The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-06-16
Seeks Protection of
Americans.
DISPATCHED TO BERLIN
President Outlines Attitude To-
ward Submarine Operations.
LINER LUSITANIA NOT ARMED

Germany Held to Have Been Misin-
formed as to Guns and Cargo on the
Big Passenger Ship-ImperiaI Gov
to Abide by the Principles of Inter
national Law-Message Based on
Grounds of Humanity.
Washington, June 11.-In its latest
note to Germany, the United States
formally asks the imperial govern
ment for assurances that measures
hereafter will be adopted to safeguard
American lives and American ships"
on the high seas.
President Wilson has asked for a
prompt response to the new note,
and on the reply to this question
probably will depend whether or not
the cordial relations between the two
governments are to continue. This
demand is regarded by official Wash
ington as the crux of the note which
President Wilson has dispatched to
Germany.
Two features of the note, while in
no wise modifying the demand for as
surances as to the future, hold the
door open to Germany for a possible
alteration of her submarine program.
One of these is the presidents invita-,
tion to Germany to submit any "con-
vincing evidence in it's possession
that the United States officials failed
to perform their duties in examining
other is the presidents offer to convey
to Great Britain or Germany any in
timation or suggestion either govern
ment may be willing to make to the
other and his invitation to the imperial
German government to make use of
the services of the United States in
this way.
The kernel of the presidents note
to Germany is found in this conclud-
ing sentence:
1.-The government of the United
States, therefore, deems it reasonable
to expect that the imperial German
government will adopt the measures
necessary to put these principles
Chose of international law into prac-
tice in respect of the safeguarding
American ships and asks for assur-
ances that this will be DONE
In addition to this demand, the
president in effect reiterates all OF
those contained in his previous note.
These included a demand for a dis
avowal of intention to attack Ameri-
can life, reparation in so far as re-
paration is possible and immediate
steps to prevent the recurrence of the
I.usitania incident.
Note Friendly, but Firm.
No communication could be more
: friendly in tone than this note to Ger
many, yet it is regarded by many here
as the strongest the most impressive
of all the admittedly remarkable pa
pers, which have come from Mr.. VIII
sons hand during the war.
Meyer Gerhard, now on mis- way to
Berlin as personal representative oi
Count Won Bernstorff, is understood to
have been instructed to outline the
attitude of the American government
in a way that will merely supplement
the statement of the position in the
Eote. In German quarters no response
from the imperial government is
looked for until after Gerhard reaches
Berlin, perhaps ten days or fortnight
hence.
The president goes far in the note
in giving Germany the benefit of every
doubt, in deferring to take the acti
of German naval commanders to sig
Nifty the attitude of the German gov
eminent and people and in ASSUMING
that the German government is still
true to the standards which it ha
always shared with the leading civil
lied nations. The note does not con
tain so much colorful language as dIt
the note of May Is, yet it is REGARDED
here as all the more forcef.-l AM
solemn an arraignment of Germany
present submarine program. The tex
Of the note follows: