CONCILIATING AMERICA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16010, 31 August 1915, Page 8

CONCILIATING AMERICA.

GERMANY'S NEW ATTITUDE.

NEWSPAPER COMMENT.

"A DIPLOMAT]? VICTORY."

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The Dailv News says that if it. is true that Germany i* prepared to :di;iii<!oi\ or suspend submarine, attacks, tin :; the I'nited States has w«i!. a ■ on>itieraii!e diplomatic vici,rv. Th' ■■■■ i- not the slightest ■: ■•:.-: ii ' .-appose that the German (hain • ''or, I •:•. von Bethmannii'.i'woi:, safi'tioncil the attack on

*:,•• Arabic, and it may be assumed' v. it!i some degree of certainty that this was a malignant trick, played on him by his opponents, the supporters of Admiral von Tirpitz, and designed to embarrass him quite as much as to drive America to action. The submission of official Germany to the demumts oi the United States is po=iS"sseil of historical importance, involving at least the recognition of the force of public opinion and the j■;'-! ';i -a! ion of Mr. Wilson's patient I diplomacy. It' this lias really been i .-!' -i imp!; i. Then the President! h is -truck a. siirewd blow for peace! ii: other (••liitments than America. The bi'i-liii correspondent of the I nitfd Press Association of Ame-J fir;,, srat'-s that he German Foreign j ( oiiee is i:nai: rably opposed to the | torpedoing >■; vessels by submarines such as was the ease of the Arabic. j II err von Jagow, the German I Foreign Minister, arid Dr. von I I'fi j-inann-llollweg. Imperial Chan-; ecil'iv, took the initiative in negotia- ! terns with Mr. Gerard, the United; Slates Ambassador at Berlin, but I the nature of the negotiations is not I Ac; known. . i I'e-pite the fact of the German! Admiralty .-. open opposition to any j disavowal of the submarine warfare, j public opinion believes that the ) Kaiser will approve of the. Chancel-j lor's policy in placing on record that Germany will observe international law in her sea warfare, and insisting that the submarines shall thoroughly warn ships before shelling or torpedoing them. The Chancellor's victory will probably close all complications with America, including the question of the Lusitania. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg is deeply desirous of retaining the friendship of America. A

GERMANY'S INTENTIONS. I ': SEEKING A BARGAIN. ] (Received August 30. 11.50 p.m.) New York, August 30. The New York Times interprets the latest explanations by the German Ambassador, Count Bernstorff, to mean that Germany will not ask for any assurance that Mr. Wilson will fulfil his pledge given in the Lusitania Note, but will simply promise to discontinue for the present her submarine practice and await American action. If Mr. Wilson does not act Germany will resume her policy of naval frightfulness.