Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-17
American
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!. NJ ' - ,,s..r. s,.,'sI 'ee'li - ,s'O''iu,i
= - a uVes.nn'sn's feply
the Ins;tan;a ;s IN nsrt =. foiIon,s.
The Government ~ tbs ITp;ted
States notes with orat;f;cat;on .bs
full recovnition bv The JmneriaI Co..
man covarnnert i d;scn.s;n. a.
cases of the cusbino and +he e,nie;oh.
of the nr;nc;ple of freedom of All
parts Of the omen sea N ne,,tral sb;ns
and the frank w;lI;poness Of tbe In,
perial German (,ovey,mcnt 10 acl.
nowIedge and meet It's liabiliv wbere
the fact of attack upon ,eulral sb;nx
(which have not been guilty of .an..
hostile acts by German aircraft or
vessels of war Il satisfactorilv astah
lished, and the Government Of the
United States will in due course lay
before the Imperial German Govern
ment, as it requests, full information |
concerning the attack on the steamer |
Cushing.
Sinking of Steamer Falaha
With hegard to the sinking of the |
steamer Falaba, by which an Amer
lean citizen lost his life. the Govern
ment of the United States is surprised
to find the Imperial German Govern
ment contending that an effort on the
part of merchantmen to escape
capture and secure assistance alters
the obligation of the officer seeking
10 make the capture in respect Of the
safety Of the lives Of those on board
the merchantman, although the yes
sci had ceased her attempt to escape
when torpedoed.
Nothing mt act,,al
forcible resistance or continued ef-
to stop for the purpose of visit on the
part of the merchantmen has eyer /
been held to forfeit the lives of her
passengers or crew.
The United States is able, there
fore, to assure the Imperial Govern
ment that it has been misinforme,i /
regarding the Lusitania being armed
with marked guns.
Whatavar NAV ~ tha conta.4;a.r
Of the Impe,;al German covernnert
regarding the carr;a u ~ e.,,,,.h.na
Of war On hoard the Tusitan;a a. -
oarding ,ba axnlos,cn 80 tha4 n,a.o,
ial bv the tornado n nsad All, II
said that in the v;ew 90 th;s covarn
,yoent tbasa contont;ors 49, ;,ro,.,,a..
10 the question Of tho Ieoal;tv of tho
methods used bv the cerman navel
authorities in sinking the vessat
The fart that more tb.r ono h,n
drer Ame,.;can .r;.;,ons ,,,o.o -.
those who nar;sbed mods i ~ 49,.
Of tho coverrr,ort - ~ Ir.,;ts,
states 20 snoaL - tho.. 4,,;..s
once more with solsr,, a,,rhar;a j
cali tba attention ~ ~ Ir,no,.;.,
German Covornr,o,, i ~ ,.,.,,,a IN
nonsib;litv yvbicb w f,o,,a,,,,,,.,,t =
has ;ncurrod !, th;s t,o,.;. a...,-as
and to tba ;nd;snutaa,o r,;na;,,,, ,..ss
which that rosrons;h;,;.,, -sata ~
covernmon+ 90 tho Iru;.as S.s...
contend;no for so,,,a.h;n, .,,.h -.
or than marc ,,oS;t. - .....
r,riyileyes Of comnorco r. :
tending fo, rot,,;no ,o.a h;.l
red than the riobts 90 h,,,,,.,,;t... -.
everv covavn,son. L.s... :s,s
resnect;no and which - co,,ou,...,.-.
is i,,stifed IN rss;rr;nr, - ha,,aIs -
those under ~ c.rs IA a,,tha,,,4.
onlv her actual res;stan.a i.
"a do 81 for IL nrrn,sa y .a-:t
could have afforded ~ comnandov ~ -
the s,,bmar;na ann ;,st;eaat;aa ~ =
50 much u nptt;na ~ ,;,,as = ~.
on board tbe sb;n Il ioonara,
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states Il bannv 20 ohs.,.,o Al.
Excellencv,. no,a .,oso. ,,-;., ~
timat;on tbat tbo In,nor;., 60.
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