The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-20
Declaring Injuries Done Citizens Oh
United States Are without Meas
srs," President Calls For Guaran.
tee Against Their Recurrenes.

tee Against Their Recurrence.
Washington. - President Wilson's
note TO Germany on the sinking OF the
Lusitania was sent to Ambassador
Gerard Thursday for presentation to
the German Government.
Germany must abandon her sub
marine attacks on merchant vessels.
This is the demand OF the United
States, elesr-cut and unequiyocal. II
she refuses. the Government OF the
United States will take such action as
may be necessary In the performance
Of It's sacred duty Of maintaining the
rights OF the United States and its
citizens and OF safeguarding their free
exercise and enjoyment"
II is for the future that Germany
must give bond. Willing to accept
from her a disoyowal OF responsibility
for what has occurred. this Govern.
ment. the note insists, must have
absolute assurances that the offenses
which have been committed will not
be repeated. And to that end the de-
mand is made that Germany shall
abandon her submarine attacks on
merchant ships, For. says the note:
"Manifestly submarines cannot be
used against merchantmen, as the last
few weeks have shown. without an
inevitable violation OF many sacred
principles OF justice and humanity"
The communication expresses the
confident expectation Of the United
States that the Imperial German
Government will dlsavow the acts Of
which the Government OF the United
States complains. that they will make
reparation so far as reparatlon is pos
sible for injuries which are without
measure, and that they will take i'm
mediate steps TO prevent the recur-
renee OF anything to obviously sub
versive Of the principles of warfare
for which the Imperial German Gov
ernment in the past so wisely and SO
firmly contended."
Time Has Come For Understanding.
The full text of the note as made
public by the State Department fol
lows:
Department OF State,
Washington, May 13, 1915.
"The Secretary Of State Of the Ameri-
can Ambassador at Berlin:
please call on the Minister OF
Foreign Affairs and, after reading to
him this communication, leave with
him a copy.
"In view OF recent acts OF the Ger.
man authorities IN violation Of Ameri-
can rights on the high seas. which cul
minated in the torpedoing and sinking
OF the British steamship Lusitania on
May 7, 1915, by which over 100 Ameri
can citizens lost their lives, it Is clear
ly wise and desirable that the Govern
ment OF the United States and the I'm
periol German Government should
come to a clear and full understanding
as TO the grave situation which has re
suited.
"The sinking OF the British pas
senger steamer Falaba by a German
submarine on March rs, through which
Leon G. Thrasher, an American citi
zen, was drowned; the attack on April
rs on the American vessel Cushing BY
a German aeroplane; the torpedolng
on May l of the American vessel Gul
fight by German submarine, as q
result OF which two or more Ameri
can citizens met their death; and
finally. the torpedoing and sinking oi
the steamship Lusitania, constitute 9
series Of events which the Govern
ment Of the United States has OBJ
served with growing concern, distress
and amazement
Calls For DisavoWal OF Acts.
Recalling the humane and enlight
ened attitude hitherto assumed by the
Imperial German Government in mat
ters Of international right, and par
ticularly with regard to the freedom
Of the seas; having learned to rec
ognize the German views and the Ger
man influence in the field Of interna
tlonal obligation as always engaged
upon the side Of justice and humanity
and having understood the instruc
tlons OF the Imperial German Govern
ment to its naval commanders to b.
upon the same plane OF humane actor
prescribed by the naval codes of othe
nations, the Government OF the Unitet
States was 10th to believe--it canno
now bring itself to believe-that thes,
acts, so absolutely contrary TO tn,
rules, the practices and the spirit 0
modern warfare, could have the coun
tenance or sanction Of that great gov
ernment. 1t feels it TO be its duty
therefore, TO address the Imperial Gel
man Government concerning then
with the utmost frankness and In tn
earnest hope that II is not mistaken 4
expecting action on the part OF tn
Imperial German Government whic
will correct the unfortunate impre'
eions which have been created an
vindicate once more the position O
that government with regard TO tn
sacred freedom OF the seas.
Germany Cannot Abbrevlate Amerl-
cans Rights.
"The Government of the Unite
States has been apprised that the In
perial German Government considere
themselves to be Obliged by the e.
traordlnary circumstances OF the pre-
ent war and the measures adopted B
their adversaries in seeking to CT