New Britain herald., 1916-02-05
WILSON ANDLANSING ID CONFER MONDAY
 ON LUSITANIA CASE
President Wants to Study Ger many'S Latest Proposal Before
 Discussing It With Secretary
ILLEGAL" STUMBLING
 BLOCK OF SITUATION

Bernstorff Holding Himself in Readi-
 ness to Go to State Department
 Whenever His Presence Might Be
 Isequired-BerIin Says There Is
 No New Developments in Case in
 German Capital.
 Washington, Feb. 5-President Wilson and Secretary Lansing will not begin discussion of Germany's latest answer in the Lusitania negotiations before Monday
 It was stated that the President has the proposal from Berlin before him and wants to go over it carefully before he begins conferences with F the secretary of state. It was pointed s sut that the situation was not one which called for haste.
 Situation Unchanged.
 Officials in touch with the nagotia- hons reiterated their statement that the situation was unchanged
 It was said in high official quarters that some announcement might be s1ade within the next few days.
 Bernstorff in Readiness. U, Count Won Bernstorff had no an- pointment today to confer with Sec Tetary Lansing but was holding him. self in readiness to go to the state department whenever his presence might be required.
 Stumbling Block of Case.
 Apparently the stumbling block of the situation is the word illegal as differently interpreted in this country and Germany. The Berlin govern ] nnent's answer proposes instead of @ flatsadmission ofAt iiiegality of the method of submarine warfare in sink ing the liner, the acceptance of la- b1ity for the loss of neutral lives Which Germany hopes will satisfy the United States and still not bind Ger many from continuing the submarine campaign.
 s German officials believe that their spreviOus promise to discontinue sink ing unresisting merchantmen, with out warning, brings the submarine campaign within the pale of interna- tional law and that any inclusion of that phase in the Lusitania agreement IS unnecessary and humiliating to the 1HHpGTidl government.
 Entire Submarine Campaign,
 The word Illegal in the draft the German ambassador transmitted to his government as meeting all the contentious of the United States, is taken to have been regarded in Der lin as being susceptible of application not to the Lusitania case alone, but to the entire submarine campaign
 That is the only explanation which Eof1cials here can find for the state ment of Dr. Zimmerman under sec retary of foreign affairs, that .'the United States suddenly made new de- mands which it is impossible for us 4 to accept"
 Situation Unchanged.
 The dispatch the ambassador re- ceived Yesterday and presented to the secretary was very brief and covered only that one point Otherwise the document is unchanged as it was a7rawn to meet all the contentious of the United States.
 After the ambassa dor's visit to the sstate department yesterday Secretary ,.Lansing declared the situation is q Unchanged
 That uthoritatively he stated to represent the situation accurately. It has become no more grave, and by r that fact it has become no less grave. Its status has not materially changed .8 and it may remain so for four or five z days at least while President Wilson and Secretary Lansing consider Ger nany's answer fully.
 A Negotiations May Continue.
 ~ Tn like manner it may be stated ... .authoritatiyely that it does not fol- low that either a completely satisfac- Story settlement or an open break must follow at the end of that time. The negotiations may continue.
 Count Won Bernstorff indicated he < thought it would not be necessary for = him to see Sec. Lansing again on the subject. His visit today was strictly formal, lasting less than five minutes It was evident that the mbassador simply delivered the message from his government and that Secretary Lans- $ ing scarcely did more than accept it for submission to President Wilson.
 No New Developments.
 Berlin, via London. Feb. 5, 11:25 8. m.-There are no new develop ments here today in the Lusitania case, while news is being awaited from Washington With regard to the proposals of Secretary Lansing on the subject of submarine warfare and the arming of merchantmen The Associated Press is authoritatiVely in formed that they have not so far been submitted to Germany.
 The press continues to discuss the n,,N inf, Doc \