Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-15
CITES CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE
UNITED STATES WILL BE PER-
MITTED TO USE SEA
DATES OF SAILINCS AND SHIPS CARGoES
Passes Over Lansngs Protest Concerning Sinking of the
Lusitana, and Win Make No Promises if
Demands Are Not Complied With

. iNHS ueloEe Tue ntGinninE OF inc
submarine war England practically
/ completely intercepted legitimate neu
trail navigation TO Germany also. Thus
/ Germany was driven 10 a submarine
/ war on trade.
| ON November II. 1914. the English
/ Premier declared In the House OF
( Commons that u was one OF Eng
lands principal tasks 10 prevent food
for the German population from reach
| Ing Germany via neutral ports.
Since March first England has been
I taking from neutral ships without fur.
/ Their formality all merchandise com.
/ Ing frum Germany. even when neutral
/ property. Just as II was always with
the Beers, tho German people arc now
( ia be gtyea the choice OF pertshlng
from starvation with It's women and
children or OF relinquishiug i;s indie
pcndence
while our enemies thus loudly and
openly proclaimed war without mercy
until our utter destruction. We we're
conducting = war In saifdefense for
our national existence and for the
rake os peace OF an assured perma.
ntacy We have been Obliged TO
adopt submarine warfare 10 meet
the declared intentions of our enc.
mics and the method Of warfare adopt.
ri by them In confirmation Of Inter
national law.
Warned seutrals Might Suffer.
with all its efforts In principle TO
protect neutral life and property from
damage as much as possible. the Ger.
mar Government recognized unrcsery
eddy In It's memorandum IS February
1 that the Interests OF negtrals might
suffer from the submarine warfare
However. tho American Government
Ntil also understand ahd apprccia late
that In the fight fur existence which
has eceu fareea upon Germany by It's
adVersartes and announced b. them II
II the sacred daty Of he Imperial
Government to do all within It's power
IN protect and save the lives Of Ger.
man subjects
II tho Imperial Government were
acrelic, In taese its duties. Il woald
ta guilty before God and history of
the violation Of those principles Of
hlkhes, humanity which aro the fouu
dasiou Of every national existence
The case ~ thu l.usttanla shows
atth horrible cl"araeSS TO what ieop-
ar,itE!ns a human lives the manner
81 conducting var employed by our
adveFsaries leads
In the most direct contradiction az
International iaN. all distinctions be
tNe.a merchantmen and war vessels
have he@a ohltarated by the order
10 British srvhantaent 70 arm them
selves and 20 ram submarines and the
promise OF rewards therefor. and nett
trails who use merchantmen as trav.
elers therehy have been exposed In
an Increasing degree 10 all tho dan
gers Of war.
Could Not Warn the Lusi.anta.
II the commander of the German
submarine which destroyed the Lust
;anta had caused the crew and pas.
songerx to take TO the boats before
firing torpedo this would have
meant tho sure destruction o, his
own vessel After the experiences in
sinking much smaller and less sea.
worthy vessels. II was TO be expected
that mighty ship like the Lusi.
taniA would remain above water long
enough even after the torpedoing 20
permit passengers TO enter the ships
boats.
Circumstances OF very peculiar
kind. especially the presence on board
of large quantities OF highly explos-
i've materials defeated this expecta.
ton In addition. II may be pointed
out that II the Lusitania had been
spared thousands OF cases OF mum.
tions would have been sent TO Ger.
many's enemies. and thereby thous-
ands of German mothers and children
robbed OF breadwinners.
In the spirit OF friendship where |
with the German nation has been i'm. |
bued towards the Union and its inhab- |
itants since the earliest days of its
existence. the Imperial Government
always will be ready 10 do all It can |
during the present war also TO pre-
ven, the jeopariiEing OF lives OF Am.
eriean citizens.
The Imperial Government. therefore |
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ships will not be hindered in the pros
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Pride.