Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-10-05 | Page 1 | Kaiser to Pay U. S. Indemnity

I I TY DISA DISAVOWS VOWS SINKING OF THE ARABIC I I I WASHINGTON Oct 5 Secretary Secretary Lansing announced an an- today that Germany had disavowed the sinking of the Arabic and was prepared to pay an indemnity for forthe forthe forthe the American lives lost With the submarine issue with Germany considered virtually settled the way now is cleared for pressing the American complaint com corn plaint against Great Britain on on account of interferences with neutral commerce Sending of a note long in preparation has been ben withheld because the president wished to avoid coupling controversies between the United States and opp opposing sing belligerents secretary Lansing ansing gave out the text of a letter received today from Count yon von Bernstorff the German ambassador which waa was as follows M My dear Mr Secretary Secretary Prompted Prompted by the desire to reach a satisfactory a regard to th the Arabic 1 t id government has given m me the following Instructions The orders Issued by his majesty the emperor to the commanders of the German submarines of which I notified you on a previous occasion have been made so stringent that the recurrence of incidents similar to the Arabic Arable case is considered out of the question According to the report of Com Corn mander Schneider of the submarine which sank the Arabic and his affidavit affi affi- davit as well as those of his men Commander Schneider was convinced that the Arabic Arable intended to ram the submarine On the other hand the imperial government does not doubt the good faith of the affidavit of the British officers of the Arabic according tc tt which the Arabic did not intend tc te teram ram the submarine The attack oi ol I the submarine was undertaker against the instructions issued tc the commander The Imperial government government gov regrets and disavows thi I act and has notified Commander Commande Schneider accordingly Under these circumstances m my government Is prepared to pay an In Indemnity indemnity for American lives ilves which to its deep regret have re been lost or orI I I the Arabic I am authorized to ne no neI negotiate with you about the amount I of this indemnity I remaIn my dear MI Mr Lansing i yours very sincerely Signed l J VON YON BERNSTORFF