Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-11

washington, June 1.-THE text o
The American rejoinder to the German
reply to the note fol
lowing the sinking Of the Lusitani
follows:
Department of state, Washing
ton. June 8, 1915.-American Am
bassador. Berlin: You are in
etructed to deliver textually the
following note to the minister OF
foreign affairs:
Tn compliance with your ex-
cellency's request I did not fail TO
transmit to my government i'm
emediately upon their receipt your
note of May % in reply 10 my note
of May Is, and your supplementary
note Of June /, setting forth the
s conclusions so far as reached by
the imperial German government
concerning the attacks on the
American steamers Gushing and
Gulhight. / am now instructed by
my government to communicate
the following IN reply:
THE government of the United
States notes with qualification the
full recognition by the imperial
German government, in discuss
ing the cases Of the Cushing and
the Gulfight. of the principle Of
the freedom of all parts Of The
open sea TO neutral ships and the
frank willingness OF the imperial
government to acknowledge and
meet its liability where the fact
of attack upon neutral ships which
nf no
act, by German aircraft or vessel
of war Is satisfactorily estao-
lished; and the government Of the
United States will in due course
lay before the imperial govern
ment as it requests full inforrna-
ton concerning the attack on the
steamer Gushing.
Surprised at German View.
: with regard TO the sinking OF
=. the steamer Faiaba, by which an
American citizen lost his life, the
government of the United States IS
surprised TO find the imperial Ger
man government contending that
an effort on the part Of mer-
chairman to escape capture and
secure assistance alters the obli-
( CATION OF the officer seeking 10
make the capture n respect Of the
safety OF the lives OF those on
= board the merchantmen. although
: the vessel has ceased her attempt
to escape when torpedoed. These
are net new circumstances. They
. have been IN the minds Of states
men and of international jurists
rhruout the development OF the
naval warfare and the government
{ Of the United States does not
/. understand that they have ever
been held to alter the principles
Z OF humanity upon which it has in
: sisted. Nothing but actual forcible
resistance or continued efforts to
escape by flight when ordered to
stop for the purpose OF visit on the
part Of the merchantmen has ever
been held TO forfeit the lives OF her
passengers or crew. The govern
r1ent Of the United States, how
ever, does not understand that the
imperial government is seeking in
this case to relieve itself Of Habh-
ity, but only intends to set forth
the circumstances which led the
, con,mander Of the submarine TO al
low himself TO be hurried into the
course which he took.
Lasitania Not Armed.
= 'eYour e1cellency's note, in dis
cusstng the loss Of American lives
resulting from the sinking Of the
steamship Lusitania, adverts at
some length to certain Information
which the imperial German gov
eminent has received with regard
to the character and outfit OF that
vessel and your excellency ex-
presses the fear that this informa-
ton may not have been brought to
the atternion Of the government
of the United States. It Is stated
in the note THAT the Lusitania was
undoubtedly equipped with masked
guns, supplied with trained gun
ners and special ammunition,
Transporting troops from Canada,
carrying a cargo not permitted
under the laws u the United States
to, a vessel also carrying pas
sengers. and serving, in virtual eff