New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
OFFICIAL TEXT OF THELATEST
 AMERICAN NOTE TO GERMANY.
President Wilson Tells Berlin That Next Violation of
 American Rights w ill Be Regarded as Deliberately Unfriendly.'

and due regard for the dignity of neutral nation affected. The govern the practice be discontinued. If per- sisted in, 1t would, in such circum- stances constitute an unpardonable offense against the sovereignty of the neutral nation affected. The govern ment of the United States is not un- mindful of the extraordinary condi- tions created by this war; or of the radical alterations of circumstances and method of attack produced by the use of instrumentalities of naval war fare which the nations of the world cannot have had in view when the existing rule of international law were formulated, and it is ready to make every reasonable allowance for these novel and unexpected aspects of war at sea; but it cannot consent to abate any essential or fundamental right of it's people because of mere altera- tion of circumstances. The rights of neutrals in time of war are based upon priciple, not upon expediency, and the principles are immutab1e It is the duty and obligation of belligerents to find 8 way to adapt the new circum- stances to them.
 Remove Cause of Offense.
 The events of the past two months have clearly indicated that it is pos-, sible and practicable to conduct such submarine operations as have char acterized the activity of the imperial German navy within the so-cal1ed war zone in substantial accord with the accepted practices of regulated warfare. The whole world has looked with interest and increasing satisfac- tion at the demonstration of that pos sibility by German naval command ers 1t is manifestly possible, there fore, to lift the whole practice of sub- marine attack above the criticism it has aroused and remove the chief cause of offense.
 Tn view Of the admission of file gality made by the imperial gov ernment when it pleaded the right of retaliation in defense of it's acts, and in view of the manifest possi- bility of conforming to the estab- lfshed rules of naval warfare, the government of the United States cannot believe that the imperial gov- ernment will longer rerra1n from dis avowing the waato11 act of it's naval commander in sinking the Lusitania,s or from offering reparation for the American lives lost, so far as repara- tion can be made for needless des- truction of human life by an illegal act
 The government of the United States, while not indifferent to the friendly spirit in which it is made, cannot accept the suggestion of the imperial German government that certain vessels be designated and agreed upon which shali be free on Inc seas now illegally prescribed. The Very agreement woald, by implica- ton, subject other vessels to illegal attack and would be a curtailment and therefore an abandonment of the principles for which this government contends and which in times of calm CT counsels every nation would con- cede as of course.
 Same Great Object.
 The government or the United States and the imperial German gov-. ernment are contending for the same great object, have long stood togeth- ] CT in urging the very principles, up- CD which the govvrnment of the United States now SC solemnly in sists They are both contending for freedom of the seas. The government of the United States will continue to contend for that freedom, from