Connecticut western news., 1915-06-17
Future Relations De-
 pend on Reply.
TONE POLITE BUT FIRM
Wilson Leaves Door Open For
 Altering Program.

The following is the text of President Wilson's new note to Germany:
 AThe Secretary of State Ad Interim to
 the American Ambassador at Berlin Department of State. Washington
 June 9, 1915.
 American Ambassador. Berlin:
 'You are instructed to deliver teXtu ally the following note to the minister of foreign affairs.
 'In compliance with your eXcellency'~ request, I did not fail to transmit to my government immediately upon their receipt your note of May g in reply to my note of May 15 and your supple mentary note of June i setting forth the conclusions so far as reached by the imperial governments concerning the attacks on the American steamers Cushing and Guliight. I am now in structed by my government to commu- nicate the following reply:
 "The government of the United States notes with qualification the full recog- milton by the imperial. German govern ment in discussing the cases of the Gushing and the Gulfight of the prin ciple of the freedom of all parts of the open sea to neutral ships and the frank willingness of the imperial German government to acknowledge and meet its liability where the fact of attack rpon neutral ships which have not been guilty of any hostile act by Ger man aircraft or vessels of war is satis. factorily established. and the govern ment of the United States will in due course lay before the imperial German government, as it requests. full infor- mation concerning the attack on the steamer Cushing.
 f~ FaTaba Account Surprises.
 with regard to the sinking of the steamer Falaba, by which an Ameli- can. citizen lost his life. the government of the United States is surprised to find the imperial German government con. tending that an effort of a merchant man to escape capture and secure as sistance alters the obligation of the of 6cer seeking to make the capture in re- spect of the safety of the lives of those on board the merchantmen, although the vessel had ceased her attempt to escape when torpedoed. These are not new circumstances. They have been in the minds of statesmen and of inter national jurists throughout the develop ment of naval warfare, and the gov ernment of the United States does not understand that they have ever been held to alter the principles of humanity upon which it has insisted. Nothing but actual forcible resistance or contin ned effort to escape by flight when or dered to stop for the purpose of visit on the part of the merchantmen has ever been held to forfeit tlfe lives of her passengers or crew. The govern. ment of the United States. however does not understand that the imperial government is seeking in this case tC relieve itself of liability. but only in tends to set forth the circumstances marine to allow himself to be hurried aSnto the course which he took.
 Your excellency's note in discussing ffie loss of the American lives resulting from the sinking of the steamship Lu yitania adverts at some length to cer tain information which the imperia German government has received witl regard to the character and outfit O that vessel. and your eXcellency ex presses the fear that this information may not have been brought to the at fention of the government of the Unit ed States. It is stated in the note tha the Lusitania was undoubtedly equip ped with masked guns, supplied wit trained gunners and special ammuni fion, transporting troops from Canada carving a cargo not permitted unde the laws of the United States to yes gel also carrying passengers and sery ing in virtual effect as an auxiliary t the naval forces of Great Britain. Fol tunately these are matters concernin which the government of the Unite States is in q position to give the in periaI German government official il formation on. If the facts alleged i your eXcellency'S note, if true, the gov ernment of the United States woul have been bound to take official cog nizance in performing it's recognize duty as a neutral power and in enforC 7ns it's national laws.
 Lusitania Was Not Armed.
 .4Tt was it's dIty to see to it that tn Fusitania was not armed for OffenSiv action, that she was not serving as
 transport, that she did not carry a ca gs prohibited by the statutes of tn Uaned States and that. if in fact sh wys q naval vessel of Great Britain she, should not receive clearance as
 p1erchantman. and it performed tha svFy and enforced its statutes wit ecrupulous vigilance through Its regl