The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-24
notes MADE PUBLIC
WASHINGTON GIVES out DIPLO-
MATIC CORRESPONDENCE
ALLIES REJECT OFFER

ALLIES REJECT OFFER
Great Britain and France Make Fina
| Reply, Setting Forth the Scope o.
Their Blockade OF German Ports
Notes of United States and Rephe:
Are Published.
The state department has made
public all the notes exchanged be-
tween the United States, Great Brit
ain. France and Germany in regard
to the treatment of neutral sea com
merce by the belligerents.
The publication includes ID the
original note sent by the United
States to Berlin and London in which
this government sought to secure
concessions relieving neutral trade OF
the burdens and dangers OF the war
(2) The German reply which offer
ed to call of all submarine activity
against mercantile ships il food sup.
plies were allowed to come into Ger
many.
60 The British reply, which re-
counted and denounced German per
fdy, and at the same time declared
that France and Great Britain, IN
concert, would shut OF all supplies
from Germany.
ca The second note Of the Ameri-
can government to Great Britain
sent also to France, in which this
country asked the allies to explain
the manner Of instituting and main
tanning their embargo on all COM
merce to Germany.
50 The reply Of Great Britain.
(s) The reply Of France.
The general tenor Of the replies OF
Great Britain and Germany to the
first American note are we'll known
as their contents have been publish
ed. So to-day we print the two notes
Of the American government and the
replies Of Great Britain and France
to our second note.
The First American Note.
The following identical note was
sent by the secretary o. state to the
American ambassadors at London
and Berlin:
washington, Feb. 20, 1915.
"You will please deliver to Sir Ed
ward Grey the following identical
note which we are sending England
and Germany. In view of the CORE
spondence which has passed between
this government and Great Britain
and Germany, respectively. respective
to the declaration of a war zone by
the German admiralty and the use
of neutral flags by British merchant
vessels, this government ventures to
express the hope that the two bellig-
erent governments may, through re-
ciprocal concessions, find basis for
agreement which will relieve neutral
shippers engaged in peaceful com
merce from the great dangers which
they will incur in the high seas ad-
iacent to the coasts OF the belliger-
ents.
1.-THE government Of the United
States respectfully suggests that an
agreement in terms like the following
might be entered into:
Germany and Great Britain to
agree:
81. That neither will SOW any
floating mines, that neither will plan
on the high seas anchored mines e3-
cept within common range OF har-
bors for defensive purposes only and
that all mines shall be so constructed
as to become harmless II separated
from their moorings.
"That neither will use submarines
to attack merchant vessels OF any
nationality except to enforce the right
OF visit and search.
"3. That each will require their
respective merchant vessels not to
use neutral flags for the purpose OF
disguise.
Germany to agree:
"That all importations Of food OF
| foodstuffs from the United States 10
! Germany shall be consigned to agen.
cies to be designated by the United
States government, that these Amerl'
can agencies shall have entire charge
and control OF the receipt ano
distribution Of such importations and
shall distribute them solely to retail
dealers bearing licenses from the
| German government emitting then
to receive and furnish such food and
foodstuffs to the noncombatants only;
and that such food and foodstufrs vii
not be reQuisitioned by the German
government for any purpose Whatso'
ever or to be devirted to the use OF
the armed forces of Germany.
"Great Britain to agree:
"That food and foodstuffs will no'
be placed upon the absolute contra
band list and shipment OF such com
modities will not be interfered witt
| if consigned t agencies designated
BY the United States government II
Germany for distribution solely te
the noncombatant population.
"In submitting this proposed oasl;
OF agreement this government Wouie
consider the agreement, If acceptable
to the interested powers, a nodu:
yivendi based upon expediency rather
than legal right and as not bindlnf
upon the United States until accepted
hv this government. Bryan"
Replies to This oNte.
The nature Of the replies have al
ready been printed in this paper
Germany virtually expressed her will
ingness to abide by the American
note. Great Britain exnla.Led tn
many wrongs committed by German!
and pleading these announced her IN
tention, acting in common witt
i France, to cut off all supplies from
Germany. >,
The United States thereupon dis
patched this note to Great Britall
and to France:
The Second American Note.
washington. March 5. 1915.
"In regard to the recent communi
y. 81, .v,l