The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1915-05-20
j. s. DEMANDS
FULL PREPARATION
NOTE is cABLEO TO AM5ASsA
Dor GERARD FOR PRESEN-
TATlON TO GOVERNMENT
COPY TO Won BERNST0RFF
Tension Over the Situation Was Di
minished Somewhat in Austro-
German Quarters.

Washington.-The United States
government cabled Ambassador Go
rard for presentation to the German
government = note calling attention
ito the grave situation which has It.
suited from violation Of American
rights on the high seas. eliminating
in the sinking of the Lusitaria. with
loss Of more than 100 American lives
It sets forth in unmistakatIe terms
that the United States government in
sists on the right of Americans TO
take passage on American, neutral or
beligerent ships, with confidence CT
safety and confidence in their gov
eminent sustaining them in that
right.
The communication expresses con-
fdent expectation of the United
States that the imperial German
government will Gisavow the acts o :
which the government of the United
States complains, that they viii make
reparation. so far as reparation is
possible. for injuries which are with
oat measure and that they will take
immediate steps to prevent the recurs
renee of anything so obviously sub
versiva OF the principles of warfare
for which the imperial German gov
eminent in the past so wisely and SO
firmly contended."
In its conclusion the note states
that the imperial German govern
ment will not expect the government
Of the United States to omit any word
or any act necessary to the perform
ance of its sacred duty of maintain
Tag the rights of the United States
and its citizens and of safeguarding
their free exercise and enjoyment"
After three days Of preparation ~
President Wilson, with the assistance
OF his cabinet, the document vas final
" dispatched shortly before noon. It
Is expected to reach Ambassador Ge-
rard soon for presentation At the Ger
man Foreign Office.
A copy Of the note was delivered
to Count Won Bernstorf. the German
ambassador, by the State Depart
nent.
Tension over the situation was Iii
minished somewhat IN Austro-German
quarters because OF the belief that
Germany, being DESTROYS of preserving
friendly relations with the United
States, probably would find come way
Of meeting the American govern
ment's position without Developing d
crisis
It is admitted by well-informed dip
lomats that this was the hope OF Ger
man officials here, although on account
of difficulties in communicating. they
professed to be uniformed as to the
views Of the German government.
Count Won Berrstorff= sent to the
State Department a denial of publish
ed reports that the embassy here had
intimated that Germany would in her
answer refuse to comply with the re-
quest Of the United States.
Text Of the Note.
The full text OF the note was made
public by the State Department, AS
follows:
Department of State. Washington,
Nav 10. 1915.
The Secretary or State to the
American Ambassador at Berlin:
please call on the minister of
Foreign Affairs and after reading to
MIN this communication, leave with
him a copy.
in view OF recent acts OF the Ger.
man authorities in violation of Amer
Ican rights on the high seas, which
on May 7, 1915, by which over leo
American citizens lost their lives. it
eliminated in the torpedotnS and sink
ing OF the British steamship Lusitania
clearly is wise and desirable that the
government Of the United States and
the imperial German government
should come to clear and full under
standing as to the graye situation
which has resulted
Americans Killed Before Lusitania.
THE sinking of the British pas
genger steamer Falaba by n German
submarine on March 2S. through
which Leon c. Thresher. an Amerl-
can citizen, was drowned; tie alta k
on April % on the American vessel
Cushing by a German acceptance: the
torpedoing en- May l of the American
vessel Gul1ight by a German subma
rtne. as a result Of which two or
more American citizens met thei-
death, and, finally, the torpedoing and
sinking OF the steamship Lusitania,
constitute series of events which
GENEROSITY IN WAR TIMES.