The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-22
Germany Warned That Vio-
lation of American Rights
Would Be "Unfriendly"
NOTE BEING RELAYED
VIA LONDON TO-DAY
No Intimation as to What
Course United States
Would Pursue

| Nasntngbo1ls ~ ~ July zA,--~l ne new
American note to Germany is on il!
Iway to Germany. 1t cleared from Wash
lington over the telegraph wires during
the night and to-day was being flashed
over the cables to London and thence
to Copenhagen where it goes over land
wires to the German foreign Office. II
should reach its destination tonight or
early tomorrow.
The note will probably be made public
| by mutual agreement with the Berlin
| foreign office tomorrow or Saturday,
and then will follow period of awaiting
a reply. Concerning the future conduct
Of the German submarines, the note does
not necessarily call for an answer, as it
announces the intention of the United
States to regard any further violation
of the international law, resulting in the
loss of American lives, as unfriendly.
On the other hand, American demands
for the disavowal of any intention to
sink the Lusitania and request for rep
aration are renewed in the new note.
President Wilson has given careful
consideration TO any eyentualities to
which the new note may commit the
United States, and he believes it places
on Germany the responsibility for any
act that may cause rupture.
Among the points in the new note
are;
1.-The assumption by the United
States that Germany by declaring her
r., sc A.. L. ssasa isas sfarWs
measure against the alleged unlawful
acts of her enemies, has admitted that
the destruction of unresisting merchant
men without warning is illegal.
GERMAN submarine commanders al
ready have proven that they can save
the passengers and crew of vessels and
can act in conformity with the laws of
humanity in making war on enemy
ships.
3-The United States cannot allow
the relations between the belligerents
to operate in any way as an abbrevia-
tion Of the rights OF neutrals and there
fore any violation of the principles for
which the American government con-
tends, resulting in a loss of American
lives. viii be viewed as "unfriendly."
4-The representations which the
American government has made in pre-
vious notes for disvowal of the inten-
ton to sink the Lusitania with Amcri- 1
,ans aboard and the request for repara-
lion are reiterated with renewed in
.istence.
5-.The American government realizes
The unusual and abnormal conditions
which the present conflict has created
n the conduct of maritime war and is
Wiling TO act as an intermediary as be-
ween the belligerents 20 arrange a
nodus vivendi or any other temporary
which do not involve a
by the United States of its
lights.
6-The proposals made by Germany
o give immunity To American ships not
srrying oontraband, and to four bellig-
rent ships under the American flag. are
elected with the emphatic assertion
hat 90 accept such suggestion would
c 20 admit Germany's right 20 set aside
be American contention issued on fun
amental principles in International law
that neutrals may travel anywhere on
be high seas on unresisting ships Of
ny nationality even II cafrying con
raband.
The note is about 200 words long.
While nowhere in il Is there any direct
animation Of the course which the
nited states win pursue In the event
+ another disaster similar 10 the Lusi-
inia. there are emphatic statements
throughout the discussion Of the prin-
pies involved has been virtually con
uded and that future conduct Of Ger
IAN submarine commanders win deter
ine the responsibility for the eontin-
,nce Of friendly relations between the
80 cOuntries.