The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-06-05
GERMAN REPLY
UNSATISFACTORY
VAN JkooW ATTEMPTS TO EvApE
THE ISSUES IN WILSON'S
NOTE.
WANTS TO TALK IT TO DEATH
Declares No Intention OF Harr,ing
Peaceful Vessels and Suggests
that Wilson Didn't Know What
He Was Talking About.

Berlin Germany withholds its I'm
al decision on the demands advanced
by the United States government IN
connection with the sinking Of the
Lusitania until the receipt OF an ans.
wer from the United States to the note
which Herr Won JaGow. the foreign
minister has delivered to Ambassador
Gerard. In reply to the American note
received by the German government
MAY IS.
In its reply the German government
declares that 1t is not its intention to
submit neutral ships in the war zone.
which are guilty of no hostile act. to
attacks by submarines or aeroplanes.
that II is investigating the circum'
stances IN connection with the at
tacky on the Gushing and Gulflght and
that in all cases where neutral YES
sells through no fault of their own have
been damaged. Germany will pay in
Identification.
The reply urges that in the case Of
the Lusitania which. Germany alleged
was arued and carried large stores Of
war munitions II was its disposition
20 protect the lives of its soldiers by
destroying ammunition intended for
the enemy"
The German government recalls the
proposalr submitted by the United
States government TO Berlin and Lon
don. designed to end the submarine
warfare Nnd the shutting out Of food
supplies from Germans. Shich II de.
clared, filled OF their purpose because
ment to agree to them.
The following is the text OF the Ger
man nCte:
"'rhe undersigned has the homer to sub.
NIT To Ambassador Gerard the following
answer 10 the communication ot May u
regarding the injury to American inter.
ests through German submarine warfare
''rhr imperial government has sub
tccied the communication Of the Amer
lean government TO a thorough inVestiga
tion and ontertains a keen wish to co
oTerAte in q frank and friendly way In
clearing up possible misunderstanding
which may have arisen In the relations
between the two governments through
TIE events mentioned by The American
government
"Hcgardinc. firstly. tho cases ~ ike
American steamers Gushing aud Culf.
been informed that the German govern
mrnt has no intention of submitting ncu.
tral ships In the war zone. which are
guilty 81 no hostile acts, to attacks hy "A
Submarine or submarines or aviators on
the contrary the German fnrcrs nave re-
pestedly been instructed most specifically
u avoid attacks on such ships
~ neutral ships In rec. months have
suffered through the German suhms riue
warfare. owing to mistakes in idcntihca
tion, II is a question only nf quite isolated
and exceptional cases which can lie at.
tributed to the British rovernmcnt's :
abuse ~ flags. together with the Fus
picious ~ rulpnble behavior Of the mas
ters ~ the ships
THE German government. IN ail cnses
IN which N has been shawn hN inVcsn
cations. that neutral shin not itsclf at
fault, was damaged by German subpa
Tines or aviatorS hls expressed regret
over the unfortunate accident and N its-
tined by conditions. has offered indeniu
ncation
investigation BEING Mace.
The cases of the Cushing ana the
Gulnirhi win he treated on the same
yFiuciples. An investigation NJ moth
cases IL In progress. the result ~ which
viii presentlv he communicated tn the
embassy Tho Invest igation can. N neCss
ssry. he supplemented nv call nr the
international commissios ~ Inquiry as
provided bv Article III ~ The Hague
agreement of Octobey is 1907
when sinking tho Eritisn steamer IN
Iaha the commander ri the German sun.