Show GERMANY TO CARRY OUT BUT HER PURPOSE OFFICIALS ARE CONVINCED THAT NAVAL CAMPAIGN CAN BE CONDUCTED AS PLANNED had not anticipated that united states would accept the german position without objection but do not expect trouble berlin the german foreign office after studying the american note respecting spec ting the declaration by germany ot of a war zone in the waters around great britain and ireland states that the terms are much friendlier than previously had been expected by reason of the incomplete newspaper dispatches published here the foreign office had not anticipated that tile the united states would accept the german position without objections and it even recognizes that fron from tho the amerlan standpoint of the potts s raised are quite just justified idled germany however it Is declared intends to adhere to its own viewpoint various officials diplomatic naval and military whose opinions have been sought profess to see no elements of danger in the situation and are convinced that the naval e campaign can be conducted on oil the lines alid down in the admiralty proclamation cla mation without involving difficulties between the united states and germany the importance which the german government attaches to the unrestricted shipment of foodstuffs for its civilian population was emphasized at the state department at washington on n saturday by count yon von bernstorff the german ambassador who conferred with both secretary dryan bryan and counsellor fan fahsing sing while no formal statement regarding the ambassadors call was waa issued by the department it was said afterwards that he had hinted that warfare on merchant shipping might be relaxed it germany could be assured of a continuous food supply tor for her non population the position of the german government it was explained Is that the procia proclamation mat oil of a war zone and campaign against enemy merchant ships alps was simply a retaliation against eng lands alleged violations of the declaration of london in 11 hindering In dering conditional contraband destined for civilians from reaching germany this according to the german germ an ambassador Is no less inhuman than the campaign on oil merchant mer chaut vessels |