The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-04
CRISIS'S END SEEN
IN BERLIN'S REPLY
German Embassy Optimistic
Over the Note Which Is
Due Here To-day.
MIR. WILSON GETS NEWS

wAsHrHGroS. Feb. 3--president Will
son win return 10 Washington tomorrow
afternoon to take charge of the LusltanLi
situation. with him will rcst the de-
cision whether the new proposals from
Berlin for settlement OF the controversy
are to satisfy the American Govern
ment.
Although the details OF the German
answer were still unknown in Washing
ton the impression continued to gain
strength that the long controversy be-
tween the Berlin Government and the
United states Is about ~ he amicahly
adjusted.
officials at the German Embassy ex-
press confidence that the new proposals
will contain sufficient concessions to per.
suade the President TO continue the in
formal Negotiations
Count Won Rcrnstorf received from
Berlin this morning a brief cable de-
spatch stating that the Lusitania mem.
urandum ID on ito way and should reach
W aslin gton some time tomorrow, To-
days message wac dated last Sunday.
Although the embassy would not Say
whether tho message forecasts "A favor
able response to the last demands of
Secretary Lansing. the feeling mani
Tested amoig tho attaches was optimistic.
As soou AS the memorandum itself ar
riyes Count Won BernstorT will arrange
for a conference with Secretary Lansing.
This conference. II Is believed. will take
place at the state Department on Satur-
DAY.
Meantime tho President will have op-
portunity, after his arrival here to-fpor-
row afternoon, to confer with Secretary
LsiNing. Although II is understood that
the state Department has received uo
forecast OF a definite character from
Berlin. the private communications from
Col. IL NJ House to thu President are
said to have been such as 10 convey the
impression that Germany earnestly de-
sires a settlement OF the controversy.
While gossip III German quarters here
does not 40 to the extent of predicting
that The Berlin memorandum will go The
whole length demanded 10y the United
States, It Is predicted th' new offcr ~
indemnity will be made in such form as
70 be tantamount to an admission OF
legal liability.
Heretofore Germany has sought "a
base this offer On the ground OF good
Will aud Friendship toward the United
StsteA
II President Wilson decides to reject
the new proposals II is predicted that
events will move more or less rapidly,
Count Won BernstorfY will be told that
the informal negotiations which have
hsen in progress can no longer he cUn-
tinued.
The State Department. 1t t. said, Will
then direct To the German Government,
through United States Ambassador
Gerard az Berlin a formal cummunica
ton calling on the Berlin Foreign Ofic.
for . prompt and final answer. u being
set forth that consideration for the
friendly relations existing between tn.
two countries requires that thtc should
be done.
Should Germany again refuse l.. is
said that Ambassador Gerard will h.
recalled and Count Won Bernstorfi
HANDED his passports.
On the contrary. II the memorandum
. coming is entirely satisfactory and
meets the cardinal points raised by the
United States the agreement will be pu'
in writing in a formal note by the Am.
bassador and the settlement made public
simultaneously by the two Governments
II sufficiently satisfactory TO warrant
b United States in Withholding more
summary action II Is probable that IN.
negotiations will be continued for a
reasonable time on their present basis.