Arizona republican., 1915-07-22
IT HAS THE TONE
 OF AN CLTIMATUN
Future Disregard of the Rights of American Citi- zens Will Be Regarded by This Country as an Cn- friendly Act
IAssoclArep rEEss nIsrArcnI

WASHINGTON. July 1.-The president and Secretary Lansing con ferrinE at the White House t1uieht completed the new note to Germany warning her that a repetition of the disaster such as that visited upon the Lusitania or any violation of American rights on the high seas re- Sulting in the loss of American lives would he regarded as "unfr.e-diE." lt is to he dispatched tomorrow. The note is in the nature of final statement by the United States of the interpretation that will be placed by this government on future transgree- sions or American rights and repeats that the Ameri am government will leave nothing uudone To stand hv the position it had previously declared. As in previous representations con- corning the Lusitauia. a request for reparation is reiterated with renewed insistence.
 The proposition of Germany to give immunity to certain ships is rejected. The note a'~n says that the United States is willing to act as an inter- mediary in any question that does not involve the surrender ly thel United States of its rights.
 The note is ahout twelve hndred words long While nowhere in it isl there anv direct intima tfon as to the course which the United State- would pursue in the event of another dis aster similar to the Lusitania traEedv. | there arc emphatic statement < throu-hou5 the communication point ing out that the discussion of tho orin- ciules involved have been virtually concluded and that the future con
  CTS will determine the responsibility for the friendly relations between the two countries
 The statement that a sture ,rans- Eression will he regarded as "un- friendly fs taken in diplomatic usage 70 pres re a break of friendly rela- tions unless reparation and a dis avowaI are forthcoming. The uresi- ! dent it is understood, has considered l fully and at length the construction | which may he placed on the impioa- i tions iu the note. and is preDared 70 ! deal with any new situation that may arise
 He is hopeful and confident. how ever. it is said. that Germany having ! already modified to a great extent | the practice of her submarine com i manders will now take such prccau- | tions as may seem necessary to pre- | vent any action that will endanEer 1 friendly relations with the United | States From six o'clock this morn | ing until late tonight the president | with the exception of few hours l spent in recreation. was at work on 1 the copy of the note. Secretary Lam | sing made several changes in the | original draft. and upon these the president agreed
 Among the points in the note are
 '1 Assumption by the United | States that Germany. bv declaring the submarine warfare will be retalia- tory measure against the alleged un- lawful acts of her enemies. has ad- | mitted that the destruction of unre- sisting merchantmen without warm ing is illegal
 2. German submarine commanders 1 have also proved that they can save passengers and crews of vessels. and | can act in conformity with the laws of humanity in making war on enemy ships.
 '3. The United States can allow the relations between beIligerents To opcr- ate in any way as an abbreviateion of the rights of neutrals and there fore any violation of the principles for which the American government contends resulting in the loss of American lives will be viewed as un- friendly
 "f. The representations which theI
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