The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-28
Berlin For ign Office Assures
United States of Good Faith
but Cannot See Why She
Should Change Plan.
STEPS TAKEN TO LET
UNARMED SHIPS ALONE
Chancellory Unable to Under
stand How Submarines Can
Warn Vessels Which May
Fire Without Warning.
IBy Evening Herald isasod wirel

by hVening Herald lsasod W re
Washington, F"b - In note
presented to Sccrctary lansing tudn-
h, Count Won Iiornstorn. the German
ambassador. G"rmnuy assures the
Cnitod states that ~ has mo- intention
of reyoking the pledges given N IN"
tus,tania case
The note SAYS Germans can con-
cciNc a. No reason fur changing e."
pustpuHIus IA. new instruvtions 10
her submatiI. commanders tu treat
-. warships enemy merchant ships
armed "Jof.nsikcly" and that sp'c!al
precautions have been taken 90 pre-
vent ships that are not armed from
being attacked.
The aotc al the outset reiterated
IN. previous pledge. which v"t"
given on September ! ana October a.
iast ycar fug the saf"ty of unrcsitiing
liners nnd then goes on Sc ~, the
German government does not behave
those assurances have been modified
hy the new memorandum.
Duriag the negotiatiuus over the
i.usitania II says No mention was
made of armed merchantmen and
that the United states In one of its
notes on the Lusitania mc7tloncd un-
armed merchantmen. Attention then
j., called To the assurances prVateN
given IN which % is stated that liners
viii not hc sulf without warning,
provided thoy lo not ofcr Resistance.
Attention also u called to the state
mcut of the American government IN
its notice Ia port AUTHORITIES that their
presence on merchant vessel crcnio-
the presumption that the vessel -
armed Tor offcnsc.
n is stated that a submarine com
mander cannot he expected tu warn
an enemy merchantmen which has a
right to nic on the submarine which
warns Il aud the German government
gets up the contention that equipment
aud intcntion to- resist warn az
given by submarine does not com"
within the definition oi defensive
ornament
Germany contends tha, similar
view point wav taken by th' United
states ana that y secured assurances
from the Italian government that is
armed merchant ships leaving Amor-
Jean por,H would not nrc on subua
rincs which warned them.
The note thop sots fnrth that the
German goscrnm,ni did not issue IT.
new instructions to submarine com
hiandcrs until after Il has come irto
possession of confidential Instructions
bN 'he Brush government tn the
commanders of nritish merchantmen
II ~ denied that nrmrd mcrchal,
chips Of any Dies, option are peaceful
traders. aud ~ " declared that the
armament ON board al ui them is to
be used cspocially Tor purposos 'i
attack
The charge IL made that Austrian
submarines ALSO have been attackcd
hN armed british mcrcnautmon, which
tn. note declares are not conforming
and hay" no i1trutiuu Of conforming
20 the assuan,"s given 10 the United
states by the Brtiih government N a
memorandum OF August 80, lpti. las
Sir Crcil spring Rice the British ann
hassador The German government
saNs Il cannot soc how the American
government Ia consideration of these
facts. can regard armed Br,tlsh mcr-
chnu,men az peaceful trading ships.
The note makes b. clcpr that tn"
Berlin government believes IT'S new
Instructions 60 submarine comma nd
rrs are IN accord with the Niowpoip ut
expressed b, the United states Ia fs
mcnpran ium proposing "A mndus We
Ncndi to the entente allies Tor the
disarmament oi merchant ships
II declares that German submarine
commanders have been So Instructed
that they VIII not destroy a merchant
,hip on "A question of - name lt. an
less II Is known positively that su, Il
armament exists The declaration
that previous pledges win not he re-
Nnkod also is formally given
Tho efforts ~ the United States tu
have the bellisorcnts agree To a mo-
dus NiVcndi which would cause an
merchant ships Ia he disarmed. II Is
declared. are welcomed hv GERMANY
Then follows declaration that
IN, German government VIII 10
longer allow a. submarines To- he
made the ul leCt of attacks ll Nio-
lation Of the principles "f nterla-
tionai law ana that. therefore the
new Instructions win not be postpon
.d or modified.
,upendcd tu iho communication.
winch was signed hN count Nun Rcrn
sturn. was u list nf about tWcltN In
cidents where n r. charEcd German
ald Austrian :, bmarin'.s have been
attacked by mo chanlmen armed os-
tcnslbly tor defensive pugpnses
Al no place In the communication
IN II suggested ihnt American citizena