The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-05-14
High Officials Today Point
Out That There CAN be no
Mistaking the Concluding
Paragraph Of Our Message.
STAND AGAINST USE OF
SUBMARINE rs FTRM
Believed in Washington that
Germain Government Will
not Delay Long in Present.
ing It's Formal Reply.

hy tffnluN Herald lfFANtN "IINf
Washington. May ff.--rhe Eovern-
mcnt ana peo9lo Of the United stnses
turned expecsAnsly iowpr5 Berlin co.
day. where Ambaassdor 0esaF6 had
been Instructed 20 present 10 thr
German foreign offro the nofe call
ing the attention 81 the lmprTlaf Sow
ernment 20 the runlawfrl ana innu-
name" destruction Of the i.ua,pn'f
and other violations of AmericAn
rights on the high seas
Germany Is asked IN the note 70
disayow the actn Of her submarine
commanders N lhe torpcdolna Win
out warning of the f4ualtanla. BIN
lah ship. with iosa Of mere than
io0 American ilvpM and the ameFA-
lean steamer 0nisIight rs a result ot
which two OF more AmeFicA4 eifi1eAe
met their deaths.' Reparatipr. ''so
far as reparnsion u HpssIp'r.
asked. and the United States declares
n aconflaontiy expects ,hRf tbn inn
perlni German foverufrtns WI t4hn
immediate steps co prevent tho re-
currence" Of such acts end praesiees
No time Il specified for a reply
but the communication tnfs the
govetnment and peopie ~ The uniten
states took 10 the imperlai German
government for just. prompt and en-.
llghtened action IN this vitnf matter
he course TO be pursued by the
United states in the event uf = nom
compliance with ia reqnesis Hnd =.
peciations ls not sttaad. hut high oi-
flcials pointed out that the coLclus'vn
of the note was iutended 20 impFe~
upon 0ermany that tneer should ~
no misapprchension IN Berlin o. me
Arm intention of the United Nthtea "
safeguard It's rights BY any means
necessary. This Is expeqicd IN the
final sentence. which Easgs;
srhe imperial German eovesn-
mcnt win not expect The Soyefn-
ment os the United States 10 onait
any word or amy aci necessary 60
the performance of its sacred
duty OF maintaining tize rights cf
the United states and its sitifena
and Of safeguarding ihssr free
exewi-e and essioymeni."
As the note was read today by
dlolomatisse and officials senerally.
one fcsture that attracted wide com
ment was the stand taken by the
United states against the ure ~ tnT
submarine as a commerce destroyer
Another feature OF the note which
caused much comment afnone diplo-
matlsia was the statement In a reply
ing 20 the German circular 20 neu-
ltrsls which arrived hare on TUESDAY.
The communication points out thnt
while ''expressionE ~ regret and OF
fers of reparatlon In case of des'fne
ton OF neutral ships sunk by mis-
take may satisfy international ohl'-
aations. II no loss of life results.
they cannot Justify or excuse
nractice the natural and necessary e,-
feet Of which In 10 subject neuif4i
nations and neutral pefaons to ne"
and immeasurahle risks"
Bcrmstorff Grows Emphatic
Il have not received any lHatroe'
tlonn. / have not received anythins
have not heard anything ! d"n
2 know anythlus," said Count BernA'
torn alter a conference with coun'
. selior Lansing at tho state depart
mcnt
Aithogh Ambassador Gerard nav
neon directed to notify The state de'
I
= lean note. no word came today Efa"
him. Count IicrnssoTff the German
q aniharsndor. made an enkagement y
, GO 10 the state department. a wa
Z understood. 10 call Mr. hryan'a As
Z heniion 70 reports again pubilsned t'
Z dny pHrport.ns "a forecast com
4 plete refusal by German % All th'
+ American representations, and poin
out that the embassy was in no ""'
4 a source of theIa-
+ Secretary Bryan. after Ambassador
Bernstorffs visit made the follow
ing statement;
: '.The German Ambassador ha
I. brouhR, 10 our attention. thc fact thA
y statements have been made ia news
a papers. purperting 20 be MADE e
Y members ~ The emhessy stalk stats
? menf ol which were pure inNentlun'
n he asked ia 10 warn thu pres
a against false Statements about ~
,. embassy"