The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-03
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DECLARES READINESS TO
ACCEPT VIRTUALLY ALL
Or AMERICAN PRO-
PosALS
CAN'T STOP USE OF
ANCHORED MINES
Promises Also to Guarantee That.
Foodstuffs Pera,itted to Reach
Her Shores viii be Deliver
ed Exclusively to the 3
Civil Population
(By AA.ocinte,l 'Prss.l

ti<C.NDOAN, luuiNu t1V.OV ~.
The contents OF the American noce of
February 22 to Great Britain and Ger
many's reply thereto are given in q
Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam. The
notes were received In Amsterdam In
n dispatch from Berlin. 81 n
The American note expresses the
hope that Great Britain and Germany,
through reciprocal concessions, dis
cover basis of understanding which
would tend to free shipa engaged ia <
neutral and peaceful commerce from
serious dangers To which they. are ex-
posed in passing through the coastal
waters of the belligerents Countries.
This suggestion, the. note, sayh,
should not be considered as pro-
posal by the American goVernmeiik,
whom IL does not behopve to PROPOSE
conditions for such an agraelnestf,
though the question at issue has "a
direct and farreaching interest for tho
United States. 3 : ~
The suggestion Is mdae TINT Ger
manysand Great Britain Bilouid agree,
frat. that isolated driftinE IaInSs
should be laid by neither party. tliat
anchored mines should be laid ex
clnsiyely for defense, Within Hiin
range OF harborR. and that all mites
bear the mark ioe the government ~
prigin ard be 40 snpaSsylie Ats ao 81 \.
come harmless aster breaking io6es!
from their anchorage. e, 8
1t Is suggested, second. that subiIiAa
rines should not be employed 10 at-s
tack merchant vessels OF any tiafIakly
aiity, except to carry out the right of
holding them up and searching them;
frH hat l.an 81 ar.G
neither OF the parties should employ
neutral flags as q war ruse or to con-
ceai their identity. S {,
Great Britain. II is suggested.
should agree that foodstuffs shall not
he made absolute contraband and thHt
the British authorities neither shall
disturb T,0r hold up cargoex or 3auGh
goods when addressed to agencies In
Germany. the names, OF which, are
communicated by the United States
government. for the purpose OF re-
ceiving such goods and handing them
over to licensed German retailers for
further distribution exclusively TO the
civil population,
Germany, It is contended. should de-.
clare her agreement that foodstutfs
from the United States or any other
neutral country shall be addtessed 10,
such agencieSg ~
The German reply to .iIe Uniteti
States was despatched Sunday. IL
begins; IS s s
THE German government hRa taken
note of the American suggestion with
lively interest and sees therein new
proof of friendly feelintt' which are
fully reciprocated by Gefmang. The
suggestion corresponds also To the
German wishes that the naval war
should be waged according TO fules
which. without subjecting one or the
other belligerent power to utie-sidhd
restrictions of methods OF warfare
would take into consideration the itl-s
tersts OF neutrais as well as the laws
of humanity.
ain this sense. the German note of
February 16 already has pointed out
that the observance Of the London
declaration by Germany's enemies
would create = new situation from
which Germany glaiyy Wauid be pre-
pared to draw c3nclusiors.' =
+ On particular suggestions OF the
American note the following remarks
are made:
Germany, would be prepared TO
make the suggestion declaration con-
corning the n-employment of drift-
ing mines and the gconstthc ti0a z ;of.
anchored mines. and further agrees
with the suggestion TO attach d gov
sernment. mark 80 any mines WHICH
may be laid. on the other hand 1t
appears tp-dermhny not to Re pfact-
cable for the bellige ~snt powers falIss
to renounce the employment OF auchSI
ored mines for oifensiye purposes, ~