Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-24
Text of Reply to Germany
CONTINUED from Page Une.)

OF their acknowledged rights particularly when they violate the r's"t 10
IF a beuigerent cannot 1e'an amo ON the hs enemy without out in 1j idsgit the an nes s
tie be discontinued dssnthm" n,r,on. no orense ,,,n.4. to sovereignty Of the
nation affected. The Government Of the United States is not unmindml of
eaf sH tfsnion" oi ei 2cu"e ss" and n %e hoe So Of attacks tt as Produced prod BY the
1 hars n%d "a view S' of 4s 'he es Hstias' ru Hs' Of int 'a1Sa q law vS iormais' ed, ana
it is ready to make every reasonable allowances for these novel and un'
its people because Of a mere alteration Of circumstance. The rights of
and the principles are immuta1le 1t is the duty and Obligation igti Of a bel
The events of the past two months have clearly Indicated that it is
eSsnSs as D 'ss sseSi iS ' OF ts i"fe s'ii'G Gs1%sn o HSS %in1n Is the s o
i i"'t war Mr zone r% he whole 1@i'v World has looked i1 with Interest end with in
creasins satisfaction of the concentration omsr1n1 % of that possibility 5%,I lily n by G %acdce
Of submarine attack above the criticism which it has aroused and removes
,s s%y view s Of he; S S5s,ssG T., Of r ;!s7s iii [s %1ss by tt; tn; .. !%"sse al q ;s a1
and IN view O S. the "s n sx Feasibility y Of 1ns concerning @6%sas ;. to the esns ssaaS SsseSe
t t%' l IN erni' Government %%n er mt will re1ain from I'd disavowing the wanton act Of
its naval commanders in sinking the Lusitania or onermg reparat e%o Of the The
srucion of human life by an inegaI act.
CANNOT ACCEPT SUGGESTIONS.
The Government of the United States, while not Indifferent to the
friendly spirit in which n,t this si is made sst canno tt accept Sa s the s"sses s% s of ee9
npon ~hie Soy s i be fr ss on nF% the seas es'1 now ia al proscr%ea. The very
BE- %stsnmsnt and therefore pre-; an n, 16sn do t %Gsnt Of the es, nrjn' cSSsss tGs v vHtfy
nation would concede as of course.
SAME GREAT OBJECTS.
e,nm nns e ac con'sndto St ' iSr t tns sam s'' Great sn sb} ts ;" 5svs 'o as:1 stoos to t.:
gether in urging the very prime PRINCIPLES !es31 upon n which .t the no GDve con9end1 of t t~p
United States S O S0leMny lnslSS. 1ney are poh con'ohuns NN
the freedom of the seas. The Government of the United States will con-
tinue for that freedom from whatever quarter violated without compromise
and at any cost. 1t invites the practical cooperation of the Imperial Ger
man Government and at this time when cooperation may accomplish tms
great common object the most strkngly and effectively achieved.
may be in a measure accomplished ever before the present war ends. ~
Government Of the United States only feels obliged to insist upon it, b., by
whomsoever violated Or ignored in the protection Of its W clazens n nt
is asu deeply interested in seeing it made practicable between te Delg
erents themselves and holds ltscf ready ats any time to act IS III common
friend who may be privileged to suggest a way.
In the meantime the very value which this Government sets upon tn
long and unbroken friendship between the people and Government Of. the
United States and the people and Government of the German nation I'M
poses upon it 10 express very solenniy upon the Imperial German GOV
eminent the necessity for a Vigil, vsiiant observance of neutral raj rights Ign[,;l in NJ
critical matter. Friendship itself prompts it to say to the Imperial COY
eminent that repetition by the commanders of German nava vessels IN
contrayention of those rights must be regarded by the Government OF Tn
United States, when they affect American citizens, as deliberately uF
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