Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-07-30
GERMANY GETS OUR
THIRD WARNING
AMBASSADOR GERARD PRESENT.
ED PRESIDENT WILSON'S
NOTE OF PROTEST.
MUST RESPECT OUR RIGHTS
Continuation OF German Commanders
in Killing Americans Will be Con-
sidered Deliberately Unfriend-
ly"-Serious Aspect Arises.

sidered deliberately Unfriend-
ly"-Serious Aspect Arises.
Washington.-The text of the Amer
lean note on submarine warfare, was
presented at Berlin July 2S by Ambas-
sador Gerard
1t reveals that the imperial govern
ment has been informed it is the in
tention of the United States to regard
as deliberately unfriendly" any repe-
tition by the commanders of German
naval vessels of acts in contravention
of American rights.
The United States announces that it
will continue to contend for the free
dom of the seas, from whatever quar-
at any cost"
Considered the Strongest Note.
In official and diplomatic quarters
the communication was received as the
strongest and most emphatic pro-
nouncement that has come from the
Washington government since the be-
ginning of its correspondence with the
belligerents Of Europe.
President Wilson returned to Cor
nish, N. H., Sunday to await develop
ments.
lIegaity of Practices.
On the assumption that Germany has
already admitted the illegality of her
practices by attempting to justify
them as against Great Britain, the Uni
ted States, in the new note, expresses
the belief that Germany will no longer
refrain from disavowing the wanton
act of its naval commander in sinking
the Lusitania, or from offering rep
aration for the American lives lost,
so far as reparation can be made for
needless destruction of human life
by an illegal act"
Referring to the German govern
ment's expression of hope in its last
note that the freedom of the seas may
be established in some measure before
the end of the present war, the Uni
ted States declares that this object
can be accomplished and invites the
practical cooperation of the imperial
government The American govern
ment adds, moreover, that il holds
itself ready at any time to act as the
common friend who may be privileged
to suggest a way" to assist in estab-
fishing the freedom of the seas.
German Note Unsatisfactory.
AT the outset, the German note of
July is declared very unsatisfactory,
because it fails to meet the real diff
ficulties between the two governments
and indicates no way in which the
accomplished principles of law and
humanity may be applied in the grave
matter in controversy, but proposes,
on the contrary, arrangements for
partial suspension of those principles,
which virtually set them aside.
Contending that "the defense of an
act as retaliatory is an admission that
it is Illegal" the American govern
ment then argues that it can not dis
cuss actions of Great Britain with
Germany, and must regard as irrel-
evant" in the present negotiations the
conduct of other belligerents.
Insists on Safety of Life.
illegal and inhuman acts" says the
note, however justifiable they may be
thought against an enemy who is be-
lieved to have acted in contravention
of law and humanity, are manifestly
indefensible when they deprive neu-
trails of their acknowledged rights,
particularly when they violate the
right of life itself"
Pointing out that a belligerent
should give up its measures of re-
taliation if unable to conduct them
without injuring the lives of neutrals,"
the note declares that persistence in
such measures under the circum-
stances would constitute an unpardon-
able offense against the sovereignty of
the neutral nation.
Conditions Are Extraordinary.
The United States, it is further as
serted, is not unmindful of the ex-
traordinary conditions" created by the
present war, and is ready to make
every reasonable allowance for these
novel and unexpected aspects of war
at sea-" but can not consent Ito abate
any essential or fundamental rights
of its people because of a mere altera-
ton of circumstances"
The note says that events of the
last two months clearly indicate that
it is possible and practicable to con-
duct submarine operations in accord
with the accepted practices of regu-
lated warfare" The comment is
added that the whole world has looked
with interest and increasing satisfac-
ton at the demonstration of this fact
by German naval commanders, and
that it is "manifestly possible to lift
the whole practice of submarine at
tack above the criticism which it has