Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-11

tue part OF merchantmen IN asoar
taPVuie ana secure assistance nltars
,no opllgatlon of the officer seeLinr,
w make the capture In respect M thss,
salety to the lives OF thosa an hoa"I
.ne merchontman, although the '.u ~es'
SCI mas ceased her attemnt ~. ~ ea
when torpedood. These nre MOI apu ~
n,itu99nStances' r,ia9 They have been in the
,iaH " Statesmen and of interna.
% NAM Jurlets Throughout the develop.
orn rvme oi naval warfare and the gov.
u.nhent OF the United Statea does not
HSuIa1ersland HuI1 that they have over bssn
uu,u 70 alter the principles of hnmon'
Ky upon which II has insisted. NoSb.
,nB put actual f0rcible resistance or
vvntlnued efforts TO escape bv fbaSt
wnoh ordered TO stop for the nnrnoss
w VISIT ON the part of the merchant
u'un has ever been held TO forfeit M
n,es OF her passengers or crew
O.. ine government of tho Initial
un,"les, however, does not understand
mat ihe imperial German govornr"aat
20 SucHing IN this case Ia relieve itsels
" uuoillty, but only intends 10 sa,
aoIVn th9 circumstances which lod the
commander Of the submarine to aiia',
milpselt TO be hurried into the conrse
which he took. 'o''se
status of Lusitania Taken up
iour excelleney's note, In diso,,as.
tuB the loss OF American lives resnitn,,
I,om the sinking OF the steamsh;s
an.,ai' ut,tanil' odVetts at some length w
ov,talh information which the jmner,aI
uululah government has receiyed viii
,,LBa'u TO the character and outfit ~
'nat vessel, and your exeellency
pIusSeS the fear that this informot;na
uuy not have been brought to MA at
United States. oI the
,,.,, ~ is stated in the note that tho
,t, U1'"nla was undoubtedly eoninneJ
rnin " mashed guns, supplied Win
lu.ned gnnners aud special ammnnt
lpn transporting troaps from Can
u% carrying cargo not peynit,aJ
"uof tho laws Of the United Statas
vessel also carrying nnssons'e
hd serving, in virtual effrct
uNlllary TO the naval forces ~ G -"
'ntaln' Fortunately theso ma Vrvnt
y concerning which the government
oHe pllted states Is in Il position
give the imperial German govern'
WY WY on,tlcial information. 0f H.
lt~ alleged in your ocelIencv'g
'te, " true the government of he
"',e1 HtHtes would have been bonnd
tnNo oIlielal c0guizance in nc,'
lm'ng lts recognized duty IA KAN.
ma imrl @ ana Ia enforcing It's nn.
uerI'lan Government MBinformed
y ! was its duty to see to il that
,'n'.tu'ih was not armed for of
lmVe action that she was moi sery.
"H a transport, that she did not
.5 u cargo prohibited by n,e
.tuteS OF the United States. nnd
u ~ IN iaet, she was naval ves'
W "ieat Britain she should NOT
y'Ee eloafhnce as merehantu,n
" performed that duty and on.
v,u us statutes with scrnnnIo,,,
nance through lts regularly con-
.uted OFFICIALS, lt s able. tbara.
y 10 assure the imperial Ciermao
prhmont that IL has been misin.
" the imperial German govorn.
~ should deem itself Ia he In nns
non ~ convincing evidence tbnt tba
elnIS Of the government ~ tbe
.a 9.a''a lld not perform these
p WIN thQroughness, the gov
"o1t y. " ,Ne United states sincerely
's may u viii submit that evidence
consideration.
conventions Held Irrelevant.
Whatever may be the contention.
l' imperial German govornment rs
lhR lhe carriage Of contraband ~
On board the Lusitnnin m ro
ing the explosion of thai matosiaI
~ Pouo, u need only be said that,
''uN OF thM government, tho
'"ti''ls are irrelevant to the uues.
on the Legality Of the methods
W we derman naval authorl.
m sinking that vessel
'Ul lhe sinking Of passenger sbipa
lNcs principles OF humanity whiea
v INTO the background any speeial
instances Of detail that may ba
3ht 10 affect the cases--prineipIes
" lit 10 aa the imperial govern.
WIN no d1ibt be quick TO recop.
ana acknowledge, out of the class
.ulhary subjects Of diplomatic dis
ph or International controversy.
'ever be the facts regarding t6e
ania, the principal fact is tBat a
steamer primarily and chiefly
lVeyance Tor passengers aud car.
more than 1000 souls woo had
irt or lot in The conduct Of the
was torpcdoed and sunk without
lch as a challenge or warning.
'hat men, women and children
sent TO their deaths in eirenn.