Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-06

lSavyillc. n. - Following is the text
of the note Of the German government
iu reply 10 the American note respect
INK submarine warfare dcliVcred 10
the American ambassador by Foreign
Secretary Won JaRoW
| "rhc undersigned on hchnH oi
| the imperial German govcrnmcht
has the honor 10 present Ia nus cN-
tcllcncy. the ambassador oI inc
| United StatoH. Mr James w. Gerard,
| the following reply 10 the holc ol
| Apri 20. regarding the conduct "i
German submarine warfare;
| "rhc German government handed
over to the proper naval authorities
| for carly inVoatiEation the evidence
concerning the Sussex az commuh',
Gated by the government of the united
Statcs Judging by the results mat
the nycstigiiiou has hitherto Welded
the German government iH alive to thc
uowdhility that the ship mentioned III
th, note Of April 20 as having been
tnrpcdocd bv a German submarine IN
actually Identical with the Sussex
"Thc German government Qcgs u"
reserve further communication on the
matter until certain points are AS
,cttaiucd which are of decisive nm
portancc FOR establishing the facts Of
the case. should II turn out that the
commander was wrong In assuming
n.' ,.'.,.t 4, lao n nnnn of wnr the
G'r,,,n rovrrnmcut win not fnl to
1r',' t', ,nusrnurnrc rcqultiur there
from.
Denies 4. :. Statements
"m connection with the case of the
Sussex the government OF the united
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','',',,'','N '.,.' .'.,r,m.n, bn,ycN,r thinks
- Ii,,in n,,u to ,ntcr into details
IN The present staga of affairs. more
particularly as the goNernmcnt ot tne
United states omitted 10 suns'an''".c
the assertion 10y reference To concrete
facts.
The German goN'tnW'h' WIZ "",S
state that II mas nnp"S'u '"' ,o".n.
ing restraints upon the use oi 'n'
submarine w'anoh' so''IN III '"ns."
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the t0'l 'hHt 'hcso 'S''''''""'
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ton has ever n'en sn"Mns m'"'''''
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Sometimes Errors occur.
"Tho German government cannot
admit ANY doubt that these orders
were given or are executed In good
faith. Errors actually occurred
| Tho, can I'm no kind of warfare h,
avoided altogether. Allowances mus
hc made I'm the conduct of naval war
faro AGAINST an enemy rcsorting TO al
| kinds OF ruscs. whether permissipi'
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can't DISPENSE N"h N""S'
AS the German government re
pcatcdlN declared, II cannot dispcns'
with the use of the submarine wcap
ON IN the conduct ot warfare agains
enemy trade. The German govern
! u,,ut h,ugN,r hus navy decided [,