The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-30
LAST WORDS IN DIPLOMACY
BETWEEN j. S. AND KAISER

Washington July 23-Folowing is the official
text of the latest American note to Germany regarding
submarine warfare:
"The Secretary of State to Ambassador Gerard:
You are instructed to deliver textually the follow
ing note to the minister of foreign affairs:
"The note of the imperial government dated the
9Th of JULY 1915 has received the careful consideration
of the of the United States and it regrets
c be obliged to say that it has found very unsatsac
orv because fails to meet the real differences between
the two governments and indicates way in which the
accepted principles of law and humanity may be applied
in the grave matter in controversy but proposes on the
contrary arrangements for partial suspension OF those
Lrincinles which virtually set them aside.
"The government Of the United States notes with
satisfaction that the impeal German government recog
nizes without reservation the validity of the principles
insisted the several Communications winch this gov
eminent has addressed to the imperial German govern
ent with regard to it's OF war zone and
the of submarines against merchantmen on the
high seasthe principle that the high are free that
the character and cargo of merchantmen must first be
ascertaned before she lawfully be seized or destroy
cd and that the lives of noncombatants may case
he put in jeopardy unless the vessel resss or seeks
escape after being summoned c submit to examinations
for belgerent act of retaliation per act beyond
the law and the defense of an act as retaatoy is an
admission that it is illegal.
CAN'T CHANGE NEUTRAL RIGHTS.
'The government of the United States is however,
keenly disappointed to find that the imperial German
government regards itself iii large degree exempt
from the obligation to observe these principles even
where neutral vessels are concerned by what believes
the policy and practc of the government OF Great Brit
tain be in the present war with regard to neutral COM
"The imperial German government will readily I'M
derstand that the government Of the United States can
rot discuss the policy of the government of Great Britain
with regard to neutral trade except with that government
itself and that it must regard the conduct Of other bel
gerent governments irrelevant to any discussion with
the imperial German government of what this govern
ment regards grave and unustifiabe violations OF
the rights of American citizens by German naval COM
manders Illegal and inhlman acts, however ustifiabe
they may be thought to be against an enemy who is be-
eved to have acted in conraventiOn of law and human
y. manifestly indefensibe when they deprive nel
trails of their acknowledged rights particularly when
they violate the right to life itself.
eff beligerent cannot retaliate against enemy
without injuring the lives OF neutras we'll as their
property humanity, well justice and due regard
for the dignity of neutral powers should dictate that the
practice be discontinued. If persisted in it would I'M
such circumstances constitute objectionable offense
against the sovereignty of to neutral nation affected
"The government of the United States is not I'M
mindful of the extraordinary conditions created by this
of the radical alterations of circumstances and
method of attack produced by the of nstrumenali
ties of naval warfare which the nations of the world
not have had in view when the existing rules of nterna
tona law were formulated and it is ready to make ev
reasonable allowance for these novel and uneXpect
ed aspects of the at but cannot to
abae any essential fundamental right of it's people
because of alteration of circumstance The rights
of neurals in time of war based upon principle not
upon eXpedency and the principles immutable. 1t
is the duty and obligation of belleerents to find way to
adapt the new circumstances to them.
PREPARATION FOR LUSITANIA.
"The events of the past months have clearly in
dcated that it is possible and practicable to conduct such
submarine operations have characterized the activity
Of the imperial German navy within the socalled war
zone in substantial accord with the accepted practices
or regulated warfare. The whole world looked with
interest and increasing satisfaction at the demonstration
Of that possibility by German naval commanders It is
nanestly possible, therefore, to- lift the whole practice
Of submarine attack above the criticism which it has
aroused and remove the chief cause of offense.
TN view of the admission Of illegaity made by the
imperial German government when it pleaded the right
of retaliation in defense of its - and in view of the
manifest possibility of conforming to the established