The Keota news., 1915-07-30
|.S.WARNSKAISER
|srmany Notified by President vii.
son That United States Rights Must
Be Respected, and Next Attack to
30 Considered an "Unpardonable
Offense."


Berlin, July 24.-The American note
farming Germany to respect u. 8.
lights was delivered by Ambassador
erard to Minister of Foreign Affairs
ION Jagow. The full text follows:
Department of State, Washington,
July 21. 1915. The Secretary Of
State to Ambassador Gerard:
You are instructed to deliver text
bally the following note to the minis
Ter Of foreign affairs:
The note Of the imperial German
Government dated the Sth Of July.
1916, has received the careful consid.
eration Of the government of the
United States. and 1t regrets to be
obliged to say that 1t has found it
very unsatisfactory, because It fails to
meet the real differences between the
Two governments, and indicates no
way in which the accepted principles
bf law and humanity may be applied
In the grave matter in controversy.
but proposes, on the contrary. Ar
fangements for q partial suspension
Of those principles which virtually set
them aside.
Validity Of Principles Recognized.
The government of the United
States notes with satisfaction that
the imperial German government rec
ognizes without reservation the vail
Idity Of the principles insisted upon In
the several communications which
this government has addressed to the
Imperial German government with re-
gard to its announcement Of q war
zone and the use Of submarines
Iagainst merchantmen on the high
|seas-the principle that the high seas
are free. that the character and car.
go Of q merchantmen must first be as
(certAined before she can lawfully be
seized or destroyed, and that the lives
lof non-combatants may in no case be
put in jeopardy unless the vessel re-
sists or seeks to escape after being
summoned to submit to examination;
for q bellixerent act Of retaliation In
per Sc an act beyond the law, and the
defense of an act as retaliatory 10 an
admission that 1t is illegal.
German View Disappointing.
The government of the United States
is. however, keenly disappointed to
find that the imperial German gov
ernment regards itself as in large de-
observe these principles, even where
neutral vessels are concerned. by what
It believes the policy and practice OF
the government Of Great Britain to be
in the present war with regard to neu-
trail commerce.
The imperial German government
will readily understand that the gov
ernment Of the United States cannot
discuss-the policy Of the government
of Great Britain with regard to neu-
trail trade except with that govern.
ment itself, end that It must regard
the conduct Of other belligerent gov.
ernments as irrelevant to any discus
sion with the imperial German gov.
ernment Of what this government re.
CARDS az grave and unjustifiable viola
tions Of the rights of American citi-
sens by German naval commanders.
Methods "Unpardonable."
Illegal and inhuman acts, however
justifiable they may be thought to be
against an enemy who is believed to
have acted In contravention Of law and
humanity, are manifestly indefensible
when they deprive neutrals Of their,
acknowledged rights, particularly
when they violate the rights to life
itself.
II belligerent cannot retaliate
a.ainst an enemy without injuring the
lives of neutrals AZ we'll as their
property. humanity. as we'll as Justice
and due regard for the dignity of
neutral powers, should dictate that the
practice be discontinued.
circumstances constitute an unpar-
n q n.