Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-22
u. S. Note Tells
Germans are Mistaken

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United states ana Germany and the
attitude of this government with re-
gard to the expectation of arms from
the United states to the nations now
at war with Germany.
81 must admit that | am somewhat
at II loss how to interpret your ex-
.ccllcnCy's treatment Of these matters.
There are many circumstances con-
nccted with these important subjects
to which | would have expected your
eNccllencv To advert but of which YOU
make no mention and there are othei
circumstances To which you do refer
which | would have supposed to be
hardly appropriate for discussion be-
tween the government of the United
states and the government of Ger
many.
How United states stands.
II shall take the liberty, therefore,
If regarding your eXCellenCy'S refer
cnCes to the course pursued by the
government of the United States with
regard to interference with trade
from this country such as the govern
ment of Great Britain have attempted,
as intended merely 10 illustrate more
fully the situation to which you de
sire to call our attention, and not as
an invitation to discuss that course
Your eXCcllcncN's long experience
in international affairs will have sug-
Ecstcd TO yol that the relations Of
the two governments with one another
cannot wiSel. be made a subject of
discussion with - third government.
which cannot be fully Informed as to
the facts ana which cannot be fully
CCrni2lnt of the reasons for the
course pursued. | believe. however
that | am justified IN assuming that
what YOU desire to call forth is n
frank statement of the position of
this government in regard to its oh
legations as 4 neutral power. The
general attitude ana course Of policy
of this government in the maintenance
Of its neutrality | am particularly
anxious that your eNccilenCy should
see IN their true light
Germany l. Mistaken.
81 had hoped that this governments
position in these respects had been
made tbundantly clear. but | am. of
course. perfectly willing to state il
again. This seems to me the more
necessary ana desirable because, | re-
grct to say, the language which your
eNcellency employs in your memo
randum is susceptible of being con
strued as impunElnG the good faith
Of the United states in performance
Of its duties as a neutral
Il take ii for granted that no such
implication was intended, but il is so
evident that your eNccllency is labor
ing under certain false impressions
that | cannot be too explicit in setting
forth the facts as they are.
I'm the first place, this government
has at no time and in no manner
Welded any one of its rights as
neutral to any one of the present bel
ligcrents II has acknowledged, as n
matter Of course. the right of visit and
search and the right to apply the
rules of contraband of war to articles
OF commerce. II has, indeed. insisted
upon the use of visit and search as
an absolutely necessary safeguard
against mistaking neutral vessels for
vessels owned 10y an enemy and
against mistaking legal cargoes for IL
legal
Admit Blockade Right.
at has admitted also the right of
blockade If actually exercised and eff
feCtiVely maintained These are mere
ly the well known limitations which
war places upon neutral commerce ON
the high seas. But nothing beyond
these has il conceded. | call your en-
cellency's attention to this. notwith-
standing it is already known 10 all the
world as consequence of the publica-
ton of our correspondence in regard
TO these matters with several of the
belligerent nations because / cannot