Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-15
.GERMANY's REPLY.
Assurance That Ships Flying U.
S. Flag Will Not Be Attacked
REFUSES ALL CONCESSIONS
Nothing Said As to Status Of NeutraIs
on Ships Of 6eIIlserents-very
Little Said Concerning the
Lusitania Incident.

1 'uStdSHts
! Following ls the text OF the German
reply to tie American note of June
10:
Berlin, July s.--The undersigned
has the honor to make the following
reply to his excellency, Ambassador
Gerard, to the note of the 10th ultimo
regarding the impairment of Ameri.
can interests by German submarine
war. The imperial government learn.
ed with satisfaction from the note
how earnestly the government of the
United States is concerned in seeing
the principles OF humanity realized in
the present war. Also this appeal
finds ready echo IN Germany and the
imperial government lis quite willing
to permit its statements and decisions
in the present case to be governed by
the principles of humanity just as II
has done always.
"The imperial. government welcom-
ed 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 hui
mainly in dealing with the law OF
maritime war.
Refers to Franklin Treaty.
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. 0, 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 pro-
ceedings which since have been con-
Quoted for the regulations of the law
OF maritime war Germany and Amer
lea have jointly advocated progressive
principles, especially the adjustment
OF the right OF capture at sea and the
protection Of the interests of neutrals.
Even at the beginning of the pres
ent war the German government i'm
mediately declared its willingness 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 arm
ed and organized forces of an enemy
country, but that the civil population
must be spared as far as possible
from the measures OF war. The i'm
perial government cherishes the defin-
lite 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 1t with gratitude and satisfac-
ton II 1t can work hand in hand with
the American government on that oc-
casion.
Denies Guilt.
"If In the present war the princi-
pies which should be the ideal of the
future have been traversed more and
more. the longer its duration. the Ger
man government has no guilt therein.
1t is known to the American govern
ment how Germany's adversaries. by
completely paralyzing reaceable trar-
&c between Germany and neutral
countries, have aimed from the very
beginning and with increasing lack
of consideration at the destruction,
not so much of the armed forces as
the life Of the German nation, repudi-
ating in doing so all the rules Of in
ternational law and disregarding all
the rights OF the neutrals.
Must Protect Own.
with all its efforts in principle to
protect neutral life and property from
damage as much as possible, the Ger
man government recognized unresesv-
eddy in its memorandum of Feb. 4,
that the interests of neutrals might
suffer from the submarine warfare.
However, the American government
will also understand and appreciate
that in the fight for existence which
has been forced upon Germany by
its adversaries and announced by
them, 1t is the sacred duty of the i'm
perial government to do all within
its power to protect and save the lives
Of German subjects. II the imperial
government were derelict in these its
duties. It would be guilty before God
and history of the violation of those
principles OF highest humanity which
are the foundation Of every national
existence.
"The case Of the Lusitania shows
with horrible clearness to what jeop-
ardizing of human lives the manner
Of conducting war employed by our
adversaries leads. In the most direct
contradiction of international law, all
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