The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-10
Germany Expects Guarantee That U. s. Merchantmen Carry Nothing
 COntEabaIld As Pledge Of Security
FULL TEXT OF GERMANY'S NOTE

the jeopardizing of lives of Amer ican5 citizens. The Imperial gov ernment, therefore, repeates the assurances that American ships will not be hindered in the prose cutioni of legitimate shipping and E the lives of American citizens in neutral vessels shall not be placed in Jeopardy.
 tIn order to exclude any un- foreseen dangers. to American passenger steamer made posst- ble in view of the conduct of mar itime war by Germany's adver- Saries, German submarines will be instructed to permit the free and safe passage of such passen- ger steamers when made recog- nizable by special markings and notified a reasonable time in ad- vance. The Imperial government, however, confidently hopes that the American government will as- sume to guarantee that these ves- se1s have no contraband on board, details of arrangement for the un- hampered passage of these vessels to be agreed upon by the naval
 Tn order to furnish adequate facilities for travel across the At lantic for American citizens, the German government submits for eonsid iteration a proposal to in crease the number of available steamers by installing in passen- ger service a reasonable mum Der of neutral steamers under the American flag, the exact number to be agreed upon under the same condition as the above men, tioned {Amefic steamers.
 The Imperial government be- lfeves it can assume that in this manner adequate facilities for travel across the Atlantic ocean can be afforded American citi- zens There would, therefore, appear to be no compelling neees- sity for American citizens to tray eA to. Europe in time of war on ships carrying an enemy flag. In particular the Imperial govern ment is unable to admit that American citizens can protect an enemy ship through the mere fact of their presence on board.
 .tGermany merely followed Eng lands example when she declar- ed part of the high seas an area of war. Consequently acci dents suffered by neutrals on enc my ships in this area, of war can not well be judged differently
 
 are at all times exposed at the seat of war on land when they be- take thenselves into dangerous localities in spite of previous warnings If, however. it should < not be possible for the American government to require an ade- ! quate number of neutral passen- ger steamers, the ImpeFiaI gov ernrnent is prepared to interpose no objections to the placing un- der the American flag by the American government of four enemy passenger steamers for passenger traffic between North America and England. Assur- ances of free and safe passage for American passenger steamers would then extend to apply under the identical pro-conditiohs to these formerly hostile passenger steamers.
 The president of the United States has declared his readiness { in a. way deserving of thanks, to coInmunicate and suggest propos- als to the government of Great Britain with particular reference to the alterati on of maritime war. The Imperial government will al- ways be glad to make use of the good office of tlpe president and hopes that his efforts in the pres ent case, as we'll as in the direc- ton of the lofty ideal of the free dom of the seas. will lead to an understanding
 The undersigned requests the ambassador to bring the above Do the knowledge of the American government, and avails himself of the opportunity to renew to His Exce1lency the assurance Of his most distinguished considera- ton.
 e6signed9
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