Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 209, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1915 — GERMANY MAKES A NEW PROPOSAL [ARTICLE]

GERMANY MAKES A NEW PROPOSAL

Offers to Submit Claims For Compensation in Steamer Cases to The Hague .For Adjudication. Berlin, Sept: 2.—Germany, according to County von Bemstorff’s instructions, offers to submit the claims for compensation arising out of the Lusitania and Arabic cases to The Hague for adjudication. Washington, Sept. 3.—No discussion of the .manner of fixing the reparation to be given the United States by Germany for the loss of American lives on the Lusitania and the Arabic is expected here until the promised formal communication from the German government, disavowing the sinking of the Arabic is received. It is known that Count von Berastorff, the German ambassador, has been given instruction to proceed with negotiations seeking to clear entirely the questions at issue between the United States and Germany over submarine warfare as Soon as the United States is ready to enter into negotiations. Officials here have not discussed suggestions that the question of reparation should be referred to The Hague for arbitration. It is generally believed, however, that the American government would not receive such a proposal with favor and would insist upon a settlement ’by direct diplomatic negotiations.