The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-01-15
All Questions, Including
Submarine. to BE Settled
by Quiet Diplomacy.
{. s. INTERESTS NOT
TO BE SACRIFICED
TeutOn Claim Is That PeO-
pie at Home Must Be
Stilled.

| WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Although the
| continuance Of peace negotiations is
out of the question, for the present at
| least, there are indications here to.
night that Germany hopes to see
German American rapprochement
! grow out Of the Entente's refusal to
! consider either the German or the
American proposals looking to peace
! The aim of the Imperial Government
under the leadership of Chancellor Won
Bethmanu-ITollwcg. will lie to court
favor with the United States in the
hope of persuading President Wilson
! to reverse previous policies regarded
as favorable to the Entente cause.
The question of whether or not this
is to be the policy adopted definitely by
the German Government will depend
it is explained. on whether the I'm
perial Chancellor is successful in con-
tinuing his opposition to the growing
| sentiment in favor of relentless prose-
cution of the war regardless OF Ameri-
the German Government is to make
bold effort for this rapprochement.
Incidentally it has already been in
tmated to President Wilson that the
simplest solution of threatened Ger
man American difficulties would be
for him to work arm in arm with the
Imperial Government, so far as the
solution of the submarine issue and
| T. ,Al
| No SACRIFICES Asked.
This does not imply. 1t is carefully
explained. that the President 'is asked
to sacrifice the American viewpoint Tor
| the German or that an effort is tn bs
made to place him In position where
! American rights will suffer. Tho Ger
man explanation IL that directly oppo-
| site results will follow IL Ambassador
Gerard can persuade President Wilson
to give the German suggestions a fair
! trial.
| Germany, It now develops, has vir-
tually asked the United States to regard
, pending problems in conjunction with
present political conditions in the
fatherland and to permit Germany to
| do her best to prevent the German peo-
Pile from forcing measures which would
| involve serious complications with the
dor Gerard stating that never before
| have relations between Germany and
| the United States been more cordial
! Is regarded as connected with this cam
paiCn.
The salient feature of the proposed
| rapproChcmcut campaign is that the
United States and German Governments
work secretly together In solving pend
ing controversies and such other misun-
derstandings as may arise The I'm
perIal Chancellor has pointed out to Mr..
| Gerard, II is understood, that every
time this oours" has been followed bv
the two Governments a speedy and mu-
tually satisfactory solution has been
reached.
Case cited In Example.
One case in point about which much
| Is said in German oficlaldon. was the
protest Of the United States against tho
deportation of French women from
Lille The American state Department
took this matter up secretly with Ger
many. The reason given for the secrecy
by officials here was that this Govern
meut had no right under International
law to take action, as Spain had charge
of these interests and not the United
States
II is pointed out that the Imperial
| Government listened however, to the
/ American representations and that the
German Emperor himself ordered that
the deportattous cease and that tho rep
reseutatlous Of President Wilson he
needed
This statement. which comes from Ger
man quarters, is confirmed at the State
Department, AS a matter Of fact the
American representations had accom-
plished their purpose before any one
knew that this Government had taken
any action.
Germany now contends that ths reason
FOR this success was due to the secrecy
of the American representations, Had
they been made publicly. as we're the
representations concerning BelGu the
Imperial Government. in Difference to Ger
man opinion. would have Natly refused
TO grant the American request.
The intImaton IS clear that PRESIDENT
Wilson. in the view of German officials,
would have accomplished much more
with the question Of the belgian deporta-
tions II this matter had been taken up
IN the same way AS the Lille cases. But
IL is explained as soon as this belgian
afrar became a matter Of controversy
Germany in sef-dcfcnce vas oOlsed TO
assume al incorporating attitude
toward tie l'nitc! SAT-.
Berlin claims TINT 80 uaur conces-
sions already haF" boon mace tho United
states with respect - t'''nNu!S con-
duct of the war thI' the German peo-
plc consider the cup 'ull to the hr.m and
VIII not sanction turtE"T CONCESSIONS.
II is said by Germa2 officials 'Aat moth
ing would he more likely TO cause the
complete overthrow OF the pro-American