The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-05-14
INTEREST IN The NOTE
Tone of Note is Friendly But
FIrm-Gives Germany a
Chance TO DisavOw Prac-
tice in War Zone.

wv III NtI zone.
Washington, May 12.-The United
states IN a note to be sent to Ger
many demands guarantee that
there will be no further submarine
attacks on merchant ships carrying
nou-combatants. 1t serves notice.
TOO, that full reparation will be
sought for the loss of more than 100
American lives i'm the sinking of the
husitania and for other violations of
American rights in the sea war zones.
The document was to have been
cabled tonight but the President af-
ter conferences with Counsellor Rob-
ert Lansing, of the state department,
made several changes in legal detail
and then revised it alone in his study.
tomorrow it will be dispatched and.
1t is expected to be made public
soon.
While no indication is given of the
steps to be taken by the United
States in the event of an unfayorable
reply, the note informs Germany
that the American government will
| leave nothing undone either in diplo-
matte representations or other action
! to obtain compliance with its re-
! quests.
No essential changes were made in
lie communication as formulated
sunday by the President and approv-
! ed by the cabinet yesterday. The
principal points in the note are sub
stantially as follows:
! 1.-The United States government
| calls attention to the various incl
dents in the war zone proclaimed by
Germany around the British Isles,
| the sinking of the British liner
| Falaba with the loss OF Leon C.
Ihresher, an American; the attack
by German airmen on the American
| steamer Cushing, the torpedoipa
without warning of the American
| steamer Gulflight and finally the tor
pedoing without warning of the Lusi-
tania with its loss of more than a
| thousand lives of non-comb batants.
among them more than 100 Ameri-
| cans.
! 2.-These acts are declared to be
| lndeienslble under International law.
| The United States points out that it
| never admitted Germany's right to
| do them, and warned the Imperial
| government that it would be held to
"strict accountability" for attacks
on American vessels or lives. a strict
accountability, therefore, is now ask
| ed from Germany.
3.-The usual financial reparation
viii be sought, although Germany is
in effect reminded that no reparation
can restore the lives fthose sacri-
| feed in the sinking of the Lusitania
and other ships.
| 4.-EXpressions of regret may
| comply with the legal precedents. but
| they are valueless unless accompa-
| MED by cessation of the practices
| endangering lives OF non-combatants.
5.-The right of neutrals to travel
any point of the high seas on neu-
trail or belligerent merchantmen is
asserted.
6.-In the name of humanity and
international law, the United States
demands guarantee that these
| rights will be respected and that
there be no repetition of the attacks
on merchantmen carrying non-com-
batants.
THE giving of warnings to the
| American public without officially
| communicating them to the United
| States government is commented on
in connection with the German en-
| bassy's printed advertisements before
| the sailing of the Lusitania, but ir-
respective of the failure to advise the
American government of Germany's
| purpose, the point is made that no.
| tice of an intention to do an unlaw-
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