Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-05-11
Also Sends Formal Notice that
We Will Look After Our Own
Affairs With Great Britain.
DECLARES OUR LOSSES
WILL HAVE TO BE PAID
seeretary Lansing Says Germany
Must Pay For Violation Of Our
Rishts.-New Crisis is Pointed Out
Should Germany Insist That v. S
Make Certain Demands on Great
Britain.

Washington.-A note cabled by
Secretary Lensing to Ambassador Ge-
rard for, delivery to the Berlin foreign
minister informs the German govern
ment that the United States accepts
its declaration of its abandonment"
OF its former submarine policy and
now relies upon a scrupulous execu-
ton OF the altered policy to remove
the principal danger of an interruption
OF the good relations existing between
the two countries.
With this acceptance is coupled
formal notice TO Germany that the
United States can not for a moment
entertain, much less discuss, sugges-
tion that respect for German naval au-
thorities for the rights Of citizens of
the United States on the high seas
should in the slightest degree be
made contingent upon the conduct of
any other government affecting the
rights OF neutrals and non-Combatants
This is in reply to the concluding
statement in the last German note.
to the effect that while submarine
commanders had been ordered to sink
no peaceful freight or passenger car
rying ships without warning or with
out safety for passengers and crew
the German government would re-
serve to itself complete liberty of de
cision unless the United States was
successful in its efforts to break the
British blockade.
Secretary Lansing issued a state
Q f,,rv hot hA ,.
Germany's answer TO the demand OF
the United States was devoted to mat
ters which the American government
could not discuss with the Berlin gov
ernment but he considered Germany
| had yielded to our representations"
| and that I'VE can have no reason TO
| quarrel with her" so long as the al
tered policy is lived up to.
Text Of American Reply.
Following is the text of the note
| cabled by Secretary Lansing to Am
bassador Gerard to Berlin with instruc-
| tions to deliver IT TO the German min
| lister of foreign affairs:
The note of tn, Imperial German
! government under date of May T. 1916.
has received careful consideration by
the government of the United States
1t is especially noted as indicating the
purpose of the Imperial Government
as to the future that it ia prepared
TO do It's utmost TO confine the opera
tion OF the war for the rest OF its dura-
ION to the fighting forces OF the belig
erents. and that 1t Is determined to
! impose upon all its commanders at sea
i 10 iUni tat nf 10 Tp1n
! OF international law upon which the
| government of the United States has
| insisted
Throughout the months which
! have elapsed since the imperial Gov
ernment announced on February 4.
1915, its submarine policy. now hap
PLY abandoned the Government of
! the United States has been constant
| ly guided and restrained by motives
OF friendship in its patient efforts to
| bring an amicable settlement the criti-
cal questions arising from that policy.
Accepting the Imperial Governments
! declaration of its abandonment Of the
| policy which has so seriously menaced
| the good relations between the two
/ countries, the Government of the Uni
| ted States Will rely upon scrupulOus
! execution hencefoTth Of the now al
| tered policy of the Imperial Govern
ment such as will remove the princi-
| pal danger TO an interruption of the
| good relations existing between the
! United States and Germany
The Government OF the United
States feels it necessary to state that
It takes 1t for granted that the Impe-
| rial Government does not intend to
/ imply that the maintenance OF it's
newly-announced policy is in any way
| contingent upon the course or result
| OF diplomatic negotiations between the
| Government of the United States and
any other belligerent government, not
/ withstanding the fact that certain
! passages i'm the Imperial Governments
! note of the fourth instant might ap-
| pear to be susceptible of that construc-
EDEMNL AMI NEnMAMc