| Show GERMANY will BE ASKED TO explain PRESIDENT CONFERS SEC LANSING REGARDING THE SINKING OF THE ARABIC government will proceed with deliberation in fixing responsibility for the loea lose of two american lives and jeopardizing of other others washington reasonable doubt as to conditions surrounding the sinking of the white star liner arabic has ki the washington cov eminent to proceed with df deliberation liberation in its it purpose to fix responsibility tor for the loss of 0 at least two american livel and the of a score core of othera others therefore germony will be div given in an opportunity to explain this last sea tragedy and if ile to show whether the conditions justified the german submarine commander in sinking the liner in apparent disregard of the solemn n protest of the united states government against the destruction of merchant vessels bear bearin lnig ig amerigian Ameri Amer clan ician passengers without proper warning and opportunely tor for succor president wilson and secretary lansing conferred saturday on the arabic situation with the text of the two messages from ambassador page pago at london before them giving detail details of the destruction of the ship as far as a they have been gathered from american survivors the ambassador and consul officials in england have been to supplement their reports with all avail awill able information to the phys leal ical results of the tra tragedy eccle the re ports will be studied carefully but in the meantime mean lime the german statement will be sought |
