The Dolores star., 1915-07-16
aAV0 oGRMANv'0 REPLY TO
AMERICAS DEMANDS ON
sU0MARlNG WARFARE.
MEUTRALs FLY .S.FlAc
KAISER RGPu0g8 TO RECOGNIZE
PRRciPLE OF VISIT AND
SEARCH LAID DOWN
~ WILSON.

BERLIN. July 1o.-The text Of the
German note to the U. 9. follows:
Berlin. July s.-Ths undersigned
has the honor to make the following
reply to his excellency, Ambassador
Gerard. to the note Of the 10th ultimo.
regarding the impairment Of Ameri-
can interests by the German subma-
cine warfare. .-.
THE imperial government learned
with satisfaction from the note how
earnestly the government OF the
United States IL concerned in seeing
<hs principles Of humanity realized in
the present war.
ALSO this appeal finds ready echo
IN Germany, and the imperial gov
Srnment il quite willing to permit its
statements and decisions in the pres
eat case to be governed by the princi-
pies Of humanity, Just ~ 1t has done
always.
-. The imperial government well
i coined with gratitude when the
American government In the note OF
May 18th itself recalled that Germany
bad always permitted itself to be GOV
Srned by the principles Of progress
and humanity in dealing with the law
a maritime war.
"Since the time when Frederick the
Great negotiated with John Adams,
BENJAMIN Franklin and Thomas JEFF
ferson the treaty Of friendship and
commerce of September 8, 17S5, be-
tween Prussia and the Republic Of the
West, German and American states
men have, in fact, always stood to-
gether in the struggle for the free
dom of the seas and for the protec-
<1on OF peaceable trade.
Germany and America Prs0rsssivs.
I'm the international proceedings
which since have been conducted for
the regulation of the laws Of mari
time war, Germany and America have
Jointly advocated progress. especially
the abolishment of the right of cap
ture at sea and the protection of the
interest of neutrals.
Even at the beginning Of the pres
emit war, the German government i'm
mediately declared its willingness to
ratify the declaration of London and
thereby subject itself in the use OF its
naval forces to all the restrictions pro.
vided therein In favor Of neutra1s.
Germany likewise has been always
tenacious Of the principle that war
should be conducted against the
armed and organised forces Of an
enemy country, but that the enemy
country. but that the enemy civilian
population must be spared AZ far as
possible from the measures OF war.
THE imperial government cher
ishes the definite hope that some way
will be found when peace Is conclud.
ed. or perhaps earlier, to regulate the
law of maritime war in a manner guar.
anteeing the freedom Of the seas. and
will welcome 1t with gratitude and
satisfaction II 1t can work hand in
hand with American government on
that occasion. LII. .--..r d..
Declare Foes Aim at Destruction.
III in the present war the prin.
ciples which should be the ideal of
the future have been traversed more
and more. the longer its duration, the
German government has no guilt
therein. 1t il known to the American
government how Germany's adver-
saries, by completely paralyzing peace.
able traffic between Germany and
neutral countries, have aimed from
the very beginning and with increas-
ing lack o. consideration at the de-
8truction not SO much Of the armed
forces as the life of the German ma.
ton, repudiating in doing so all the
rules Of international law and disre.
sarding all the rights of neutrals.
ION s(ov. 3. 1914, England declared
the North sea q war area and by plant.
ing poorly anchored mines and by the
stoppage and capture of vessels made
passage extremely dangerous and DIFF.
ficult for neutral shipping, thereby &C.
tually blockading neutral coasts and
ports contrary to all international
law. Long before the beginning Of
submarine war England practically
trail navigation to Germany also. Thus
war on trade.
Would Keep Food From Germany.
ION Nov. II, 1914, the English pre-.
mier declared In the House of Com
mons that It was one Of England
principal tasks to prevent food for the
German population from reaching
Gsfmany via neutral, ports. Since
March 1, England has been taking
, from neutral ships without further for
mality all merchandise proceeding to
Germany, as well as all merchandise
coming from Germany, even when neu-
trail property. Just as 1t was also
with the Beers, the German people 10
now to be given the choice of perish
ing from starvation with its women
and children or of relinquishing its In
dependence.
i'While our enemies thus loudly and
openly proclaimed war without mercy
until our utter destruction, we were
conducting war in self-defense for our
national existence and for the sake OF
peace Of an assured permanency. We
have been obliged to adopt a subma-
rine warfare to meet the declared in
tentions Of our enemies and the
method of warfare adopted by them In
contravention Of international law.
with all its efforts in principle to
protect neutral life and property from
damage as much as possible, the Ger
man government recognizes unresery-