The St. Joseph observer., 1915-06-12
PRESIDENT INSISTS ON
FREEDOM or SEAS

A@FffAfhNNN fFNfff Y ~ Rf"
nuphnass lhe government ~ the Unit.
- states sincerely hopes that ~ viii
submit that evidence Tor cansid'ts
iton
Whatever mar b. the rpRtsntions
at the Imperial Urfsnsn Eoysfninrn'
fpRsfdiuI The carthage ~ gunTaband
ut war on board ibe iusitanls. OF ~
RsrdtnE The oEpioaiuu nf tho, material
hy the tsfpsdh u need 0niF be said
that iu yioW of this government these
cnn'rniiuha are irrelevant 90 iho au"s
tion ~ ihr legality Ui lhr mctbOds
usfd bg the pruusu naval authorities
Iu .nkine The vessel
isvoivss humanity Principles
Iiut tb, snkiuR ot passraFet Uhips.
intMtIHa rriurlpits ut Humanity
wuch thfuV iHtD fbr background Hnf
tpl..i1 rlttuwatArtss uf d.isu tbnt
HHg ht Thought g." RH,rt lhv cascs
rf4utuYisa ehith itu f AE fir iWpsf
iai urrmhu gnt.fnmcoi wii nn doubt
d. oulrt Go recognize eud hf fkbppl
raf,. oat of ih" Glass ot ordinary sub.
lrtia uf diplomats, dis'ne. igN rf uf in
tstbsiorst controversy Whatever b'
ihr oihrt NNa f,hAidiue The iuai
tauta ths runr.pai fH,t ia that great
airsWtr primarily ard hirr' sam
totHu,U fpf raHaruAfts anh ,Hfft 500
moro than O thousand suuls wh" had
u8 part uf lot in tha conduct ~ th"
var. Waa tullsrdupd nnd ruut without
ro much a. challenge pr wHtntuE.
and that men women apa fhlidf "n
wrtp cent 20 their daath ln CiT'uui
ataHcsa unparalleled in modetn vat
fare The Tact itst mare ihar "ur
hundtpl American citigcuh Nttr
amane ttass Nhu pstiehod made u The
dntg ur tho tuy.ruWrut ~ lhp I allied
Rtatpa 60 aprak ot thrso tbluea ard
nure more. with enlpnu emphasis. 10
cali the attention ~ the Imperial Ger
Nan government to the grave tsspnn
aihuiiy Witch the eutctum"nt ot thr
United Statrs cunreivrs that " has iu
yunrd IN this trWgtc orrurfrnrr. and
Ia the undlaputehlf principle urpu
whtrh that responsibility rests The
government ~ thr United States De-
voricndiug fur euW"tbiUE murh Etrai
~ thAp are tlghts ~ property rr pfi1t
istoH nf rommtrrv n o. ,ouf'ndins
for nothing lees hirh aud sacred thar
the nghin NJ hniuauUy. which cNrt
government hopors itsFlf IN RESPECTING
and Wbl,h No Fos osrTnWyni a. iuali6rt
tn foaiening uu behalf ~ ihosr unir'
itA vafc aud autbuti} Only heT svtua
trais,auep tp capture, Of refusal "a
stnp when ordered tn DO 80 Tor ih'
putpnsc uf Visit could bHNr snUri't
the rnmnandrf ~ the subnsilne aui
iuaithtatiun fpr rn much an puU,ui
the lives ~ thusn go board ihc phti
ip Jeopardy This prin, ipio the soy
ornmcni of the United Statrs uudFg
aianda the explicit iustFuytiunH issuv'
on Aus q. 1874, by thr impciiai uTy
man nhmuslty to ts commanders n
eea ta have recognized aud embodied
80 d. the naval codes ~ all ethrr ma
iions, and upon u every ttsSrlrf an'
seaman HAD iighi 90 druppd Z, h
upon thls principle ~ humanity al
we'll ~ upNu tho Law tonndrd upoi
this principle, that tho IuNNd stat"
must stand
The government 81 che Unite,
Htatrs ls happy to uharvNr tliai Won
eNceil0ncN's hntt Ciaaes With thu tntl
matiau that the Imperial GptNau Eoy
crnmcut Be- WHITING now A. before 4
accept The good nniccs et ,hr rnNr'
states in an sttrlnpt So come la 40 ur
dctaiaRdlng with tho goSernwvnt -
Urcst britain hs Witch thv chsfacts
and conditions OF the vnr upon th
SEA may be chBnscd The coNvrnnlcp
oF the tinted states would considc
~ privilege thus to serve us friend
and the world II stands ready, ~ an
tlme. 60 convcy 60 either eoyernmrn
any gptimAtiNn OF suggestion the oihr
NAV be whiting 90 have ~ convey an
cordially invites the imperial Geima
government So make usV cf tts ser'
icra In thls way At ils convenience
The whole world Il concerned IN ans
thtnE that may hting Ahou, even
martial accommodation ot INTEREST,"
or In any way mitigate the terror
Of the present disiCcsslhe eonaies'
Nus, Rss,ity wreoes
In the meantime, whatever q
raneVmeut may happily be made b.
tween the parties of the war, an
whatever may. IN the opinion Of th
imperial German goyernment, haN
been the provecatioR or The eirc0u
stapslal Justification Tor the past ae'
Of ita commanders Al SEA, the eoyoy,
ment OF the United states coHnaeAt
lcoks 10 see the jastlce and huutAat'
"a the government 81 Germany VI
aleated In all oAAes where American
have been wrunRed or their rishts
neutrAls Invaded.
.sfhe Ko,rrument ~ the Unt'
states. ther,onOre. vrry earnestly AZ
very salennty rencws the fepfesrh'