Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-11
Berlin's Contentious Regarding
7WO Tragedies Brushed Aside
behalf of those under lis care and au-

behalf of those under lis care and ati-
thority.
Only her actual resistance TO cap
ture or refusal TO stop when ordered
TO do So for the purpose OF visit could
have afforded the commander of the
submarine any justification for 80
much as putting the lives of those on
board the ship in jeopardy. This
principle the government OF the Unit
ed States understands the explicit in
structions Issued on August 9. 1914,
by the imperial German admiralty to
It's commanders at sea TO have reeog-
nized and embodied, as do the naval
codes of all other nations, and upon
IL every traveller and seaman had a
right TO depend, 1t is upon this prin-
ciple of humanity as well as upon the
law founded upon this principle that
the United States must stand.
Relations To Great Britain.
"The government OF the United
States Is happy TO observe that your
eScellencys note closes with the inti-
nation that the imperial government
Is willing. now as before, to accept the
good offices of the United States in
an attempt to come to an understand
ing with the government of Great Bri-
tain by which the character and con-
ditions of the war upon the sea may
be changed The government of the
United States would consider il a priv
ilege thus to serve its friends and the
world. II stands ready at any time
to convey to either government any
intimation or suggestion the other
may be willing to have il convey and
cordially invites the imperial German
government to make use of its SER
vices in this way at its convenience.
The whole world is concerned in any
thing that may bring about even a
partial accommodation of interests or
in any way mitigate the terrors of the
present distressing conflict
In the meantime, whatever ar
Iangement may happily be made be-
tween the parties TO the war, and
whatever may In the opinion Of the
imperial German government have
been the provocation or the circum-
stantial justification for the past acts
Of It's commanders at sea. the govern
mcnt of the United States confidently
looks to see the justice and humanity
of the government of Germany vindi-
Gated in all caaes where Americans
have been wronged or their rights as
ltutfdlS lnNUueu,
Renews Solemn Warning.
The government OF the United
States therefore very earnestly and
very solemnly renews the representa-
tons of its note transmitted TO the
imperial German government on the
18th % May, and relies in These repre-
upon the principles of hu
manty. the universally recognized un-
derstandings of international law and
the ancient friendship Of the German
nation.
'"The government of the United
States cannot admit that the procIa-
nation of war zone from which neu-
trail ships have been warned to keep
away may be made 10 operate as In
any degree an abbreYiatiOn of the
rights either of the American ship
masters or of American citizens bound
on lawful crPands as passengers on
ships of belligerent nation
aiiiy. Ii docs not understand the Inn
periaI German government To- question
those rights, IL understands il also. to
accept as established beyond question
the principle that the lives of nom
cannot lawfully or right
fully he put in jeopardy by The cap
turc or destruction of an unrcsisting
and to recognize the
obligation to take sufficient precau-
lion to ascertain whether u suspected
Is in fact of belIigerent
or Is In fact carrying con-
Iraband of war under neutral flag
The government of the United
States therefore deems its reasonable
to expect that the German imperial
government will adopt the measures
necessary to put these principles into
practice in respect of the safeguard
ing of Americal lives and American
ships as for assurances that this will
be done.
(Signed) ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary of state, ad interim.