Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-22
J BERLIN WILL GET
AMERICAN REPLY
BY FRIDAY NIGHT
TELEGRAM WAS CLEARED FROM
WASHINGTON DURING WE'D
NESDAY NIGHT-IT is BEING CA.
BLED TO LONDON TODAY-WILL
REACH BERLIN VIA COPENHA.
GEN, FRIDAY
(By Associated Press.)


latest note to Germany prepared as
an answer to Germany's latest Lusi-
tania communication, will be reaceived
in Berlin Friday. The message was
filed at Washington telegraph Office
Wednesday night and by midnight had
been cleared from the wires. 1t will
be cabled to London today and thence
to Berlin, via Copenhagen.
Among the points in the new note
are:
l. The assumption by the United
States that Germany, by declaring her
submarine warfare to be retaliatory
measure against the alleged unlawful
acts of her enemies has admitted that
the destruction Of unresisting merch-
antmen without warning is illegal.
2. German submarine commanders
already have proven that they can save
the passengers and crews of vessels
and can act in conformity with the
laws of humanity in making war on
enemy ships.
3. The United States cannot allow
<<the relations between the belligerents
to operate in any way as an abbrevia-
ton of the rights of neutrals, and.
therefore any violation of the princi-
piles for which the American govern
ment contends. resulting in a loss Of
American lives will be viewed as "un-
friendly
4. The representations which the
American government has made in
previous notes for disavowaI of inten-
tion to sink the Lusitania with Ameri-
mans aboard and the request for repa-
ration is reiterated with renewed in
silence.
3. The American government real
ICES the unusual and abnormal condi-
tions which the present conflict has
created in the conduct of maritime
war and is willing to act as an inter
mediary as between the belligerents
to arrange a modus vivendi or any
other temporary arrangements which
do not involve surrender by the Unit
ed States of it's rights.
6. The proposals made by Germany
to give immunity to American ships
not carrying contraband, and to four
belligerent ships under the American
flag are rejected with the emphatic as
sertion that to accept such suggestion
would be to admit Germany's right to
set aside the American contention bas-
ed on fundamental principles in inter
national law-that neutrals may ira
vel anywhere On the high seas on un-
resisting ships of any nationality, if
carrying contraband.
The note is about l 200 words long.
While nowhere in it is there any di-
rect intimation of the course which
the United States will pursue in the
event of another disaster similar to
the Lusitania tragedy, there are en-
bhatic statements throughout the COM
munication pointing out that the dis
cussion of the principles involved has
been virtually concluded and that here
after the conduct of German submarine
commanders will determine the respol
sibility for tie continuance of friendly
relations between the two countries.
The statement that further trans"
gressions will be regarded as "un-
friendly is taken in diplomatic usage
to presage a break in friendly rela-
tions unless reparation and disavowal
is forthcoming. President Wilson, it is
understood, has considered fully the
construction which may be placed Oh