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Show uu WILSON REVEALS U. S. SITUATION Tells How Action of Bryan and of Congress Has Weakened Weak-ened United States' Position. Washington. March 3. President Wilson's position on the international situation, as revealed further today, was that he had told congressional leaders that It was months after tho resignation of former Secretary Bryan before-the' 'UnltcaStules' government, could convince Germany that this nation na-tion was in earnest in its position on submarine warfare. The president is understood to have mentioned this fact to show his belief be-lief that action by congress would further weaken the position of the United States abroad. Ho is understood under-stood to have told the leaderB that charges that he wanted to get the United States into war were entirely disproved by his attitude during the last two years. He endured jeers and ridicule, he said, because of his efforts ef-forts to maintain peace. Tie is understood un-derstood to have declared that he has always been willing to do anything, except sacrifice honor, in order to maintain the United States at peace. At the same time the president declared de-clared he did not see how the United States could do anything but sever diplomatic relations with any nation which killed Americans in violation of international law. While both Secretary Lansing and Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, am-bassador, have flntly declined to comment com-ment upon the statements regarding the possibility of war attributed to President Wilson by Senator Gore and later denied by the White House, it was learned today that mention of the result of a break of diplomatic relations had been discussed casually and informally by the secretary and ambassador late in January of this year. According t,o the authoritative Information, In-formation, the discussion came at a time when Secretary Lansing informed inform-ed the ambassador exactly what kind of a communication from Germany would settle the Lusitania case in a manner satisfactory to the United States. The ambassador is said to have informed Mr Lansing that he believed be-lieved his government might change some of the expressions used In the document which the secretary had Indicated In-dicated would be acceptable. They agreed that the ambassador should submit the document to his government govern-ment and see what changes it would suggest, which the ambassador did Bernstorff Asks Plain Question. At the same time, quite Informally, he is understood to have asked the sccretnry what he thought would be the ultimate result should Germany fall to meet the requirements of the United States. Secretary Lansing, It is said, told the ambassador that In event of a complete disagreement on tho subject, the United States might be obliged to break off diplomatic relations. The ambassador Is reliably represented as having replied that he fully understood under-stood the view of the secretary and to have added the hope that uothiug of the kind ever would occur. Germany Regards U. S. Wishes. The ambassador pointed out that with diplomatic relations severed there would be no agencj by which the enthusiasm of naval commanders could be held in check and that some circumstance was almost certain to occur to lead to hostilities. The ambassador am-bassador also is reported as having pointed out that the uiodlflcatlona in the conduct of submarine warfare, made since the beginning of the war, has been solely on account of regard for the wlshoa of the United States. The authority, from whom this information in-formation was obtained, said it should be understood that tho ambaBBador wns only expressing his own personal opinions and that the conversation with Secretary Lansing was absolutely 'nformal and not to be regarded as significant of anything. |