The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-12
GERMANYS REPLY
MEETS DEMANDS
OF UNITED STATES
Submarines to Give Warning and
Save Lives.
U. S. POLICY is SCORED
America 10 Asked to Enforce Demands
Made Upon Great 6ritain-kaiser
Comedies Point to Humanity
Mote Cites Munitions.

Berlin, May 6.-Germany's reply to
the note of the United States, which
was made public here, defends Ger
many's submarine warfare. Germany
does not regard the reply as final. In
the response the opportunity Is asked
to make further representations to
the United States. particularly In re-
gard TO the Sussex.
The following is the text. In part.
OF the German reply:
The Undersigned. on behalf or the
imperial German government. has the
honor to present to his excellency, the
ambassador OF the United States,
James w. Gerard, the following reply
to the note OF April 20 regarding the
conduct Of German submarine war
fare:
Investigate Sussex.
The German government handed
over to the proper naval authorities
for further investigation evidence con-
corning the Sussex as communicated
by the government OF the United
States.
Judging by the results that inves-
tigation hitherto yielded. the German
government Is alive to the possibility
that the ship mentioned in the note OF
April 10 as being torpedoed by Ger
man submarine is actually identical
with the Sussex.
The German government begs
to reserve further communications
on the matter until certain points
are ascertained which are OF de-
cisive Importance for establishing
the complete facts In the case.
Should it turn out that the com.
mander (of the submarine) was wrong
in assuming the vessel (the Sussex
to be a man-of.war the German gov.
eminent will not fail to draw conse-
quences resulting therefrom.
"In connection with the case OF the
Sussex the United States made a Sc
ries OF statements, the gist Of which is
the assertion that the incident to be
deliberate method OF the indiscrim.
mate destruction of vessels Of all
sorts and all nationalities and destina.
tons by German submarine command.
erS.
Repudiates Assertion.
The German government must en-
phatically repudiate the assertion. but
| the German government. however,
thinks it OF little avail to enter into
details In the present stage OF affairs
more particularly as the government
of the United States omitted to sub
stantiate assertions by reference to
concrete facts.
THE German government will only
state that 1t has imposed far reach
ing restraints upon the use of the sub
marine weapon solely in consideration
of the interests Of neutrals. in spite
of the fact that these restrictions were
necessarily Of advantage to Germany
| enemies.
mo such consideration has ever
been shown to neutrals by Great Brit
ain and her allies.
The German government has re
peatedly declared 1t cannot dispense
with the use of the submarine weapon
in the conduct of warfare against en-
envy trade.
The German government. however
has now decided to make further con
cessions. adapting the methods OF sub
| marine warfare to the interests OF
neutrals In reaching this decision
the German government was actuated
by considerations which are above the
| level of the questions in dispute
Says U. S. Favors British.
The German people know that the
government Of the United States has
power to contine the war to armed
forces and to belligerent countries In
the interests of humanity and to main
tain (the integrity of international
law
The government of the United
States would have been certain in at
tanning its end had it been deter
mined to insist (protest) against Grea
Britain on its incontrovertible rights
to the freedom of the seas.
But as matters stand the German
people are under the impression tha
the government OF the United States
while demanding that Germany, strug
CLING for existence. shall restrain tn,
use OF its effective weapon. while max
ing compliance with these demand:
(of the United States) for the main
tenance OF (amicable) relations. Ger
many confined itself TO protests agains
illegal methods adopted by Germany
enemies.
Moreover. the German people know
| TO what considerable extent the enc
mics (of Germany are supplied Will
| all kinds OF war materials from tn,
United States.
1T will therefore be understood tina
the appeal made by the government O
the United States to the sentiments O
humanity and the principles OF inter
national law cannot meet with tn
same hearty response from the Ger
man people which such an appea