The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05
FINAL
WITHHELD
.AN NOTE SAYS PASSEN.
- COULD HAVE ESCAPED
FROM LusITANlA.
4 pAY FOR NEUTRAL SHIPS
NJ Promise to End Submarine
- while England Tries 70
ssarvs Out Germany.

!. NJ Promise to End Submarine
- while England Tries to
ssarvs Out Germany.
withholds It's
1rision on the demands ad-
= by the United States govern
| a connection with the sinking
= Lusitania, until the receipt OF
revr from the United States to
- which Herr Won Jagow, the
n minister. has delivered to Am
n1or Gerard in reply to the Amer
nots received by the German
unsnt on May Is.
/ = reply the German govern
/ 6eclares that It IL not its inten-
: submit neutral ships in the
"a which are guilty Of no hos
- % attacks By submarines or
1|nsss; that It u investigating the
nolanos6 In connection with the
= On the American steamers
- and 0ulflight. and that In all
|, mere neutral vessels. through
- q their own. have been dam
1 germany win pay indemnifica'
. rsply urges that in the case Of
lssitania, which Germany al
!, vas armed and carried large
: Il war munitions. IT was act
II justified self-dsfense In seek
m Ill the means Of warfare at
nIposition to protect the lives OF
nl1isry By destroying ammuni'
! ktsnded for the enemy"
y German government recalls the
rnls submitted BY the United
- government 10 Berlin and
-, designed to end the subma'
J varfare and the shutting out OF
1mppliss from Germany, which II
~ failed Of their purpose be
y & the refusal of the British
|nsnsnt TO agree to them.
~ following IL the text OF ths
- note:
~ Undersigned has the honor tc
- aAmbessador Gerard the fol-
y answer to the communication
y Is, regarding the injury tc
IN interests through German
nsine warfare.
y imperial government has sub
he communication Of the Amer
$ 8o1vernment to r. thorough investi'
~ Il entertains also a keen wtsf
ooDerate in a frank and friendl,
y b clearing up q possible misun
rlHn1lng which may have arisen II
J llohtions between the two govern
- through the events mentioned
~ american government.
1egnrding, firstly, the cases OF tn
lu1cau steamers Cushing and Gulf
x tie American embassy has al
y been informed that the German
UUent has no intention of sub
y neutral ships IN the war zone
sre guilty Of no hostile acts. t
y BY q submarine or submarine
4tors. On. the contrary. the Ger
lofces have repeatedly been In
~ most specifically to avoid at
On such ships.
neutral ships In recent month
uufered through the German sub
- warfare, owing to mistakes 4
(ldcation. It Is a question only o
Ieolated and exceptional casei
- can be attributed to the Britfs
nment's abuse Of flags. togethe
= the suspicious or culpable beha
of the masters OF the ships.
ne German government in all case
xaich II has been shown by its in
ations that q neutral ship, nc
ID 1t fault, was damaged by Germa
nerines or aviators, has expresse
over the unfortunate acciden
y justified by conditions, has OF
decentralization.
sne cases Of the Cushing and tn
lgnt will be treated on the sam
elpies. An investigation of bot
y IN progress. the result of whic
presently be communicated to II
.essy. The Investigation can.
10y. be supplemented by an II
-uonal call on the internationi
.. 1seion Of inquiry. as provided I
~, ~ g q The rss Hague agreement {
Zen sinking the British steam,
- the commander Of The Germs
r. r,ne had the intention Of ALLOW
1e passengers and crew q full ol
Tor safe escape. On
ne commander did not obey Il
% heave to. but fed and sun
neip by rocket signals, did Il
commander order the crew al
gers by signals and megaphol
I've the ship within ten minute
etuaily allowed tb bem twenty-thr
te: time and fired the torpe,
wnen suspicious craft were ha
70 the assistance Of the Falab
egarding the loss of life by Il
= OF the British passenger stear
sitanfa. the German governme
syeady expressed to the neutr
nments concerned its keen regr
~ ~ ehOA stdtcS loSt tne
~ this occasion the imperial go
however. cannot escape 4
sslon that certain important fac
direct bearing on the sinkil
~ Lusitania may have escaped I
ion OF the American COVER
tne interest of a clear and col
understanding. which Is the a.
tn governments, the imperial go
ssnt considers 1t FIRST necessary
s.nse itself that the informant
ioie to both governments abo
Iects OF the case Is complete a
me government of the Unit
proceeds on the assumption III
"a Lusitania could be regarded as
sry unarmed merchantmen. T
{nai government allows itself
connection to point out that 1
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President Wilson's Father.
an address at Washington