Evening star., 1915-06-13
Extracts From Note Bryan Refused
to Sign.

to Sign.
"The United States notes with graft.
hcatfOn the full recognition by the Inn
pertaI German government, in discuss-
Ing the cases of the Cushing and the
dom of all parts of the open sea to
neutral ships and the frank willing
mes" of the imperial German govern-
ment to acknowledge and meet it's Na-
b1Ifty where the fact of attack upon
neutral ships which have not been
guilty Of any hostile act by German
aircraft or vessels of war is satisfac-
tOri1y established.''
"The Cnited States IL surprised to
hnd the imoerial German government
contendfnR that an effort on the part
Of merchantman 1.-THE Falaba, to e.-
cape capture and secure nss,st,nc>
alters the obligation Of the officer seek
Ing to make the capture in reapect Of
the safety of the lives Of those ON
board the merchantmen. although the
sessei had ceased her attempt to es-
cape when tOrpedOed.-
Principles of Humanity.
''The United States doe. not under.
stand that they 1.-THE FaIaba circum-
"tances) have ever been held to alter
the principles of humanity upon which
mas insisted. Nothing but actual
forcible resistance or continued efforts
to escape by flight when ordered to
s.op ior the purpose Of visit ON the
part OF the merchantman has ever been
held to forfeit the lives OF her passeu-
gers crew."
"of the facts Concerning Lusitanfa
carrying EunH) alleged In yOur excel
note II true, the government of
.he nfted States would have been
bound to take omcial coxnixnnce In
performing Its recognized duty aa n
neutral power and in enforcing fts ma
t1Onal laws.
ut !" able to assure the imperial
mfsinfOrmed. II the imueria, C~ru.u
government should deem itxelf to he
IN pOs"essiOn of CONVINCING evidence
that the officials of the government Of
the United States did not perform these
duties with thOrOuxhnesa the Govern
ment of the United States .inc.r.Iv
hopes that 1t will submit that evidence
for cOnsideration.''
Irrelevant Questions.
"fhe"e contentious are irrelevant to
'ne question OF the legality of the
nethods used by the German naval
authorities in sinking the vessel.
not the sinking of passenger ships
involves principles of humanity. which
throw into the background any specfal
c1rcumstances of detail"
"Fhe principal fact In that 2. rre,r
Hteamer' primarily and chiefly a com
seyance Tor passenEers. and CARVING
more than 900 souls, who had mo part
torpedoed and sunk without 40 mmch
as challenge OF a warming. and that
men. women and children were sent
20 tneir death In circumstances un-
paraheied in modern warfare. The
TACT that more than 100 American n
citizens were among those who nor.
ished made IT the duty Of the govern
ment of the United States to sneak Of
these things and once more, with SOL
emn emphasis. to call the attention Of
the imperial German government to
the grave responsibility which the uoy-
eminent OF the United States conceiyes
1hnt 1t has incurred In this tragic oc-
currence. and to the indisputnbIe prfn-
rests.
"The United States IL contendinx for
something much greater than mere
rfKht. OF property or privileges Of
eommerce' for nothing less high and
sacred than the rights of humanity,
iustIfed in re.isnins. II II
In upon this principle of humanity a.
well n. upon the law founded upon
this principle that the United States
must stand"
Offers Good ofices.
THE United States is happy to Observe
the fntimatiOn that the imperfal
German government is willing to
accept the good Offices of the United
states In an attempt to come to nm
understanding with the government of
Great Britain by which the character
and conditions of the war upon the sen
may he changed. The government Of
the Intted states would consider 1t a
privilege thus to serve it's friends and
the world. 1t stands ready at any
time to convey to either government
any tntfmattOn or suggestion the other
may he willing to have 1T convey and
government to make use OF it's serv-
ices In this way at its convenience.
"The United States confidently looks
to see the Justice and humanity of the
all cases where Americans have been
wrOnged OF their rights as neutrals in
vaded.
1.-THE government of the United States
cannot admit that the proclamation of
n war zone from which neutral ships
have been warned to keep away may
be made to operate as in any degree
an abbreviation of the rights eitne.
of American shipmnsters or of Ameri-
can citizens bound on lawful errands
ms passenKers ON merchant ships Of
belliKerent nationality. II doe. NOT
understand the imperial German gov
ernment to question those rights"
Demands of United States,
''The United States therefore deems
1t reasonable to expect that the impe-
rial German government will adopt the
measures necessary to put these prin-
cipIes into practice in respect of the
safeguarding of American lives and
American ships, and asks for assur-
ance& that this will be dOne.'