Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-14

any 81 lit UttbuHN AZ WHft tdHHPl
lawfully or rlghtfnlly be put IN
Jeopardy by the capture or desiruc-
tl0n Vt an nnarmod mefchantman,
aud rccoRuizn also. as nll other ma
lions do. the obligation fa take the
usunl nrecautlan u visit and neafca
10 ascertain whether a suspected
merchantmen ~ 10 fact Of belllgcrent
nationality Or is IN fact carrying con
ffhbhnd ~ war under "a neutral flax
Must Change MctsioGs.
THE governmtnt Of the United
States therefore. desires To- call the
attention 81 the Imperial German gov
eminent with tho utmost enfnsKtnesa
10 the fact that tho objection to their
present method of attack againet the
trade ~ their enemies lies IN the
practical impasalblify ~ employing
submarines IN the destruction Of com
fIierce Without dlaresnrding those
rules Of fairness, relison, Justice ana
humanity which al modern opinion
regards as imperative. IL rs practically
impossible for the officers Of n sub
marine TO visit q merchantmen al sea
and examine her papers and cargo,
II il practically impossible for them
% make a prize Of her, and, II they
cannot pat prize crew on hoard Of
her. they cannot sink her without
leaving her crew ana all on board Of
her TO the mercy Of the sea In her
small boats. These facts, II IN UNDER
nt0od. the imperial German govern
ment frankly admit We are informed |
that IN the instances OF which We
have spoken time enough for even
that poor measure OF safety was not
given, ana in at least two of the cases
a. La. ~
received. ManifeHtis submarines can
not be- used against merchantmen. ~
the last fcw weeks have shown, with
out an inevitable Violation of many
sacred principles of justice and hui
manits.
American citizens act within their
indiHpntable rights in taking their
ships and IN travelling wherever their
legitimate business calls them upon
the high sens. aud exercise those
rights IN what should be- we'll JUST. !
Ned confidence that their lives VIII
not be endangered hS nets done inl
clear violation of universally aeknowl- /
edged International obligation, GER
taihiy In the confidence that their
own government Will sustain them IN
the exercise ~ their rights
Warning Not Ilecogniscd.
There Was recently published mi
the newspapers uf the United states
/ regret TO inform the Imperial Ger
man government, formal warning
ptsfportinE 10 come from the Imperial
embassy NJ Washington. addreNed 70
the people OF the United Hiatea aud
stating ~ effect, that any citizen OF
ihe United States who exercises his
right Of free travel upon the seas
would do 10 at his peru " his Journey
should iAku him within the zone Of
waters within which the imperial I
German navy was using submarines
against the commerce Of Great Brit
ain and France, Observation-Disclosures the
respectful but very earnest protest
~ his government. the government of
the United states. do not refer 10
this for the purpose Of calling the at
iention of the imperial German gov-
eminent At this time 10 the surprls-
ing irrcEularits of z communication
from the imperial German embassy
at WASHINGTON advising the people
Of the United States through the
newspapers but merely Cor tile puf
pose of pointing out that no warning
that an unlawful aud tnhnnlane act
would bc committed eau possibly be-
accepted az nn excuse OF paillatiun