Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-24
OF LUST ANA AFFAIR Is
 WARNED
Note From the United States to Imperial German Government
 Goes Forward to Gerard for Presentation to Foreign Office
NOTE SPEAKS FINAL
 CHAPTER IN EPISODE
Lansing Says That Freedom of
 the Seas Must Be Maintained
 By U. S. and Another Break Will Mean an UnfriendIy Act.

WASHINGTON, July 23-The fol- flowing is the text of the latest note to Germany regarding submarine war fare, which was delivered to the for eign office in Berlin by Ambassador Gerard
 "The Secrethary Of State to Am bassador Gerard. Department of State, Washington, July 21. 1915.
 You are instructed to deliver the .text of the following note 10 the Min ister of Foreign affairs.
 "The Note of the Imperial German government dated July 8. 1915, has received the careful consideration Of the Government of the United States, and 1t regrets to be obliged to say that it has found 1t very unsatisfactory be- cause it fails to meet the real differ ances between the two governments, end indicates, no way in which tho accepted principles of law and human fly may be applied in the grave mat ter in controversy, but proposes on the contrary arrangements for the suspension of those principles which virtually set them aside
 "The government of the United States notes with satisfaction that the Imperial German government recog- nizes without reservation the validity of the principles insisted upon in the several communications which this government has addressed to the Im- perial German Government with re- gard to its announcement of a war zone and the use of submarines against merchantmen on the high seas, a principle that the high seas are free in that the character and car go of merchantmen must first be as certained before she can lawfully be siezed or destroyed. and that the lives of 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 an examina- ton; for a belligerent act of retalia- ton is, per SC, an act beyond the law and defense of an act as retaliatory is an admission that it is illegal
 "The government of the United States is, however keenly djsappoint- ed to find that the Imperial German government regards itself as, in a large degree, exempt from the obli- gation to observe these principles, even where neutral vessels are con cerned. by what it believes the policy and practice of the government of Great Britain 10 be in present war with regard to neutral commerce.
 "The Imperial government will readily understand that the govern ment of the United States cannot dis cuss the policy of the government of Great Britain, with regard to neutral trade, except with that government it- self, and that it must regard the con duct of other belligerent governments as irrelivant to any discussion with the Imperial German Government of what this government regards as grave and unjustifable relations of the rights of American citizens by German naval commanders
 1 Illegal and inhuman acts, however 1 Ijustifable they may oe thought to be, i against an enemy who is believed to have acted in contravention of law and humanity are manifestly indefens- ible when they deprive neutrals of their acknowledged rights. particular fly when they violate the right to life Itself If a belligerent connection re- ltaliate against the enemy without in- turing the lives of neutrals, as well as their property, humanity as well
 as justice. and due regard for the dignity of neutral powers, should die tate that the practice be discontinued If persisted in it would. in such cir ,cumstances, constitute an unpardon
 able offense against the soyereigiity
 of the neutral nation.
 The government Of the United
 States is not unmindful of the extra
 ordinary conditions created by tho
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