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Lansing's Note Strongest
Sent Out Asservative of
U. S. Rights.
GERMAN REPLY TO
u. S. FAVORABLE
Ambassador Gerard Notifies Washing.
ton That DIR. Meyer-Gerhard's Re.
port on Conditions Produces Eff.
feet Favorable to America.

Washington, June 2S.-In a note to
i Germany made public by the state
! De parta ent today in the case CT the
steamship William ". Frye, the
American vessel destroyed by the
Prinz Eitel Friedrich, this govern
ment maintains that Germany has
violated a treaty obligation by de-
stroying the vessel and demands
pro'1 pit payment from Germany.
TIL following direct statement CT
the attitude of the United States is
made by Secretary of State Lansing,
who signed the note:
"The real question between .ne
two governn ents is what preparation
must be made for a breach of tire ,v
obligations and that is not quHs
ton which falls within the jurisd:c-
ton of the prize court"
Scr tary of State Lansing points
out to Germany that She previously
and 1929, her responsibility for Ia
sinking of the Frye. He tells Ger
many that she now juslifies the sink
ing under th.se two treaties and that
because the treaties do not provid, Il
way for paying indemnities, the Ger
man foreign office has decided that
the case must b. referred to a prize
court
In reply to these two positions Of
the German foreign office, MT. Lans-
ing asserts that the treaties do not
justify the sinking of the Frye and
niets that the German prize court
has any Jurisdiction over the ques-
ton of the amount of indie unity 20
be paid by the imperial German
government on account of its admit
| ted liabilities for the destruction Of
an American vessel on the high seas
Will Not Accept Court Decision.
The safe department declares It
will not be bound by any decision of
German prize court, and reiterates
that this is matter for adjustment
by direct diplomatic discussion be-
.wten the two governments.
Officials who have read the note
say that it is the strongest document
that has yet been sent across the
water in the assertion of the rights
| of American commerce. The state
ments of the present note are direct.
They deny pointblank the validity OF
the new contentious of the German
foreign office, and put the question
on tn. high plane of violation or nom
| violation of solemn treaty between
thu two governments.
| Some officials think that Germany.
hsving exhausted her diplomatic in
genui,y, which was to have been ex-
pocted would be- applied by her to
the case, will now gracefully sur
render to the American argument. re-
turn the case into the diplomatic
channels, and pay up.
Favorable Reply.
Dispatches to the state department
from Ambassador Gerard indicate
that good feeling is prevailing in Ger
MANY as to the character of the reply
which should be made to the United
States on Americas last note on the
submarine warfare question. 1t is ex-
pected that Germany will agree with
| the United States on its undertaking
of the broad principles of humanity
(which should govern even retaliatory
| warfare, but that she will insist on a
1ouid pro quo from the English gov
eminent, to be obtained by this gov
ermment
Ambassador Gerard based his OBJ
seryations on the favorable affect
which the visit of DR.. Anton Meyer
Gerhard, emissary of Count Won
IBernstorff, the Germany ambassador
here had produced on officials of the
German government.
DR.. Gerhard was UNDERSTOOD by