Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-15

Of the press translation Of the waited
German note confirmed Impressions
which have been current In official
quarters for several days that Ger.
many would refuse to give tho assur.
.anceS asked for by the United States
In her last note that tho lives OF
Americans travelling the high seas
on un'Imcd ships OF any nationality
be NOT endangered
The following is the full text Of the
Eo;e
The Undersigned has tho honor 10
make 'ae following reply 10 HIS Tx,
cclienry. Ambassador Gerard, TO tho
note O; the 10th ultimo, re. the I'm.
palTment OF American interest by the
German submarine var. The lmpcr.
ial Government, learned with sasIgfac.
tIOr from the note how earnestly the
Government ~ tho United States is
concerned In seeing the principles Of
humanity realized In the present war
Also this appeal fiads ready echo
In Germany and the imperial Govern.
nseut Is quite willing to permi, It's
statements and decisions In the pres
vat case 10 be- gnvrraesi by the pria-
c|plss ~ humanity just as II has deae
always
TIE Imperial government welcomed
WIKI gratitude 1hcn the American
Government in the uote 81 May Is IL,
self recalled tha, Germany had al.
Gays permitted itself IN ha governed
~ the principles Of progress and ha,
tuaa'tT In dealing Mia The law al
maritime war
Since ITO tsna" Nheu Frederick tho
f'rra' associated ~t,h Josn Adams,
rea tsGs5H FRANKLIN ard Thomas JET,
trFsoa the Treaty 1T Friendship and
tasaHeTce q September 3. iTss. Re,
twseG Prussia and the Repahltc a She
Nest. Germany ard American states
r4ea have, in tart always stood 20.
reIhoF ia she struggle Tor the free.
tFrsa II the seas ana for the rrx.ec,
sfna If p~aceaalo Trade
In the international proceedings
htsh since have been conducted for
tho regulation o, She laws ot mari.
ttmc war. Germany and America have
to&agty advocated progressive princt
Pies especially tho ahultaaurnt II the
Ftght u ear.Grm NJ SEA ard the pro
lection 81 the interests OF ne4trals 4
Sought to Protect ctviEtaes
Even nj The beglaning Of the pres. +
rat war the German Govern meat tn.
AeA lately DECLARED its Willingness. in .
gseeoEEe 20 proposals. 90 the AmeTt' 4
can Government. To raIify ,ac isoclar .
Aigon q Iesdoa and thereby subject .
itself la the n~o " It's naval forces
a. all shr restrictions provided there .
ia Ia favor of negssais Germany
likewise has bs.a atways tenacious OK .
the prircipic that War should be- con
iug ted against the armed and or.
gaal4sd forces u an enemy country.
bar that the enemy civilian popuia.
tton must be spared as FAR as posi-
-aIe trom the measures Of var,
The Imperial Government, chertahcs
the definite hope that some way ~tli
be found wheu peace Il concluded. or
perhaps cartier 10 regulate the Law
OF maritime war In manner guar
antrelng the freedom Of the seas and
will welcome Il with gratitude and
satisfaction ~ I, can work hand In
hand with the American Government
on that occasion
II in the present var the prfnci-
pies which should be the ideal ot the
future have been traversed more and
more. the longer It's duration. the
German Government has no guilt
therein. I, IL known to the Ameri.
can Government how Germanys ad
vsrSaries, by completely Taralyring
pcaceahla traffic between Germany
and neutral cGan,r.es, have aimed
FROM the very beginning and with in
creasing lack Of consideration at the
destruction. not SO much of the armed
forces as the life OF the German ma
ton. repudiating in doing so all the
rules Of International Law and disre-
gardiug all the rights OF neutrals.
Made North Sea q War Area.
On November J. 1914. England de-
clarei the North Sea a var area and
by planting poorly anchored mines
and by the stoppage and capture OF
vessels made passage extremely dan
gerous and difficult for neutral ship
ping. so by that actually hlockading
neutral coasts and ports contrary to
all International Law. II