Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-09
GE ERMANY ASKS
LONG FRIENDSHIP
Be REMEMBERED
Won Bemstorff Presents Fur
ther Information on Under
sea Warfare Policies; Makes
Certain Concessions.

tef MORNING JOURNAL trreiaL LgAsku wlnRi
Washington, March S.--TodaN Ger
many made n further explanation to
the United states OF the position il
has taken in regard TO armed mer-
chant vessels Of the entente allics
Count won Bernstorft handed Sec
retary Lansing a formal memC ran-
dunn Which after reviewing the events
/ leading up TO Germany's recent de-
cision to treat armed merchant ships
as auxiliary cruisers conceded that
existing international law does not
regulate the use of submarines. in
dicatcd willingness to conduct un-
dersCa warfare In accordance with the
law prevailing at the outbreak of the
war providing Great Britain and her
allies would regard the same laws.
and expressed the hope that the pco-
ple of the United States. remembering
the long existing friendly relations
between the two nations would ap-
preciatc the German position
The memorandum was submitted to
President Wilson shortly after It's re-
ceipt. 1t viii be considered. together
with other documents from the Ger
man government IN determining what
shall be the next step of the United
States in the submarine negotiations.
There was every indication that the
administration would be IN no hurry
to announce stand as to the new
policy of the central powers, or to
pass finally upon Germany's latest
proposal for q settlement of the Lus-
itana case
Runlors Denied.
From both the white House and
the state department there came dur
ing the dhy emphatic dcnials of 2
iumor thai the administration itself
intended TO warn American citizens
off armed ships. At the state de-
partmcnt 1t was explained that il was
for the citizens themselves, who TOOK
passaEe on armed ships not entering
American waters, 20 determine
whether they were boarding vessels
armed defensVek or extensively and
the nature of the instructions under
which ships captains would hrl IN
the presence of 81 submarine. An
armed ship which enters
American waters. if was said would
be REGARDED as a war vessel aud not
allowed to remain more than twenty
four hours lu foreign waters. now
ever. II WAS no concern Of this gov i
ernmon now ships are armed.
The ucu submarine of the central
powers now has been in operation
eight days and uu t0 tonight The state
had no reports OF amy
act bv u German OF Austrian sub
marine commander under tho changed
orders state department Officials
make no secret 10 the tact that thev l.
do moi believe amy acts win he COM
lnitted 10 they can he avoided, which
Involve the dcalh or injury of Amer
lean citizens
IfunsIaling Documents.
Administration officials began cone
4idernn tudav thc complete translated
documents appended TO the German
declaration of intentions It was in-
Heated that the nest move by the
United states might take the form
lf an inquiry to Great Britain as 10
he authenticity Of the German ron-
ldentin copies d alleged Instructions +
o Briush sea captains
When attention was called to tie
ippnrcn discrepancies between the
ierman and the British versions OF I,
ne instructions officials pointed ont
hat the date on the German version
vas prior to that on the British ver-
ion n was said future events would
,e considered in the lisht Of orders
Iow in force. I,
The United r'f'a ~ accept tn
assurances OF DIitlh cVernmcnt T.;
IS to which o 4le u force just
.s il viii ac, tHe assurances Of ,
;etnanv res iOne any action by l.