Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-24
Gcrmany's Violation of
Americas Rights Will
Mean Trouble.
PRESIDENTS FINAL
NOTE is DELIVERED
"TlIegal and Inhuman Acts
Are Manifestly hide
fensible." "
U1AsHINGToN, July 2a.-The

WTASHINGTON, July ZS'-Ihe
w American note on submarine
warfare presented at Berlin today by
Ambassador Gerard was made public
here tonight. It reveals that the i'm
perial government has been informed
il is the intention Of the United
states To regard as deliberately un-
friendly any repetition by the com
mandcrs of German naval vessels OF
acts i'm contraVentiOn of American
rights. The United States announces
if will continue to contend TOR the
freedom of the seas from whatever
quarter violated without compromise
and at any cost.
In official and diplomatic quarters
the communication was received as
the strongest and most emphatic pro-
nouncement that has come from the
Washington government since the be
ginning of its correspondence with
the beligerents of Europe. PreSi-
dent Wilson returned to Cornish,
y. H., tonight to await developments
ON the assumption that Germany
has already admitted the illegailty OF
her practices by attempting TO Jusuly
them as against Great Britain, the
United states in the new note ex-
presses the belief that Germany VIII
no longer refrain from disavoWing
the wanton act of its naval com
mander i'm sinking the Lusltanla or
from offering reparaton TOR the
American lives lost, so far as rePa-
ration can be made for needless de,
struction Of human life by an illegal
act
Invites Cooperation.
Referring to the German govern
ment's expression of hope in its last
t1,o frapdpm Of the seas
may be established in some measure
before the end of the present war, the
United States declares that this object
can be achieved and invites the prac-
ucaI co-operation of the Imperial
government. The American govern
ment adds, moreover, that 1t 'holuS
itself ready at any time to act as lhe
common friend who may be prlNlleEeu
to suggest a way to assist in estaO-
fishing the freedom of the seas.
AT the outset, the German note OF
Iulv x is declared every unsatlstac-
tory because it fails to meet the real
differences between the TWO govern
ments and indicates no way IN Wilcn
the accepted principles Of law ana
humanity may be applied in the grave
matter in controversy but proposes
on the contrary, arrangements lot
partial suspension of those principles
Contending that the defense or an
act as rctaliatory is an admission
that il Is Illegal" the American gov
ernment then argues that II cann0t
discuss actions of Great Brltaln WIN
Germany and must regard as "irrele-
want" in the present negotiations the
conduct of other belligerents'
Indefcnsible Acts.
illegal and inhuman acts says
the note, however jusuflable they
may be thought against an enemy
who is believed to have acted in con-
travention of law and humanity, are
manifestlv indefensible when they de-
nriye neutrals of their acknowledged
rights. particularly when they violate
the right of life itself
Pointing out that belligerent
should give up It's measure of retalia-
ton if unable to conduct them with
out iniuring the lives of neutrals,
the note declare that persistence in
such measures under the circum-
stances would constitute an unpar-
donable offense against the SOW
ereigntv of the neutral nation af-
fected
The United States. it is further as
serted, is mot unmindful of the eX-
traordnary conditions created by
the present war and is ready to
make every reasonable alloW dllce
for these novel and unexpected as
poets of war at. sea" but cannot con-
sent to "abate any essential or fun
damental right Of its people because
of mere alteration of circum-
stances"
The note says that events of the
past two months clearly indicate that
is possible and practicable" to con-
duct submarine operations 'in sub
stantia accord with the accepted
practices of regulated warfare"
The comment is added that the
whole world has looked with interest
and increasing satisfaction" at the
demonstration of this fact by German
naval commanders, and that II is
"manifestly possible to lift the whole
practice of submarine attack above
the criticism which 1t has aroused and
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