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Show ieicliST UNDER DISCUSSION SERMANY FAILS TO SATISFY THE REQUEST OF UNITED I3TATES ON SINKING OF SHIP. IVhile There is No Danger of Immediate Imme-diate Break in Diplomatic Relations. Rela-tions. Case May Bring About Rupture Before It is Settled. Washington. Germany has failed to satisfy the request of the United States that the sinking of the Arabic, with a loss of American lives, be dis-ivowed dis-ivowed and liability for the act as-jumed as-jumed by the imperial government. This became known after a eonfer-;nee eonfer-;nee Sunday night between President tt'ilson and Secretary Lansing, at ivhich the latter submitted a note giv-;n giv-;n him Saturday in New York by ount von Bernsto'rff, the German ambassador.' am-bassador.' No announcement was made after the White House conference. Secretary Secre-tary Lansing said merely that it was Inadvisable to comment on the situa. tion while the negotiations were still confidential. He declined to say what the next step would be, but it was learned later the German ambassador would be asked to come to Washington Washing-ton scon to receive the view which the American government takes of the last German note. Count von Bern-storff Bern-storff is fuily authorized by his government gov-ernment to conduct the submarine negotiations. ne-gotiations. While the situation has improved to ! the extent that there is no danger of an immediate break in diplomatic relations, re-lations, as the note affords an oppor- '. tunity for further negotiations, it was stated reliably that final refusal by Germany to meet the American viewpoint view-point on the Arabic case might bring -about the threatened rupture in diplomatic dip-lomatic relations. |