The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-07-15


question Of the protection of the
rights and property OF nsutrals in the
war zone ~as handed to An hassador
oerard by Foreign Minis er Won
JagoW on Thursday and has slpce
been transmitted to the state depart.
ment at Washington. The text OF
the German note follows:
Berlin, July 8. s.-The undersigned
has the honor to make the following
reply tn his excellsncy, Ambassador
GeIard, TO the note Of the 10th ul.
timo regarding the impairment OF
American interests by The German
submarine war. The imperial gov
ernment learned with satisfaction
from the note how earnestly the govt
ernmsnt Of the United States is con.
cerned in seeing the principles OF hu-
manity realized in the present war.
Also this appeal finds ready echo in
Germany, and the imperial govern
mcnt is quite willing to permit Its
statements and decisions in the pres
ent case to be governed by the prin.
ciples of humanity, as it has ::done al.
ways.
The imperial government vel
coined with gratitude when the
A American government in the note OF
NAV Is itself recalled that Germany
had always permitted itself to be
governed by the principles Of progress
ard humanity 10 dealing with the
law Of maritime war. Since the
time when Frederick tue Great ne.
gotlated with John Adams BenIa-
min Franklin and Thomas Jetferson
the treaty Of friendship and cOu merce
on Sept. y, l785, between Prussia and
the republic OF the west, German and
American statesmen have In fact al
ways stood together In the struggle
for freedom OF the seas and for the
protection of peaceable trade. In the
international proceedings which since
have been conducted for the reRula-
tiun OF laws Of maritime war Ger.
many ard America have Jointly ad'
vocsted progressive principles, espec.
Tally the adjustment Of the right Of
cap ure at sea and the protection Of
the interests Of neutrals.
Even at the beginning Of the
present war the German government
Immediately declared its willingness
to ratIfy tile declaration OF London
aud thereby subject itself in the use
of its naval forces to all the restrlc
tions provided therein In favor OF
neuttals Germany likewise has been
always tenacious Of the principle that
var should be conducted against the
armed and organized forces OF an enc
nv country, but that the enemy civ.
iIian population must he spared As
/ far AS possible frAm the measures oil
war. The imperial government cher
| ishes the definite hope tbdt some way
will be found wien peace is conclud'
ed, or perhaps earlier, to regulate
the Law OF maritime war In manner
Guaranteeing tile freedom OF the seas
and will welcome IL with gratitude
and satisfaction II 1t can work hand
in hand with the American govern
ment ou that occasion
"If, In the present war, the princi'
nles which should be the Ideal OF the
futJre have been trayersed more and
ora the IouRer its duration, the
German goyernu ent has no gun
tbsrain II Is knoAD 10 the Amefi'
can Government how Germsny 5 sd'
,ersaries. by completely pAraiyzing
o-areful tra1ic uftween Germany and
oaptral countries, have aimed iron
IN. very beginning ald with inersas
inc lack Of consideration al the de
s,yprtIon. not 50 much Of the armed
forces As the life o. the German ns
tion repudiating In doing so al th'
r.les Of international Ia" and Ihs
di.rsgarding of neuIralS
-"On November ), 1914 England
declared the North sea "Sr area
and by planting poorly snchoreO
mines and by the stoppage and cap
,ure Of vessels made passage eh
,rameIy dangerous AND dihicu't io'
nsstfaI snipOing 50 by that actually
~ .ckad,ug neutral coasts an pof's
.ootr.r, 20 an inter6aIionaI IA"
I,ng bsf the beginning Of 81"
rrarioe var, England practically ID
,srrspted legitimnte neutral na'lgS
,Ion 70 Germany also. Ihts Ger
msny Vas driven 10 . su6man "A
on trade.
-O1 November "A, lsi'' the E0s
It.n = eu.ier declared in the house 0
.ommans that 1t ~as one oi hns
,T.na.s principal tasks to prevent 10"
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