
~ the Payne boom, Is said to hay.
t"nt to the White House a protest gains
his. selection on the ground that his rui-
,ngs from the bench have not been al
ways friendly TO labor
Speculation concerning Major-,;rn
Soethals continued lively at the Capitol
and among army officers. Objections
against Cen. Cocktails on III. score ,ha,
even though he retired from the active
' list he could not draw pay as Secrctar,
Of War and also retired pay, were an.
swered to-day finally by Il reference &c
the law.
The act Of July 81, 1894, reads
No person who holds AN office The
salary or compensation attached to
which amount TO the sum OF $4,000
shall be appointed to hold any other
office to which compensation Is at
tached unless heretofore or here
after specially authorized thereto by
law hut this shall not apply to
the retired officers Of the army or
navy whenever they may be elected
TO public offic" or whenever the Presi-
dent shall appoint them to office b,
and with the advice and consent OF
the Senate.
Under "A special act passed at the las
session OF Congress. Gen, Goethals ha
The right to 70 on the retired list when
ever he may desire before the cxpira
ton OF his forty years OF service or he
fore no reaches the age limit.
Secretary Lane II still figured In III
running and the list OF candidates. 70,
untsry and Involuntary. includes IN
names OF Frank l.. Polk OF New Yorl
Counsellor Of the State Department, VIII
IL not "a voluntary candidate Secretar'
Houston and Joseph l.. Tumulty. sccrs
tary to the President.
Mr.. Tumulty's friends say that ten,
peramentally he has no particular desir
'or the Wa Secretaryship. but might h
AVAILABLE for either position now hel
by Se~fttaries lane and Houston shou,
on" or, the other be transferred to In
/, "aA Departmori
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13
LANSING NEW
SUBMARINE WAR CODE
In Notes to Belligerent Governments, Secretary Urge.
Disarming of Merchant Ships.

Blatant on a merchant Ncs-r. Winch
Intercepted by a submarine. / am ,,
u~ninindful of the obstacles which v,.
be made by undersci Graf; q. ,.p,.,,
d~estroyers.
prior 10 the year i"l, hr ,c..,,
operations against enemy comm, .r. nj,
the high seas had been Cnn.u.f..
cruisers carrying heavy d~riuam,a,s ~"
these conditions ~intcruatprtI les,
peared to p,rinIt ~ morohau' ,c..t %,
carry armament for dof,usl,, ,r,.,..
without lessening its charact,r u.s.
vate merchant vessel. Ta.s zig.
to have been prtdicated on tie .yf..
defensive strength of ships OF 80
the Limitation of armamc.i &, It,e -
dependent on the fact TINT r,g,t "a,
be used .cn.ctiv,ly in OFF,,
ueiny naval v~esaels. while ID ,uliI ..
fen the merchantmen against tho r.,
orally Inferior rman ~ u-,,.l
ships aud private, r..
The use OF the submui... no,,,
has changed these relations. ,'lr,., n
of the dofensove strength uf = ,..
and a submarine shows that ,ho 'ai,.
relying for protection on US power .,
subinerge. is almost defcnccl,se %, %
of construction. Even a m,fcl,u' .-,
carrying u small calibrc gun vou,I
able TO use 1t effectively for off,
against the submarine.
Moreover. pirates and scu cover. t,.
been swept from the main trad.
OF the sea and privatccrirg has h.,
abolished. Consequently ~, '.tr.tr u.
gurs on merchantmen at the r-,..,.
date OF submarine warfare ,4il l, ..
planned only ON the groIul e.: a purru.s
Ia 4, lylpr ngrph.nfnls esIf..~.,s. .. &C.
to submarines and {" prevent warh.tg
and visit and search by them. N,,
armament. therefore. on - u-r'h4r' ,,.
sci would seem to have the ,Hira.'., ..
an offensive. armament.
"lf Il submarine IL required =. 49,
and search a merchant vessel CO., .
nigh seas. ard IN case j. '- ;UI'I
she Is q an enemy c'dTtrt.r drI 't'
conditions necessitd'" h'r H%'.'r4.' no.
n r%cinova 10 a place OF safety p. i+-.
sons on board. it wou,d u.; ,,a'u '...
nor reasonabl" that IT,. S4nWra.
should be compelled. while ,.rr', q
with these requlremt MT. 20 'Niat. .
SELF 20 almost certain destruction u. .
guns on board the merchant N,-,.i
"lt wOul therefore appear Poo III. [,
reasonable and rcc.procaNt ...t ?
~rangement II It could be- agreed DO. .
opposing bcll!gerents That -.br
should be- caused to ala'r ,'..f. %
u" ru'cs % international 'tN Il f. NIT.
ter OF stopping and search = m.u, 4,
vessels, determining their Zoe" 20. f.
t.onality a;d removing tie .u, ,
passengers tn places 90 safety E
sinking the vessels a. ir.z.~ u' a,-
that merchant vessels ut Co.,. = .
tont' y should %" pro. '.. "
carrying any armament W.a'>'t..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13
CONFER ON LUSITANIA.
berlin OntrinIs Discuss secret Mes-
~nvr From BcrUstorR.

BERLIN. via London, Feb ia meg
sag" from ambassador Won Bsrnstort re-
la'. L 10 the LusitaniA regulations was
IN. suhjrr' uf delIbel atoms to-day be
tween l'r. Alfred NJ zimmerman, Under
-. r.ttrN Tor Foreign Af,tr-. AVID Count
Non'gca-. head Of The American section
OF ihr Fore gu bi'itc.
The m"-sdg. was submitted To br.
Gottli.a Won Jdgow. Secretary Of For
eiru Affairs. on his return from tn. head
quarters OF toe General stan this morn
ing. nr. Ximu.rinauU Is quoted a. say
ing that the situation looks fairly favor
nhle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13
BRITISH PAPERS VIEW
Guarantee That GrrmRny
VIII Garry out IHrgntn.

LONDON. Eel. 12.--Thc Manchester
Guardians principal com,ne in the
course of n long editorial ri the Ger
man memorandum In regard to armed
merchantmen is that the memorandum
must be read IN connection with the pro-
posals which the United states Govern
ment recently made to b,lligerent ma
tions.
Washington. the Guardian argues.
proposes "a bargain the Entente side Of
which Is the surrender Of the right {,
arm merchantmen and the German side
OF which is not made "leaS
Therefore. IL concludes. the United
States can only think It reasonable II
We ask by what means II will Suaran-
tee that Germany and her allies will
carry out their part OF the bargain.
Presumably the United States has made
or will make suggestions to meet this
difficulty"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13
FEDERAL MILITIA PLAN
WON'T DO, SAYS STIMSON
Ex-Secretary of War Denounces Scheme as Impractical
ble-Believes in Garrison's Continental Army.

OF universal liability to military train
ing.
Instead of ourselves performing the
most vital duty Of citizenship we have
been hiring other men TO do IL for us.
Even during the civil war. when We
recognized the obligation OF general SER
vice by the draft act. W. ruined it's
application by %instltuting a system Of
boun,ies and permitting the purchase Of
substitutes. We have permitted the
most priceless obligation OF the man to
the State to be traded In and bartcred
for Ike the wares Of Il huckster."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13
Against Pay for Guard.

Mr.. Stlmson Is strongly opposed to
the suggestion to gran; Federal Pay to
militia men. tie aid vest rddy
/ civ. nay I" "A ml.itliman for se'-
vice rendered to the Std.r for N,
weekly service Is 10 blur the frcat lea-
son emerging from Tn" Europeon war.
II Is To yield again TO IN" theory that
We induce men In serve thair country,
not AZ a duty Of patriotism hut :or
pay"
Taking up the plan Of the continental
army MIR. Stimson said thai the c-iti-
c!sms lcvel,ed al II have referred mainly
to matters uf detail rather than mat
iefs Of substance. He expressed the
fear that sight might he lost Of Tho
sound foundations ON which the plan
may rest.
The length OF training u whether
IL shOuld he oLe period or three, ~"
example, he said. ARE matters az &,
which We may have iUJay differences
Of opinion. but It - also a matter IN
which We viii have - lee guided largely
by oA.cri-nec auh wH.'.i IA ur'v les's-
lat.oii should be left as FAR "a. ppsslh!
10 the discretion Of tn" cN'cut!v" Of
ficers In charge. so that IL can hr
from time TO time modified and changed,
"Th.. force proposed will L. organ
ized, trained, disciplined aud controlled
10y "A single authority instead of FORTY
eight, and that single authority viii b.
the authority in which under the tor~il-
tuition is vested the duty OF prepar.n,
for war. This L. the fundamental AND
basic principle upon which the organl-
zatlon Of a national army must rest
and il Is one which We have never had
IN our mii';ia and never can have -
long as they remain militia and ar.
-. ,1, v,,lliti. paZfr riot inn. nl
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"A GERMAN
Hut French Press sees americana
on Their side.

Spccini Cable Despatch 10 Tnr srN.
PARis. Feb, l"-While awaiting II
text % the agreement hctwoen
he United States and Germany the
French press Judges that Germany has
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13
won a diplomatic victory at Washington.
The GduIois says:
..Eu~my's Last Hope"


at would be absurd 10 complain. ~
w~ashington's acceptance OF Bcrlih.s
terms serves our cause better than II
the energy which had been expected had
been shown, the acceptance provoking u
recrudescence of sympathies. \ ma
jority OF the Americans has always
shown that above ~juridicai questions are
moral questions. and American pubic
opinion beyond possibility OF discussion is
on our side. The American nation has
rendered us a service which cannot DE
too much appreciated"
The Figaro says:
Merchantmen are henccforth TO be
sunk al on he pretext that they
are armed. Submarine warfare II the
eneny's last hope 10 which he clings.
hoping to constrain England 10 relax
the blockade"
Lo Journal argues that the armament
OF merchantmen Is purely a defensive
measure and was formally recognize
~ the American regulations ~ Septen-
her. 1914.
Excelsior alone warns against believ-
iirg that the Lusitania case IN settled
and questions IL an agreement between
the United States and Germany has been
reached.
The Temps gives prominence to a let
ter arguing that ~Ger1nany's memoran-
dun Is merely a repetition OF the menace
against neutrals contained In ter1nanys
memorandum Of February. 1918. giving
notice of the establishment OF IA naval
wal zone. The writer maintains that
Germany Is convinced hat the subma-
rine blockade has failed and that pms
thing else Is needed
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Mons against Guard.

What il even worse. there has grad
ually GROWN up among our libVrius
classes the feeling that the only soldiers
with whom they are practically aC-
qualnted represent a different class Of
the community and are maintained for
the purpose Of being used agI!nS' them.
Instead OF regarding the II ilitianan as IA
citizen training to perform his duty of
defending the country in case of real
war. IN" labor man has come to regard
hin az a representative of capital being
trained AS ii policeman against labor.
However faulty this view may be.
it is vigorously held and has been en-
couraged by our dual system ~ militia.
and In great sections OF the country has
developed an unwillingncss to undergo
any military training whatever on the
to gain from such training and upon
whom the country should most rely
Finally this liability TO state police
duty has tended to shape the term OF
enlistment and the training OF our militia
to the disadvantage OF their function
as national troops. Instead OF beI'.g
trained through brief but continuous
periods OF intensive work with the colors
and thereafter being left comparatively
free az reserv!sis, the militia ar. held
10 comparatively long periods with the
color under a system Of weekly arinorN
drills. IA system which Is not only In.
least effective way Of teaching a man
TO be a soldier but also tends. from the
length % time during which 1t in poses
a continual though slight obligation
upon him, to discourage enlistment"
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nv IHNertt UIFTonT"to TIT U'VH THF'T
mai discussions with Mr.. Lansing are
making use OF the following quotation
from the American note or August IL.
1915. to Austria rejecting the latter )
demand that the United states place an
embargo en It's trafhc in arms with the
Allies:
"To his assertion of an obligation to
change or modify tho rules Of interna-
,ional usage on account ~ the special
conditions the Government Of the United
states cannot accedc. The recognition