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NOTE TO GERMANY
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or our NEUTRAL RIoHrs.
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GRAVE CRISIS PRESENTED
WsshInsten NotIfes Berlin That Any
Further Violation Of Our Rights
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Washington.-TheA American note on
submarine warfare. presented ct Ber.
In July Is BY Ambassador Gerard.
was made public here II reveals that
Germany has been Informed II II the
intention Of the United States to re-
gard ~ deliberately unfriendiy" any
repetition by German naval command.
srs Of acts IN contravention Of Ameri.
can rights
Among the points in the new note
are:
First-The assumption by the United
States that Germany. by declaring her
submarine warfare to be q retaliatory
measure against tho alleged unlawful
acts of her enemies. has admitted that
the destruction Of unresisting mer'
ehantment without warning is Illegal.
Second - German submarine com
manders already have proven that
they can save the passengers and
crews Of vessels and can act In con-
formity with the laws Of humanity In
making war on enemy's ships.
Third-The United States cannot al
low the relations between the bsIlig.
srents to operate In any way rs an
abbreviation OF the rights Of neutrais
and therefore any violation Of the
principles for which the American
government contends. resulting In q
loss Of American hives. will be viewed
q -unfrinedly."
Fourth-The representations which
the American government has made
IN previous notes for dissvowal OF the
Intention to sink the Lusitania with
Americans aboard and the request for
rsparafion are reiterated with 70
newed insistence-
Fifth-The American government
realizes the unusual and abnormal
conditions which the present conflict
has created In the conduct OF maritime
war and Is willing to act Is an inter
mediary as between the belligerents to
arrange Q modus vivendi or any other
temporary arrangements which do not
involve a surrender by the United
States OF It's rights
Sixth-The proposals made by Ger
many to give immunity to American
ships not carrying contraband and "a
four belligerent ships under the Amer
lean nag are rejected with the EN-
phatic assertion that to accept sucA
. suggestion would be to admit Ger
many's right to set aside the Ameri
can contention based on fundamenta
principles IN international law--tha
nsufra1s may travel anywhere on IN
haxh sena On unresisting ships of an,
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| Text es the Note.
~rhs Secretary Of State to Ambaasu
aor Gerard
Department Of State.
Washington. July n. 1919
You are instructed to deliver text
ually the following note to the minis
ter OF foreign affairs:
The note Of the imperial govern
nent dated the sfh OF July. 1918. hal
received the careful consideration o.
the government Of the United States
and II regrets to be Obliged to say thai
II has found II very unsatisfactory. bs
cause It falls to meet the real differ
ences between the two governments
and indicates NO way in which the &C
| cepted principles Of law and humanity
may bs applied in the grave matter n
controversy. but proposes. on the con
srary. arrangements for . partial sus
pension Of those principles which vir
tually set them aside.
The government OF the Unitet
States notes with satisfaction tina
the imperial German government
recognizes without reservation tn
validity Of the principles insist
cd on in the several communica
lions which this government has ad
dressed to the imperial German gov
srnment with regard to Its announce
ment Of . war zone and the use OF sui
marines against merchantmen on III
high seas-the principle that the higl
seas are free. that the character an
cargo Of q merchantman must nrst b
sscertained before she can lawfully
seized or destroyed and that the live
Of noncombafanfs may in no case b
put In jeopardy unless the vessel resist
or seeks to escape after being sun
moned to submit to examination: for
belligerent act Of retaliation il per .
an act beyond the law. and the d
tense Of an act as retaliatory 10 an u
mission that II Is Illegal
Cant Change Neutral Riphss-
~The government Of the Unite
States is. however. keenly disappoin
|, Cd to fnd. that the imperial Germa
, government regards itself as In larg
, degree exempt from the obligation
observe these principles. even wher
| neutral vessels are concerned. by whs
! It believes the policy and practice {
the government Of Great Britain
be in the present war with regard
neutral commerce.
The imperial German governmel
VIII readily understand that the go
) srnment Of the United States cann'
, liscnss the policy Of the governmel
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