The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-06-11
Second Wilson
Note Delivered
of Passenger Ships Involves Princi-
pie Higher and More Sacred That Mere
Rights of Property Or Trade Privileges

WASHINGTON June 1.-THE government of the United
w contendng for something much greater than the
rights property privileges
tending for nothing high and sacred than the rights human
iy And this principle the United States stand
this paragraph President Wilson summarizes the final posi-
ion OF the United States with regard the destruction Of American
lives the sinking of the Lutania the Falaba and the Gugh
and the damage done the American vessels Gushing and Neba
Kan by German air craft and submarines, d
Assurances Of Safety Is Demanded .as g4sE
The the Presidents Germany here
last night formally asks that hereafter win
be adopted safeguard American lives and American ships the
high D..,"s %,. Mo
What alternative the government Of the United States
pared take Germany refuses America the note
ans from specifying Instead earnestly and soleny
the representations OF the first Lustana O. r ;g
Robert Lansing signs the important state paper that has
from Washngon days of the Civil War "Secre
ary OF State, ;ad interim" %t r.. T.. .taSs2#a
Terms Are Friendly Though Grave 3@ Z; &3A#E
Among those statesmen and diplomats whom copies Of the
shown before appeared print
acterized friendly though grace The opening paragraphs
devoted renewed representations regarding the Ltana incident
Germany declares must been nsinormed when she
that IN. Lusana carried guns as the Official nora
the disposal Of the American cooboatss
which she did resist capture could be sunk without st
transferring the passengers and crew to place OF safety
Other Issues Are Not Relevant .' ..'. ~ ~ @tS
Whatever be the of imperial gov
the continues regarding the OF conband
board the lutana the alleged explosion Of that
rial by the torpedo directed the Lusania the view of this
that these irrelevant the ques
the legality the methods used by the German author
tiles in sinking the vessel "a.4@-.. Fs6sa
sinking passenger ships principles humanity
which throw into the background special circumstances of detail
which be thought to affect particular
principles involved which lift doubt
imperial will be quick Acknowledgements of the class
ordinary subjects which of international
Iroversy. t-.r -#@a
America Contends For Humanity .s# %ssr.#.
government contending some
thing much greater than the rights of property priv
leges of 1t conendng for nothing less high and
than the rights of humanity And upon this principle the
United States must stand" 1 tg5
Referring the inimaons in Gemanys
ply to the Presidents first usana note the document
observes with satisfaction what understands be the willingness
understanding with Great Britain by which the char
and conditions of the warfare upon the may be
changed and that America stands ready time
form such services. ~. 4
Germany Expected To Conform H. t.#%-
But T the time the continues, whatever may, in
the opinion OF the German imperial have been the
offered for the ccumstana justification of the
by it's commanders the the United
States confidently looks the justice and the humanity Of the
of Germany indicated in all wherein Americans
have been rights neutrals invaded
lhereore this does earnestly and soemny
the representations WHICH made the transmitted
German imperial government the fifth of May soeninly
relies the principles OF humanity universally recognized and
the understandings of the friendship
(which have always substed between the German and
= American nation" 1ssf"ra
> President Grathed Then Surprised - e..
in the Of the Gushing and Culght cases-bo which
Germany said nadveence for which the imperial govern
stood ready make expresses gfaca
at the attitude taken by Germany but regard the sinking
OF the British steamship Faaba which Leon Threher Amer
lean mining engineer, lost his life, it continues ENF%
The government of the United States surprised
German contending that any effort the part
to alters the obligation of the officers
seeking to make the respect to the safety Of the lives
of those board" .%.r} &Ey
understand that the German this seeking
/ to o its IL