THE GERMAN-AMERICAN CRISIS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2755, 26 April 1916, Page 5

THE GERMAN-AMERICAN CRISIS

SUGGESTED PROSPECTS OF SETTLEMENT ENEMY CLINGS TO ITS "EFFECTIVE WEAPON" ' . / By Telegraph—Press .Association—Copyright Washington, April 24. It is understood that Germany is willing to make concessions to the United States. The officials of the State Department are hopeful that these concessions will lead to an amicable settlement. . i INDICATIONS OF GERMAN CONCESSIONS; ' I London, April 24. It is reported that the dispatches from Mr. Gerard, United States Ambassador in Berlin, indicate that Germany will make certain concessions regarding her submarine policy, • but that it will be difficult to find a way .to satisfy the United States without arousing the Gorman public., ! ; KAISER CONFERS WITH' HIS CHANCELLOR. Amsterdam, April 24. Herr von BethmannrHollweg has returned to Berlin after lengthy conversations with the Kaiser. . ' DEFIANT NOTE IN BERLIN NEWSPAPER i 1 : _ New York, April 24. Messages from Berlin state that the majority of the' German newspapers have commented at length on the American Note. Some consider that there is a possibility that Germany will attempt to meet President Wilson's'demands. The Berlin "Zeit'ung am Mittag" declares, that the Note does not electrify Gor-. many, as it was reported to have elecvified America. "Germany has been willing to go to the utmost limit to meet the United States, even since the American Government sought to restrict, and even to make ineffective, our weapon of necessity. We have, as has been 'proved a thousand times' to every thinking man, so far guarded tho interests of all neu. trals that no clash of opinion has arisen among us. To the last man the Ger. man people is united, and will not let the submarine be wrenched from our hand. It is-the weapon we need, because it has shown itself effective. We use it according to the principles of justice and humanity which have always been invoked in the American Notes, and will use it in future because it is our right and because humane consideration of our existence as a State and .the future of our,wives and children compor us to. Therefore, we await with calmness and determination what' President "Wilson again has to say." ' ' \ ALL FRENCH LINERS TO BE ARMED Washington, April 24.' All French liners arriving in future will be armed. The big liner Rochambeau (12,678 tons) has arrived with guns on " . It is believed that the American a ttitude oh this question will soon be changed. ' .. COUNT BERNSTORFF'S AWKWARD DILEMMA WHAT VON IGEL'S PAPERS REVEALED. London, April 24. The "Daily Telegraph's" New Yoi k correspondent states, that'Von Igel'a documents include a code book, which enables the police to identify many sensational papers previously seized. The code book shows that Count. Bernstorff is in the same category as Von P apen and Dr. Dumba (the Austrian Minister who was recalled to Vienna for unneutral actions). Count Bernstorff's claim for the return of the documents was met by Mr. Lansing's request for him to discriminate between the official and unofficial papers.