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B~rlin.-In ns note to the United
States on the sinking Of the white
star liner Arabic Aug. ~. the German
government says that u most oespy
regrets that lives were lost through
the action Of The commander: u par
tIcularly expressed this regret TO the
government Of the United States on
account Of the death Of American citi
sens" and Odds:
The German government is unable,
however. 10 acknowledge any obliss'
,ion to grant Indemnity In the matter
even II the commander should have
been mistaken as Ia the aggressive In
tentions OF the Arabic"
The text Of the note given Amoas'
sador Gerard. Sept Z, follows:
"On Aug. 10. . German submarine
stopped the English steamer Dunley
about sixteen nautical miles south oil
Kinsale and was on the point Of sink
ing the prize by gun fire after the
crew had left the vessel.
AT this moment the commander
saw a large steamer making dircctl,
toward him. This steamer. as devel
oped later. was IN, Arabic. She wal
recognized as an enemy vessel, as sh'
did no, fly any. flar and bore no neu
tral markings.
When she approached. she altered
her original coursc, but then agaiI
pointed directly toward the submarine
From this the commander becam
convinced that tn steamer had tn
intention of attacking and rammin
him.
''In order to an, ,icipate this attacl
he gave orders for the submarine
dive and fired a torpedo at the stean
er. After firing he convinced hin
self that the people on board wer
being rescued In fifteen boats.
According to his instructions. th
commander was not allowed to attaC
the Arabic without warning and wit
out saving the lives of those on boar
unless the ship attempted to escaI
or offered resistancc,
"iie was forced, however, to co
clude from the attendant circul
stances that the Arabic p'anned a vi
lent attack on the submarine.
This conclusion is all the more Q
yious, as he had been fired upon at
great distance In the Irish sea
Aug l4-that Is a few days before
by large passenger steamer app,
emily belonging to the British 70,
mail steam packet company which
had neither attacked nor stopped.
THE German government mo
deeply regrets that lives were lo
through the action OF the command,
1t particularly expresses this regret
the government OF the United Stat,
on account OF the death OF Americ
citizens.
THE German government is unab
however, to acknowledge any obli
ton to great indemnity In the matt
even II the commander should ha
been mistaken as TO the aggressive
tentiOns Of the Arabic.
IF 1t should prove to be the c;
that II is impossible for the Germ
and American governments to reac
harmonious opinion on this point
German government would be 2
pared to submit the difference of OF
ion. as being a question OF inter
tional law. to Tho Hague Tribunal
arbitration, pursuant to Article 3S
The Hague Convention, for the pac
- settlement OF International dispute.
"In so doing it assumes that a
no matter OF course the arbitral decis
III shall not be admitted to have the
portance Of general decision on
permissibility or the converse III
'ne international law OF German sui
'u' rine warfare
ar.