The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-03

Tho summary of the Presidents third note to the German government on ils warfare methods pub iished last Saturday in The Empire may be regarded justly as official"
 The government of the United states in the Presi- dents third note Go the German government on the Lusitania and similar outrages has closed the discus sion as to the facts and principles involved The Unit ed States consents to further discussion not of facts and principles. but only of ways and means by which tbe sea warfare practices of both European combat ants may be brought into conformity with established rules of international law and with respect for Ameri can rights and huuanity's upon the public highways Of Che seas.
 With this friendly and humane purpose the United States realizing the unusual existing conditions in the conduct ol maritime war; offers to act as inermed- iary between the begerents with view to arranging between them some "modus viyendi'-some method of rettine aiong-which does not involve any surrender by the United States of he rights of its citizens on the seas and of lts duty to protect them there
 The German governments offer of certain privi leces to American ships and the American flag is nec essary rejected since accept it would be to admit the German governments right to annui the fundamen tai principle of international law that neutras may tray d anywhere on the high seas on unarmed ships of any nationality regardless of the nature Of their carsoes To accept that offer would also consent to annument @~~~t---o ts even broader rights which treaty the German gov ernmeut has repeatedly recognized as in full force and effect
 Pointing out that the German government by de- earing it's submarine warfare realiatory against aered unlawful acts of its enemies has admitted that destruction without warning of unressting merchant men is a violation of international law-pointng out also that German submarine commanders have proved that they can conform principles of international law and humanity in making war enemy eommeree-the United States renews its requests for disavowa of n- tention to sink the Lusitana with Americans on board and for reparation for that and similar outrages
 The United States repeats that 1t cannot permit the relations between European beigerents to op crate in any manner as abbreviaton of the rights of neutras and that any further violation of the prn- cipes for which the United States contends will have to be viewed as an "unfriendly act
 The words "unfriendly act" may mean little in the intercourse of private life In International relations where statesmen carefully their words they have a meaning very distinct and perfectly well under stood to every trained diplomat With all its capacity for misunderstanding America these are words which Berlin cannot misunderstood.
 In a word the United States takes it's stand, cour- teousy but immovably upon information law. American rights uner it and humanitys rights. If the German government persists in what has been told must be regarded as "unfriendy acts then the United States win be compelled to take such measures as may be nee sary or expedient for the maintenance of American rights and humanitys
 In the stand he has taken for American rights and humanty's on the seas the American people are with their President. He Is true American who is not