UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 August 1915, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

AN APOLOGETIC BAIT. TO BE ACCEPTED AS SATISFACTORY. Washington, Auguat 2«5. Cfiui.;:iy unofficially announces that it is believed the commander who sank the Arabic exceeded his instructions, and has offered an apology if such is found to be the case, and promised complete satisfaction, coupled with a hint that it is intended for the future to preserve Americans travelling on board belligerent ships as far as possible. The United State 3 Government is practically certain to accept this as a satisfactory settlement.

CLOSING THE ARABIC CASE,

GERMANY WILL GIVE SATISFACTION.

Received August 27, 0 p.m. Amsterdam, August 27,

A Berlin wirelesß states that Herr von Betlimann-Hollweg authorised a statement, which has been transmitted to America, wherein it is shown that the commander of the submarine exceeded his instructions, and Germany will unhesitatingly give complete satisfaction for the Arabic, in conformity with the friendly relations existing between the two Governments.

INFRINGING NEUTRALITY. ANOTHER SPEECH FROM MR. . ROOSEVELT. r.L„:,..l August 27, 5.5 p.m. Washington, August 20. Mr. Roosevelt at Plattsburg (New York) asserted bitterly that America was standing idly by. While Belgium perished America did nothing, and while American men, women, and children were being murdered America never raised a finger in favor of the defenceless. Despite all the vaporisings of the pacifists an admirable elucidation of dignified correspondence was not the way to assert American rights. The Department of War has ordered an investigation as to who invited Mr. Roosevelt to speak to military men, thus infringing the neutrality of'the United States.