The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-07-29

The following is the full text of the
latest note to Germany. President
Wilson correctly refuses to discuss the
relations between Great Britain and
the United States with any other
power, and the tone Of the entire doc
ument BELTS the standing of this ma
ton as neutral:
The Secretary of State to Ambassador
Gerard:
Department of State, Washington,
July 81, 1915.
You are instructed to deliver textu-
ally the following no,e to the minister
of foreign affairs:
Complete Text of Note
The note of the imperial German
government, dated July 8, 1915, has re-
ceived the careful consideration of the
government of the United States, and
it regrets to be obliged to say it has
found it very unsatisfac Glory, because
it fails to meet the real differences be-
tween the two governments, and in
dicates no way in which the accepted
principles of law and humanity may be
applied to the grave matter in contrO-
versy, but proposes, on the contrary,
arrangements for a partial suspension
70 those principles which virtually set
them aside.
President KeenIy Disappointed
The government of the United
States notes with satisfaction that the
German government recognizes with
out reservation the validity of the
principles insisted upon in the several
communications which this govern
ment had addressed to the imperial
German government with regard to its
announcement of war zone and the
use of submarines against merchant
men on the high seas that the princi.
pies that the high seas are free and
that the character of the cargo of a
merchantmen must first be ascertained
before she can lawfully be seized or
destroyed The lives of noncombat-
ants may in no case be put in jeo-
pardy unless the vessel resists or
seeks to escape after being summoned
to submit to examination; for a belli-
gerent act of retaliation is per Sc
an act beyond the law, and the de-
Tense of an act as retalitory is an adj
mission that it is illegal.
The government of the United
States however, is keeply disappoint-
ed to find that the German government
regards itself as in a large degree eX-
empt from the obligation to observe
these principles, even where neutral
vessels are concerned by what it be-
lieves the policy and practice of the
government Of Great Britain to be in
the present war in regard to neutral
commerce.
Cannot Discuss Great Britain
The German government must read
lily understand that the government OF
the United States cannot discuss the
policy of the government of Great Bri-
tain in regard to neutral trade except
with that government itself. 1t must
regard the conduct of other belligerent
governments as irrelevant to any dis
cussion with the German government
of what this government regards as
grave and unjustifable violations Of
the rights of American citizens by
German naval commanders. Illegal,
in human acts, however, justifiable
they may be thought to be against an
enemy who it is believed has acted in
contravention of law and humanity,
are manifestedly indefensible when
they deprive neutrals of their ack-
nowledged rights, particularly when
they violate the right of life itself. If
belligerent cannot retaliate against
it's enemies without injuring the lives
of neutrals, as we'll as their property,
humanity, as well as justice and due
regard for the dignity of neutral pow
ers, should dictate that the practice
be discontinued.
Not UnmindfuI Of Conditions
If persisted in in such circumstances
they constitute an objectionable Of
Tense against the sovereignty of the
neutral nation affected. While the gov
eminent of the United States is not
unmindful of the extraordinary condi-
tons created by this war, or of the
radical alterations of circumstances in
the method of attach produced by the
use of instrumentalities of naval war
fare, which the nations of the world
cannot have had in view when the ex-
listing international rules were formu.
lated, and it is ready to make every
reasonable allowance for these novel
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