Show GERMANY WILL BE asato TO EXPLAIN PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH SEC LANSING REGARDING THE SINKING OF THE A ARABIC government will proceed with dellb oration in fixing responsibility for the lose losa of two american lives live and jeopardizing of others wash washington I 1 agton reason reasonable able doubt as aa to conditions surrounding tho the sinking of tho the white star liner arabic has determined the washington gov ment to proceed with deliberation in n its ita purpose to fix responsibility for or the loss ot of at least two american lives and the jeopardizing of a score of others therefore germany will be given an opportunity to explain thad last sea tragedy and it if possible to show whether the conditions justified the herman german submarine commander in sinking linking the liner in apparent disregard of tile tho solemn protest of the united states government against the destruction of merchant vessels Amerl Ameri clan pa passengers without proper warning and opportunity for succor accor president wilson and secretary lansing conferred saturday on the arabic situation with the text of the two messages from ambassador page it london before them giving details bt t the destruction of the ship us as far as they have been gathered from american survivors the ambassador and consul officials in england have been instructed to supplement tupp lement their reports with all available information re fering to the physical results of the tragedy the reports will be studied carefully but in the meantime the german statement will be sought |