The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-06-11
LATEST NOTE CALLS
FOR SURE GUARANTEE
Asks Germany for Promise That
Americans Will be Safe.
GIVES NO ALTERNATIVE.
Germany Invited To Submit Amy Evi-
dence She Has That Americans
Did Not Inspect Iusitania.

bid Not Inspect Iusitania
Washington. June 1O.-TEe Uni.
ted States in its latest note to Ger
many, made public tonight, formal
ly asks the Imperial government for
assurances that measures hereafter
will be adopted to safCguard Amer
lean lives and American ships" on
the high seas. The alternative i'm
case OF refusal is not stated.
1t was this note to which William
Jennings Bryan refused to attach his
signature. resigning instead his port
folio Of state, thereby precipitating
dramatic cabinet crisis. Robert
Lansing, secretary of state al in
terim, signed the communication
which went forth with the approval
of President Wilson and his entire
cabinet.
Friendly terms characterize the
document, which renews representa-
tons made in the American note OF
May 10 after the Lusitania was tor
pedoed and sunk. The German gov
ernment, it is declared must have
been misinformed, when it assumed
that the Lusitania carrier guns. MS
official information is ct hand to cor
roborate the original contention of
the Washington governments
the Lusitania was an unarmed pas
senger ship which, since it did not
resist capture could not be sunk
without transferring passengers and
crew to place of safety.
The communication informs Ger
many that it is ION the principle of
humanity as well as upon the law
rounded upon this principle that the
United States must stand" Oppor
tunity is given to Germany to submit
any evidence that American officials
did not execute their tasks thorough
ly in inspecting the Lusitania before
she sailed, but the cardinal fact
that the liner was given no warning
and made no resistance and was pri-
marily passenger ship-the Ameri
can government declares, throws
into the background any special cir
cumstances OF detail, land lifts the
case out of the class Of ordinary
subjects OF diplomatic discussion or
OF an international controversy.
The issuance of another statement
by former Secretary Bryan colncident
with the publication of the note to-
night added to the surprise in official
quarters at the character of Mr..
Bryan's argument. High officials
said the note employed the very pro-
-persuasion--whic Mr.. BRYAN
dVocated and did not necessarily
lead to war.
copy OF the note was delivered
to Count Bernstorff, the German am
bassador, who declined to comment.
In diplomatic circles generally the
note seemed to create a fayora bIe i'm
preston. In quarters friendly to
Germany, it was stated that the doc
ument confirmed belief held since
Count Won Bernstorff's recent inter
view with President Wilson. that the
o'o6V DteI passed an Il
that with the American viewpoint
clearly before it, the German gov
ernment would be able to find a wav
out of the dilemma that would salts !
fy the United States.
One phase Of the note which at
tracted much attention in diplomatic |
circles was that relating to mediatory I
steps on the part of the United Staes
looking toward a reformation of war
rare on the seas generally. In this
connection ii was suggested that the
chief difficulty might be an insis
tence by Germany that the allies re-
frain from interfering, not only with
foodstuffs consigned to her civilian
population but with raw materials OF
all kinds.