The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-07-16
Ships MUST BE MARKED
And We Are Asked to See
That They Garry No
COntraband.
ARRIVAL DATES REQUESTED.
TO MINIMIZE THE DANGER OF
MISTAKES BY TEUToN
SUBMARINES
ARRIVAL DATES REQUESTED.
GERMANY DENIES ALL GUILT.
And Accuses Her Enemies Of Design
ing the Destruction of the
German Nation.

Washington.-The German reply tc
the American note of June 10th, stat
ing the stand of this government fol
the rights of United States citizens
was handed by the Foreign Office to
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin. The
work of reducing it TO code was i'm
mediately begun and it was forwarded
TO the State Department.
The text as given to the press fol.
lows:
Berlin.-The undersigned has the
honor to make the following reply
TO his Excellency Ambassador Gerard
to the note of the 10th ultmo re the
impairment of American interests by
the German submarine war:
The Imperial Government learned
with satisfaction from the note how
earnestly the Government of the
United States is concerned in ceeing
the principles of humanity realized in
the present war. Also this appeal
finds ready echo in Germany, and the
Imperial Government is quite willing
to permit its statements and decisions
in the present case to be governed by
the principles of humanity just as it
has done always.
The Imperial Government welcomed
with gratitude when the American
Government. In the note Of May Is,
itself recalled that Germany had al
ways permitted itself to be governed
by the principles of progress and hu-
manity in dealing with the law OF
maritime war.
Since the time when Frederick the
Great negotiated with John Adams,
Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas JEFF
ferson the Treaty OF Friendship and
Commerce Of Sept. 9, 1885, between
Prussia and the Republic OF the West,
German and American statesmen
have, in fact, always stood together in
the struggle for the freedom Of the
seas and for the protection of peace
able trade.
In the international proceedings
which since have been conducted for
the regulation Of the laws of maritime
war, Germany and America have joint
iy advocated progressive principles,
especially the abolishment of the
right of capture at sea and the pro-
lection of the interests of neutrals.
Even at the beginning OF the present
war the German Government imme-
diately declared its willingness, in re-
sponse to proposals of the American
Government. to ratify the Declaration
OF London and thereby subject itself
In the use of its naval forces to all
the restrictions provided therein in
favor OF neutrals.
Germany likewise has been always
tenacious of the principle that war
should be conducted against the
armed and organized forces of an
enemy country. but that the enemy
civilian population must be spared
as far as possible from the measures
OF war The Imperial Government
eherishes the definite hope that
some way will be found when
peace is concluded. or perhaps
earlier, to regulate the law OF mari.
time war in a manner guaranteeing
the freedom of the seas. and will well
come it with gratitude and satisfac-
ton IL II can work hand in hand with
the American Government on that oc.
casion.
II in the present war the principles
which should be the ideal of the fu
ture have been traversed more and
more. the longer it's duration, the Ger
man Government has no guilt therein.