Show GERMANY WILL m PAY PAY fOR LOSS OF LIVES LIVES' HAS ACCEDED TO AMERICAN DEMANDS DEMANDS DE DE- DE MANDS FOR SETTLEMENT OF ARABIC RA I C CASE 1 Expresses ses Regret for joss Lo Loss s of Lives Disavows Sinking of Vessel But grees to Pa Pay Indemnity to the Families of Victims 11 Washington i Germany has completely completely com com- petely acceded to th the A American del j mands for fOl settlement of the Arabic case The imperia gov government In aletter a a- letter etter presented o on October be 5 by its 1153 ambassador l Count o rif Von Bernstorff I to Secretary Lansing d disavows disavows' s the sink sink- ing ng of the vessel announces s that it it has so notified the sub submarine ine commander commander com com- com j mander who made the attack ex i presses presse es' es regrets for the loss of or American Amerian Ameri Amen can an lives and agrees to pay an indemnity indemnity in in- to their families Official lal ial Washington was both t oth gratified grat grato fled and relieved by by bythe the diplomatic victory The iThe com communication delivered delivered delivered ered by toy the ambassador pursuant to general Instructions from his government government government govern govern- ment spread absolute confidence that there would be no more submarine controversies between the United States States' and Germany for the document reveals v that stringent orders have been given to submarine commanders commander to prevent a recurrence of such incidents incidents inci mci- dents dents dents- as the Arabic Since this this' case embraces tl the e pr principles principles prin prin- n. n for which President Wilson contended contended contended con con- tended in his notes following the torpedoing torpedoing tor tor tor- of the Lusitania and the Fal- Fal aba the concessions made mada by Germany Germany Ger Ger- many to the American viewpoint were generally regarded as paving the way for amicable settlement of all the cases wl which ch have threatened s of diplomatic relations between between between be be- tween tween the two countries Count von Bernstorff left left- here Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day night happy over the tile results of his lis Work expressing the confident hope hop that relations between Germany and the United States would continue to improve With the settlement of the Arabic controversy the dispatch to Great Britain of the long delayed American note on interference with trade is expected expected expected ex ex- ex within a few days President Wilson has consistently refused to send this communication while the issues issues issues is is- sues with Germany were pending because be he- becauSe cause the Berlin government had through its notes given the impression impression impression sion th that t on the action which the United States took with one set of belligerents depended its own conformity conformity conformity con con- to international law |