Show ER MA N Y T TORE HE HELD HELDT T TO PLEDGE President Wilson Vilson Tells A 1 Am Ambassador 1 von yon Bernstorff Bernstorf f He lIe J Intends to Act Firmly Finnly if Rights of U. U S. S Are Infringed Infringed Infringed In In- fringed by ly Submarines SITUATION FRAUGHT WITH ITH GRAVE DANGER Reports So Far Received It ItIs Is Announced Do Not Show Any Violation of International International In- In Law La Laor or of the I b Pledge PI dge Given by I Kaiser NAVY IS ON WATCH T ONG BRANCH N. N T J. Oct 9 D.- D. LONG Secretary Lansing Lansing- it was announced ant an an- t tonight will come conic here tomorrow tomorrow to to- morrow for AI pr a conference with President President dent Wilson concerning German submarine sub suu- marine raids off the fIr American Amer can coast n Announcement that the secretary of st state te would confer with the tho Ples President dent exit confirmed the impression gained CJ earlier in ill the tIle day that the thet government nt the I t attacks on vessels off the tile American coast by a German submarine as asI I fraught with grave possibilities At the tho same tame time lime it was made clear r that there thero Is nothing in n th the reports so far received recel to show how that international j l w or the earlier promises of or Germany have been heen violated Concern over o the ther about the thel f r situation centered chiefly l po possibility of oC what might happen If H the submarine attacks are arc continued Vilon statement I. I The position of oC the American government govern govern- ment mont and its determination to mal make c a full Investigation before beron acting was made clear In the following statement given gi out by the President The fhe government v will of course first inform Itself as to all the i facts that there may ma be no doubt or mistake e as far a as the they are con con- The country may ma rest assured that the German government will willbe be held to the complete fulfillment of its promises to the government of oC the United States I have no right now no noto to question its willingness willing- willing i ness to fulfill them Count von the derm German cerman n 1 ambassador who came came- here today tollay to toI I give the President a personal letter from tram the German emperor on Polish rei re- re re relief 1 i tier lief discussed with President Wilson Vilson the new n- activities of or German submarines I 1 rines iines it was understood that the President made It clear that while white the thc i American government had no In intention ton ton- tion of Interfering with the tho le legitimate of or submarines it would in insist In- In r on the strict observance of or the Pledges given previously b by the German German German Ger Ger- man go eminent L Tb The ambassador dor while expressing an entire lack of official Information from fromI c I his bis government on the new submarine k Continued on page J 3 GERMANY HELD TO PROMISES Wilson W lson Says He Has No NoI I Right to Question Question- Intention luten- luten tion to Fulfill Them TheIn 1 Continued from page pac 1 attacks sa said d that Germany had promised promised prom prom- conduct her hor submarine warfare to In accordance with the rules of or cruiser warfare l r oeM OH Awn Away Any remained with tho the Tho rho ambassador or President only onh fifteen minutes and was v when hen ho left He declared declare he hea surprised as anybody a was as a ns as much when the news of or tho the sinking sinking- of or the tho ho first British ship reached him I It Is 15 understood that the talk between be between bo- bo tween the the- President and th the ambassador ambassador ambas ambas- I gador was entirely friendly but that the President Informed ormed th the tho ambassador s ador of or his determination et to act firmly If the of tho the United States States are are In In- In fringed Tho The President had hal seriously considered considered consid consid- ei ered ed going gorn to Brooklyn n tomorrow to attend tho third thir worlds world's series baseball base lase- ball game JUt decided to remain h hero ro and lee keeP P in touch with tho th submarine situation Before seeing S secretary Lansing Lansing- the President will twill confer conCer with Jules Jus- Jus JusLi Li scram tho French ambas ambassador ador who is coming to Shadow L Lawn to 10 bring brine a personal per per- onal letter from irom President Poincare of or France to President Wilson ilson on Polish relief 4 It is considered probable that during the tho conference the tho French may la lay before tho the President the view I of ot the ent entente governments that Ger- Ger submarines should nut not be allowed i- i to come como Into American ports This riis point probably will be taken up b by the Pre A Jd nl with Secretary Lansing Lansing- tomorrow t night 1 During Durin the cIa day the executive offices here wore were In communication with Secretary Sec See Daniels and received preliminary prelim prelim- ill t mary inary reports assembled by the tho navy navr dep department on the tho submarine activities off the American coast The general gen gen- oral eral trend of the reports were ere In ef effect cf- cf that so far tar as ns had been determined doter deter mined d. d thi th the rules lules of or international law had hall been complied wi with th b by G Germany It was made clear however that these thes re reports ro- ro ports were of a n preliminary character and m wore not conclusive Secretary Dani Daniels ls was instructed to keep the I I President fully informed of all ll devel t Count von Bernstorff said raid n. n d he planned f to return to Washington ht or toJ tomorrow to tomorrow to- to J morrow going l 1 13 y way wao of New e York t It was wn stated b by officials here that the tho subject of f peace was as not mentioned it tt tf f his conference with v President Wilson t |