Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-05-21

Ne note from the United states to the
osrmen imperial government trans
nitfsd yesterday to Ambassador Ger
ord NJ Berlin and to be presented to-
go 20 the German foreign office reads
~ follows:
-xns Secretary OF State to the Amerk
q Ambassador at Berlin.
Department Of State, Washington.
May IL. 1915.
please call on the minister of for
aagn affairs, and after reading to him
this communication, leave with him
. COPY.
In view Of recent acts of the Ger
man authorities In violation Of Ameri-
I'M rights OF the high seas, which
eliminated in the torpedoing and sink
ing Of the British steamship Lusitania
On May Z. 1915, by which over one
hundred American citizens lost their
Ewes. II n clearly wise and desirable
mat the government Of the United
states and the imperial German gov
srnment should come to a clear un-
aerstanding as to the grave situation
which has resulted.
U. Q. Amazed by Acts.
The sinking OF the British passen-
or steamship Falaba by a German
Submarine on March 2s, through which
Leon G. Thrasher, an American citi-
I'm, was drowned; the attack on April
Ds ON the American vessel Cushing by
. German aeroplane; the t~orpedoins
On May 1 Of the American vessel
nulfight BY q German submarine. a.
khs result OF which two OF more Amer
1ran citizens met their death; and
ffnAlly, the ~torpedoing and sinking Of
Ds steamship Lusitania, constitute q
series Of events which the government
- the Omitted States has observed with
rrowing concern. distress and amaze
nsnk
-RscaIling the humane and enlight-
snsc attitude hitherto assumed by the
lmpsrial German government In mat
4srn Of international right. and partio-
H1sriy with .egard to the freedom OF
- seas; having learned 10 recognise
tns German views and the German in
nnsncs m the field OF international Oh
fisHtion v always engaged upon the
s1as 90 Justice and humanity; and hav-
1mw understood the instructions Of tho
1npsnal German government to Its
naval commanders to be upon the
asms plane Of humane action pre-
pcrfbsd By the naval codes Of other ma.
Toms. tho government Of the United
states was loathe to b~elieve--it can.
mOt now bring itself TO b~elieve-that
these acts, 90 absolutely contrary to
N rules. the practices and the spirit
e modern warfare. could have the
~spuntensnc, or sanction Of that great
n~ssprnment,
80 Holds Germany Responsible.
II feels II to be It's duty. therefore
- address the imperial government
npnosrning them with the utmost frank
pnss, and I'm the earnest hope that 4
q not mistaken in expecting actor
90 ne part Of the imperial German
government which win correct the un
frwtunate impressions which have beer
rrsatsd and indicate once more tn,
petition Of that government with re
gard 70 the sacred freedom Of thu
800.
% -Ths government Of the Unitet
States has bean appraised that the i'm
vsxfRl German government considere,
thsmsslvss to be obliged by the ez
fEnordinary ctrcumstances Of the pres
sk var ana ne measures adopted b,
kh.fr adversaries in seeking to Gu
Germany on from all commerce, I
Reopt methods Of retaliation which g
much beyond the ordinary methods Q
warfare 1t sea, In the proclamation Q
= war some. from which they hav
warned neutral ships to keep ava,
THIS government has already taken o,
cns,on to inform the imperial govern
msnf that h cannot admit the ado
t1cn Of such measures or such q war
fnw OF danger 10 operate N in any d
gree on a~bbrsviation Of the rights
American ship masters or of America
citizsns bound on lawful errands I
passengers on merchant ships of b.
iigersnt nationslities; and that II mu
hold the imperial German governmel
On a strict accountability for any 1
fFfngsmsnt of those rights, intentio
81 or unintsntional. II does not unds
stand the imperial German COVER
msnt 10 question those rights. II 9
sunea. On the contrary, that the Il
partial German government accepts,
- course. the rule that the lives
aencombatants, whether they be
nsutr.l citizenship OF citixens Of o
- ~ nations II war. cannot Lawful
- rfghtfufly Be put IN jeopardy by I
saptnre OF destruction Of an unarm
n,rchantman, and recognise also,
On other nations DO, the obligation
Aaks the usual prscantion Of visit a
SEARCH 10 ascertain whether a g
wsses1 n>rchAntman 10 In. fact OF b