Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23
NEW NOTE TO GERMANY
II Contains Nothing that Seems Cal
cuIated to Provoke Eventualities.

|. 1t Contains Nothing that Seems Cal
cuIated to Provoke Eventualities.
President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing, comforting at the White
house, completed the new note to Ger
many, warning her that the repetition
| of a disaster such as that visited upon
the Lusitania or any violation Of Amer
| lean right on the high seas resulting
in loss Of American lives will be re-
garded as "unfriendly." II was dis
patched yesterday.
The note is in the nature Of a final
statement by the United States OF the
Interpretation that will be placed by
this government on future transgres-
sions of American rights, and repeats
that the American government Will
leave nothing undone to stand by the
position it has previously declared.
Among the points in the new note
are:
Admittedly illegal.
/. The assumption by the United
States that Germany, by declaring her
submarine warfare to be a retaliatory
measure against the alleged unlawful
acts of her enemies, has admitted that
the destruction Of unresisting mer-
chantmen without warning Is illegal.
2. German submarine commanders
already have proved that they can save
the passengers and crew Of vessels
and can act in conformity with the
laws Of humanity in making war on
enemy ships.
8. The United States cannot allow
the relations between the belligerents
to operate in any way as an abbrevia-
ton Of the rights Of neutrals, and
therefore any violation Of the prin-
ciples for which the American govern
ment contends, resulting in loss OF
American lives, will be viewed as "un-
friendly"
Calls for Reparation.
4. The representations which the
American government has made in
previous notes for diavowal Of the in.
tention to sink the Lusitania with
Americans aboard and the request for
reparation are reiterated with renewed
insistence.
5. The American government realizes
the unusual and abnormal conditions
which the present conflict has created
in the conduct Of maritime warfare
and is willing to act as an intermediary
as between the belligerents to arrange
a modus vivendi or any other tenn
porary arrangement which does not IN
volve a surrender by the United States
of it's rights.
Rejects the Offer.
6. The proposals made by Germany
to give immunity to American ships
not carrying contraband, and to four
belligerents' ships under the American
flag, are rejected with the emphatic as
sertion that to accept such suggestion
would be to admit Germany's right to
set aside the American contention
based on fundamental principles in in
ternational law-that neutrals may
travel anywhere on the high seas on
unresisting ships Of any nationality
even if carrying contraband.
The note is about 1900 words long.
While nowhere in it is there any in
direct intirnation Of the course which
the United States will pursue in the
event of another disaster similar to the
Lusitania tragedy, there are emphatic
statements throughout the communica-
ton pointing out that the discussion or
the principles involved has been virtu-
ally concluded and that future conduct
Of German submarine commanders Will
determine the responsibility for the
continuance Of friendly relations be-
tween the two countries.
May Break Relations.
The statement that future trans
gressions will be regarded as "unfriend-
ly," is taken in diplomatic quarters to
presage a break in friendly relations
unless reparation and disavowal is
Forthcoming. President Wilson, 1t Is
understood, has considered fully the
construction which may be placed on
the implications Of the note and is pre-
pared to deal with any new situation
that may arise. He is hopeful and con-
fident, however, it is said, that Ger
mary will now take such precautions
as seem necessary to prevent any ac-
tion that would endanger friendly re-
lations with the United States.
From o'clock this morning until
late tonight the president, with the ex-
ception of a few hours, spent in recre-
alton, was at work on copy Of the
note Secretary Lansing, who had
drafted it, worked on the original and
took it to the president last night
with changes. The president agreed
with Mr.. Lansing's suggestions and to-
day the document will be finally revis-
ed in phraseology before starting on its
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