New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-09
BERLIN RELIEVED
AT SETTLEMENT
Gets Dispatch Announcing
Lusitania Crisis SIS as
Good as Ended"

Berlin via London. Feb. s.-A mo-
nentary thrill Of relief has been evoked
here by special New York dispatch 70
tho "Frankfurter Zeitung," in which
the correspondent says he has heard
"on good Washington authority" that
the Lusitsnia crisis "is as good as set
tied"
This dispatch, although not repub-
iished IN Berlin. was generally circu-
lated here last night and this morn
ing, and II is understood that several
Berlin newspapers received similar
dispatches, but did not publish them.
The Associated Press learns authori-
, tatiyely that nothing has been received
by the German authorities from Am
bassador Won Bernstorf TO Justify this
optimism. In fact, the Foreign OAice IL
still awaiting p report on the effect OF
it's latest communication 20 the Ameri-
can government.
In the mean time there is no change
IN the submarine situation, on which
the diplomatic Developments Of the
next few days may exert powerful in
fuence.
As TO Arming Merchantmen.
The views recently expressed by the
American Administration that mer-
chant vessels should not be permitted
TO carry any armament, while they have
not been submitted to Germany OIL
cially, have, 1t appears, been taken 10
heart here. and although Great Brit
ain and France may, as reported In dis
patches, refuse 20 accept this stand
point, Germany may be expected 20
adopt 10 as her own.
The Berlin "Tageblatt' this morning
expressed the opinion that Washington
would await the arrival Of Colonel Ed
ward ". House, President Wilson's
personal representative, who conferred
with high officials in Berlin, and Henry
Morgenthau, the American Ambassador
In Constantinople, now on his way e
the United States. before acting def
nitely on the latest German commu
nicstion regarding the Lusitania. Vel
informed circles here, however, con
slider this scarcely likely.
Ambassador Morgenthsu, although
he had conversations with Foreign Sec
retary Won Jagow and Under Secretary
Zimmerman while here, did not tals
with the heads of the Foreign Office in
any official capacity, and bears no spe-
cial message or information from
them, il Is understood. beyond the I'm
preston that official Germany Is seri-
ously in earnest in the declaration that
10, kr.
been reached, and that AZ the present
iuncture Of German internal politics
changes In the opposite direction are
rather 20 be expected, unless an
agreement on the settlement Is now
reached.
Colonel Houses View Discussed.
This information, however, is al
ready in possession OF the State De-
partment at Washington. And 70 IS
pointed out that there would be no
need, therefore. 20 await the arrival o.
the steamer with Ambassador Morgen-
thsu.
Colonel House, on the other hand
did receive specific information, the
substance of which he cabled In Sc
rie. Of recommendations 20 Washing
ton. IL is not doubted that he tooS
upon his departure from perrin Sc
RUS view OF the situation regarding
the submarine negotiations, and IL ~
hoped here, as a consequence, that his
visit will exert al ameliorarion effect
on German-American relations in thi,
particular As. however, Colonel House
will not arrive in New YORK until III,
first week in March. and as his views
on the German situation are ALREADY
before the President, u IS doubted
whether the decision o. the American
government will be postponed until nj
arrival. az any rate, 50 far as an i'm
mediate answer 70 the German com
munication IS concerned.
Meantime the situation is perhaps
best summarized in a phrase from al
English dispatch that II is az this mo
ment NO more and no less serious
than in any earlier phase o. the con
troversy."