Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-19
! PRESIDENTS 1 | Note
GIVEN TO BERLIN .
B ! 4 ENVOY Y
Wilson Demands Germany Dis
continue Sinking Of Liners.
CRISIS between COUNTRIES.

eminent to Strict Accountable Z
a ity-Is Ready to Protect lts .
\ i1';l. Citizens From Harm ID
!, ssa...5$ While on the -
.s.5g.. High Seas. ~ ~
Washington, May 15.--President Will
sons note to Germany, forwarded by
Secretary Bryan, has brought the
United States to a.. crisis with Ger
many in the opinion Of some Of the
best authorities on international law
In Washington. b b stsis 5Sa y ~ "
z The president after stating shat the
United States government has OBJ.
served with growing concern, distress
and amazement'' the recent acts of
German authorities in violation of
American rights on the high seas,
which eliminated in the sinking Of the
British steamship Lusitania, by which
over 100 Americans lost their lives, de-
clares: S}t 2,s%
"Manifestly, submarines cannot be
used against merchantmen, as the last
few weeks have shown, without an in
evitable violation Of many sacred prin-
ciples OF justice and humanity and
therefore "the imperial German gov
eminent will not expect the govern
ment OF the United States to omit any
work or any act necessary to the per-
Torrance of Its sacred duty Of main
tanning the rights of the United States
and its citizens and of safeguarding
their free exercise and enjoyment"
{ 7. Text Of Note. s.t..3
The text Of the note from the United
States to the German imperial govern
ment transmitted on Thursday to AM
tbassador Gerard at Berlin and present
ed on Friday to the German foreign Of
fee reads as follows: .%s i. b =,
1.-THE Secretary of State to the Ameri-
can Ambassador at Berlin. ...@$ 81
Department Of State, Washington,
May 10, 1915. 5,s5 .5S. z III
( y please call on the minister Of for
eign affairs. and after reading to him
this communication, leave with him
. copy: Il III II al
Il ::In view OF recent acts Of the Ger
man authorities in violation Of Ameri-
can rights on the high seas, which
eliminated in the torpedoing and sink
ing OF the British steamship Lusitania
on May Z. 1915, by which over one
hundred American citizens lost their
lives, 1t is clearly wise and desirable
that the government of the United
States and the imperial German gov
eminent should come to clear I'M
Outstanding as to the grave situation
which has resulted. s.5 III:
!. sf 5ss; v. s. Amazed by Acts. IN Y.
Ne 4 'sThe sinking of the British passen-,
ger steamship Falaba by a German
submarine on March %, through which
Leon c. Thrasher, an American citi-
zen, was drowned 4 the attack on April
rs on the American vessel Gushing by
q German aerop1ane; the torpedoing
on May 1 of the American vessel
Gulfight by q German submarine, as
the result OF which two or more Amer
lean citizens met their death: and
finally, the tdrpedoing and sinking Of
the steamship Lusitania, constitute q
series Of events which the government
of the United States has observed with
growing concern, distress and, amaze.
3ment. S5i, 4; e, \. II ss.i a i. q !
THE government of the United
States was loathe to believe-it can
not now bring itself to believe-that
these acts, 30 absolutely contrary to
the rules, the practices and the spirit
OF modern warfare, could have the
scountenance or sanction Of that great
government. l35 I. s.S@. .s,s
u $3.50 Holds Germany Responsible. 55s
a: It feels it to be It's duty. therefore.
to address the imperial government
concerning them with the utmost frank:
ness, and in the earnest hope that It
IS not mistaken in expecting action
on the part Of the imperial German
government which will correct the un-
fortunate impressions which have been
created and vindicate once more the
position Of that government with re-
gard to the sacred freedom of the
seas. .,5,5 5,f. !J ,
THE government OF the United
States has been apprised that the i'm
perial German government considered
Z themselves to be obliged by the ex-
traordinary circumstances Of the pres
$ent war and the measures adopted by
their adversaries in seeking to cut
Germany off from all commerce, to
adopt methods of retaliation which go
much beyond the ordinary methods of
warfare at sea, in the proclamation Of
war. zone, from which they have
warned, neutral ships to keep away.
This government has already taken oc-
casion to inform the imperial govern
ment that it cannot admit the adop-
ton of such measures or such a warn
ing Of danger to operate as in any de-
gree on abbreviation Of the rights Of
American ship masters or of American
citizens bound on lawful errands as
passengers on merchant ships Of bel
ligerent nationalities; and that it must
hold the imperial German government
to strict accountability for any in
fringement Of those rights, intention
al or unintentional. 1t does not under
stand the imperial German govern
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