Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-25
MANY TEUTONS WILLING
TO MAKE CONCESSIONS
Long Conference With Ambassador
Gerard and Imperial Chancellor
Taken as a Hopeful Sign.
IMMEDIATE REPLY UNLIKELY
DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollweg Will
Discuss Situation Again With
Kaiser Before Dispatch
ing Answer.

A report from Ambassador
Gerard at Berlin outlining the re-
suits of his long conference with
DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollweg, the
German chancellor, over the
American note, is expected at the
State Department momentarily.
1t was anticipated that the am
bassador would shed further
light on the attitude of the Ger
man government regarding
Washingtons demands in the
submarine controversy.
Mr.. Gerard is understood to have al
ready reported that strong political in
fiuences are at work in Germany to pre-
tions Labor leaderHand socialists were
represented as being particularly ad-
verse to a severance of relations.
Willing to Make Concessions.
The ambassador is said also to have
reported that there were strong indica-
tions of Germany's willingness to make
concessions. Whether those conces-
sions will be broad enough to meet all
American demands is problematicaL
the fact that the ambassador and the
chancellor conferred at some length
was pointed to here as a hopeful sign.
II Germany was not disposed to con-
=, u OA
it was believed that there would have
been no lengthy discussion.
Unofficial ,advices that the conference
had been held and that the German
reply would not be made pending a
further conference between the chan
>ellor and Emperor William. were read
with considerable interest In official
circles.
To Confer Again With Kaiser.
BERLIN. April 25. pm. via Lon
DON'T is understood that the Ger
man reply to the American note will
not be delivered before the imperial
chancellor has another opportunity Of
comforting with the emperor.
DR.. Won Bethmann- Hollweg devoted
the afternoon to conferences on the
submarine question with Admiral Won
Holtzendorf, chief of the admiralty
staff Several of the higher diplomatic
officials participated.
The American ambassador was called
by telephone to the imperial chancel-
lor's palace this morning. He went i'm
mediately, and the conference with DR..
Won Bethmann-Hollweg lasted an hour
and ten minutes.
when he came from the conference
Ambassador Gerard declined to give
any information as to the nature of
the discussion and would not answer a
question as to whether any one else
was present.
Outcome Depends on q. s.
The outcome of the present crisis de-
pends on what President Wilson and
the American government wants. The
general view of the present situation
as CLEANED from conversations with q
number of persons close to official cir
| cles is about as follows:
| "If President Wilson and the Ameri-
can government are arguing that
earlier concessions by Germany have
not been adhered to and insist that the
submarine campaign be conducted
without deviation within the limits OF
! German assurances and pledges In
/ former notes then a settlement prob
ably can be arranged. notwithstand-
| ing what Is considered the sharp and
unfriendly tone of the American note
The pledges probably can be restated
IL need be. and definitely reformulated
so that there can be no possibility OF
error or question of responsibility.
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