Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18

Mr.. Bryan advocated and did not
The text of the note follows:
Text Of American Note.
Washington, June 1.-THE text Of
the American rejoinder to the Ger
man go,el ameMt's reply to the note
following the sinking of the Lusitania
is as follows:
1.-THE Secretary of State ad interim to
the American Ambassador to
Berlin.
Department Of State.
Washington. June 9, 1915.
american Ambassador, Berlin:
"You are instructed to deliver text
ually the following note to the min
lister of foreign affairs:
I'm compliance with your excel
lency's request did not fail to trans
init to my government Immediately
upon receipt your note May % in re-
ply to my note of May Is, and your
supplementary note of June 1, set
ting forth the conclusions so far as
reached by the imperial German Gov
eminent concerning the attacks on the
American steamers Gushing and Gulf
light. am now instructed by my gov
eminent to communicate the follow
ing reply:
Sea Free to Neutrais.
1.-The government of the United
States notes with qualification the full
recognition by the imperial German
government, in discussing the cases
of the Cushing and the Gulf1;ght, of
the principle of the freedom of all
parts Of the open sea to neutral ships
and the frank willingness of the i'm
perial German government to acknowl-
edge and meet its liability where the
fact of attack upon neutral ships
which have not been guilty of any
hostile act by German aircraft or ves-
sells of war, is satisfactorily estab-
lished; and the government of the
United States will in due course lay
before the imperial German govern
ment as 1t requests, full information
concerning the attack on the steamer
Cushing.
with regard to the sinking of the
6tCdNCI FdlhUd, Wy "ulOn 0A t1luCl
can citizen lost his life, the govern
ment of the United States is surprised
to find the imperial German govern
ment contending that an effort on the
Part of merchantmen to escape cap.
ture and secure assistance alters the
obligation of the officer seeking to
make the capture in respect to the
safety OF the lives of those on board
the merchantmen. although the vessel
has ceased her attempt to escape
when torpedoed.
Principles Do Not Alter.
These are not new circumstances
They have been in the minds of states
men and of international jurists
throughout the development OF naval
warfare. and the government of the
United States does not understand
that they have ever been held TO altel
the principles of humanity upon which
1t has insisted. Nothing but actua
forcible resistance or continued efforts
to escape by flight when ordered tt
stop for the purpose of visit on thu
part of the merchantmen has eve
been held to forfeit the lives of he
passengers or crew. The government
Of the United States. however. doe,
not understand that the imperial Gel
man government is seeking in thi
case to relieve itself of liability, blu
only intends to set forth the circum
stances which led the commander o
the submarine to allow himself to b.
Aurried into the course which he tool
s.e"- Gives On5ciai information.
Your excellency's note, in discuss
ing the loss of American lives re
sitting from the sinking Of the steam
ship Lusitania, adverts at some lengt
to certain Information which the In
perial German government has recei,
ed with regard to the character an
outfit Of that vessel. and your exec
lency expresses the fear that this II
formation may not have been brougt
TO the attention of the government {