Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-06-18
FORMALLY ASKS GERMANY FOR
d ASSURANCES THAT AMERICAN
LIVES AND SHIPS WILL BE
SAFEGUARDEO.
Al TENTATIVE, IN CASE or
REFUSAL, NOT STATED
Oocur?c at Declares imperial Govern
nent Must Have Been Misnformed
When 1t Assumed Lusitania Car
ried Arms-America Stands On
Principle of Humanity.

Washington. June 1.-THE United
States i'll its latest note to Germany,
just made public, formally asks the
Imperial government for assurances
that measures hereafter will be adopt
ed to safeguard American lives and
American ships" on the high seas.
The alternative, in case of refusal is
not stated.
1t was this note to which William
Jennings Bryan refused to attach his
signature, resigning instead his port
folio of secretary Of state and thereby
precipitating dramatic cabinet crisis.
Robert Lansing, secretary OF state ad
interim. signed the communication
which went forth with the approval
of President Wilson and his entire
cabinet.
Friendly terms characterize the
document which reneWs representa-
tons made in the American note that
reached Germany on May Is, after the
LuSjtdnia was tOrped0ed and sunk
with loss Of more than 100 American
lives. The German government, it is
declared. must have been misinform-
cd when it assumed that the Lusi-
tania carried guns. as official informa-
ton is at hard to COrrobOrate the orig
inal contention Of the Washington GOV
ernment-that the Luaitania was an
unarmed passenger ship, which, since
it did not resist capture, could not be
sunk without transferring passengers
and crew to a place OF safety"
Stands for Humanity.
The communication informs Ger
many that it is ION the principle Of
humanity as we'll as upon the law
founded upon this principle that the
United States must stand"
Opportunity is given to Germany to
submit any evidence the American Of
fcials did not execute their tasks thor
00ghly in inspecting the Lusitania be-
fore she sailed, but the cardinal fact
that the liner was given no warming
and made no resistance and was prim-
arily a passenger ship-tne American
government declares throws Into the
background any special circumstances
Of detail and lifts the case "0ut of
the class Of ordinary subjects of diplo-
matte discussion or of international
controversy"
The issuance of another statement
by former Secretary Bryan cOincidemt
with the publication Of the note add
ed to the surprise in official quarters
at the character Of Mr.. Bryans argu-
ment. High officials said the note en-
ployed the very rocess-persua8ion--
which Mr. Bryan advocated and did
not necessarily lead to war.
The text Of the note follows:
Text of American Note.
Washington, June 1.-THE text of
the American rejoinder to the Ger
man governments reply to the note
following the sinking of the Lusitania
Is as follows:
The Secretary of State ad interim to
the American Ambassador to
Berlin.
"Department Of State.
Washington, June Q, 1915.
American Ambassador. Berlin:
"Yon are instructed to deliver text
ually the following note to tie min
lister of foreign affairs:
IN compliance with your excel
fency's request | did not fail To trans
Cit to my government Immediately
uron receipt your note May q in re-
ply to my note of May 10, and your
supplementary note Of June 1, set
ting forth the conclusions so far as
reached by the imperial German Gov
eTnment concerning the attacks on the
American steamers Gushing and Gulf
light | am now instructed by my gov
ernment to communicate the follow
Ing reply:
Sea Free to Neutrals.
THE government of the United
States notes with qualification the full
recognition by the imperial German
government, in discussing the cases
of the Gushing and the Guldght, of
the principle of the freedom of all
p&rts Of the open sea to neutral ships
and the frank willingness Of the i'm
perial German government to acknowl-
edge and meet its liability where the
fact of attack upon neutral ships
| which have not been guilty Of any
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