The Ely miner., 1915-05-21
WILSON'S TERMS ARE UNMIsTAKABLE.

Text Made Public.
The text of the note made public by
the state department. Is, in part, as
follows:
Department of State, Washington.
"The secretary Of state to the
American ambassador at Berlin.
please call on the minister of for
sign affairs and after reading to him
this communication leave with him
eepy.
Tn view of recent acts of the Ger
man authorities In violation of Amer
lean rights on the high seas, which
illuminated in the torpedoing and sink
Ing the British steamer Lusitania on
May z, 1915. by which over 100 Amer
lean citizens lost their lives, it is
clearly wise and desirable that the
government Of the United States and
The Imperial German government
should come to a clear and full under
standing as to the grave situation
which has resulted.
The sinking of the British passen-
ger steamer Faiaba by a German sub
marine on March s8, through which
Leon c. Thresher, an American citi-
zen, was drowned; the attack on April
Is On the American vessel Cushing by
German aeroplane; the torpedoing
on May 1 of the American vessel Gull
night by German submarine, as
result OF which two or more Ameri-
can citizens met their death, and,
finally. the torpedoing and sinking of
The Lusitania, constitute a series of
events which the government of the
United States has observed with grow
ing concern, distress and amaZement.
Sanctioned by Germany?
Recalling the humane and enlight.
sned attitude hitherto assumed by the
Imperial German government in mat
ters of international right and par
tieularly with regard to the freedom
bf the seas; having learned to recog-
nize the German views and the Ger
man influence in the field Of interna-
donal obligation as always engaged
upon the side of justice and human.
fty; and having understood the in
structions Of the Imperial German
government to its naval commanders
to be upoE the same plane of humane
action prescribed by the naval codes
of other nations. the government of
the United States was loath to believe
it cannot now bring itself to believe
that these acts. so absolutely con-
trary to the rules. the practices. and
the spirit Of modern warfare could
have the countenance or sanction of
that great government. 1t feels it to
be its duty, therefore. to address the
Imperial German government con.
cerning them with the utmost frank.
ness and In the earnest hope that it is
not mistaken In expecting acticr on
the part of the Imperial German gov.
ernment which will correct the unfor.
tunate impressions which have been
created aud vindicate once more the
position OF that government with re
gard to the sacred freedom of the
sens.
Strict Accountability Held.
'-The government of the United
States has been apprised that the
Imperial German government consid
cred themselves to be obliged by the
extraordinary circumstances of the
present war and the measures adopted
by their adversaries in seeking to CHI
Germany off from all commerce. tC
adopt methods of retaliation which gt
much beyond the ordinary methods O
warfare at sea. In the proclamation o
Q war zone from which they have
warned neutral ships to keep away
This government has already taken oc
casion to inform the Innperia! German
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