The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-06-19
us. TELLSBERL|N
0LDWARFARE
MUST G0vERNCRAFI
Presidents Note Insists on Safe
ty Of Noncombatants at Sea.
DIPLOMATIC DOOR LEFT OPEN
No Suggestion Of Buster 10 Given In
Second Document Sent to German
ent--WIlson insists LusI-
tanIa Was Not Armed, But
Evidence 10 Invited.

tanIa Was Not Armed, But
Evidence 10 Invited.
Washington, June 11.-There was q
general feeling of relief in Washing
ton when the United States note to
Germany was made public by the state
department and the nature Of it,
erms became generally known.
The note IL less aggressive, less pro
Socative In its language than the note
Of May Is.
There was no dissent from that
view. The new note contains not q
suggestion of buster. There are NO
edch phrases in II as strict accounta-
Sility" or "omit any word or act nee
essary." such as gave the note of May
Is menacing character.
Il was the absence Of such threat
ening phrases which created the gen.
eral impression that the new note
gave assurance of q peaceable settle
ment Of the issue between the two
countries.
But there is no abatement of the in
sistence upon the principles of inter
national law which the president
sought to uphold in his previous COM
munication.
He still contends that the sacred
rights Of humanity we're violated by
the sinking of the Lusitania. and that
all the questions raised by Germany
as to the character OF the vessel are
irrelevant.
He reasserts that upon. this princi-
pie Of humanity, as well as upon the
law founded upon this principle. the
United States must stand"
He still maintains that the sinking
Of the Falaba was unjustified.
He declares that the United States
"very earnestly and very solemnly re-
news the representations Of Its note
transmitted to the imperial German
government on the 18th Of May"
He still asserts that American citi.
Gems bound on lawful errands have q
right to travel on merchant ships OF
belligerent nationality without being
placed in Jeopardy by German sub.
marine warfare.
And he concludes by saying:
THE government of the United
States therefore deems It reasonable
to expect that the imperial German
government will adopt the measures
necessary to put these principles into
practice In respect of the safeguard
ing of American lives and American
ships, and asks for assurances that
this will be DONE"
Text Of Note to Germany.
Following IL the text of Presiden,
Wilson's second note to Germany or
the sinking of the Lusitania:
american Ambassador, Berlin.
you are instructed to deliver text
ually the following note to the min
lister Of foreign affairs:
'Tn compliance with your excel
lency's request did not fail to trans
NIT to my government Immediately
upon their receipt your notes Of May
20 in reply to my note of May 15. and
yorif supplementary note Of June 1
setting forth the conclusions so far al
reached by the imperial German gov
ernment concerning the attacks on
the American steamers Cushing and
Gulfight. am now instructed by my
government to communicate the fol
lowing in reply:
VIII Give Full Information.
"The government of the United
States notes with qualification the full
recognition by the imperial German
government. In discussing the cases oi
the Cushing and the Gulnight. OF the
principle Of the freedom OF all parts
of the open sea to neutral ships and
the frank willingness Of the imperia.
German government to acknowledge
and meet its liability where the fact o1
attack upon neutral ships which have
not been guilty of any hostile act b.
German aircraft or vessels Of war Il
satisfactorily established; and tn,
government Of the United States will
in due course, lay before the imperia
German government a. 1t requests
full information concerning attack OF
the steamer Cushing.
with regard to the sinking Of th'
steamer Falaba. by which an Ameri
can citizen lost his life, the govern
ment of the United States 10 surprise,
20 find the imperial German govern
ment contending that an effort on th'
part Of . merchantmen to escape CAP
ture and secure assistance. alters tn
obligation of the ofYlcer seeking h
make the capture in respect Of th'
safety Of the lives Of those ON boar,
the merchantman. although the vesse
had ceased her attempt to cscap,
when torpedoed. These are not ney
circumstances. They have been in TIL
minds Of statesmen and Of interna
tional jurists throughout the develop
nent Of naval warfare, and the GOV
srnment OF the United States does no
understand that they have ever been
ho16 70 alter the principles OF human
III upou which Il has insl1ted. Moth
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