The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-04-21
Sends Final Note to Berlin UpOn
U-B0at Warfare.
Legislative Body, as a Whole, Shows Sym
pafIy With President i'm His Stand
For Rights and Humanity.

Washington April Wilson's long expected final
warning Germany that the United States will break off o
matte relations unless abandons
warefare Immediately so
delivered today note Berlin by
the president address to session of The
demands nothing than
warfare against
Both the presidents address the American
terms that by Germany accedng the demand
the breaking off of relations be prevented.
The president considers that step depends solely
Germany that three constitute reasonable time
isswing
be conducted within the limits of international law humanity
after Germany abandons her present methods
Diplomatic history records only instance where
breaking relations between two class has event
uay brought warhat which exists between Germany
Italy.
received the of his with
mixed evidence appreciation Most of the leaders,
Republican, thought the president hardly could do
opinion would
TO
Republican alone all the opposition leaders
openly attacked the president for his stand He characterized
it political play.
President Wilson's opportunity for misunder
standing his address to congress- he said: c7''l
I deemed duty the imperial German
it is still it's relentless and
government of the United States
the that there but it
pursue that unless the imperial German government
now Immediately and effect abandonment of its
methods of warfare against and freight
this have choice but to do
matte relations altogether"
The note to Berlin declares:
he the United States very patient
imperial of given in entire sincerity and
goo faith and has hoped against hope that would
to possible for the imperial order and
troll the acts Of it's commanders its policy with
the principles humanity embodied the law
1t has made allowance for unprecedented
dtons and has been willing wait until the facts became
taxable and susceptible of only interpretation
It regard for its rights the
imperial government that that time has
t has become painfully evident that the position which
took at the outset inevitable the subma
rines for the destruction of eneys of necessity
because of the character of the vessels employed and
methods of attack which their employment of involves
utterly incompatible with the principles of humanity the long
established and ncontroverb rights of neutra and the sacred
mmunites of noncombatants
It is still the purpose of the imperial government
cute relentless and ndscrmnae warfare against vessels of
by the of submarines the of the
United States at last forced to the conclusion that there but
course it pursue.
Unless the imperial government should Immediately
clare and effect OF its methods of subma
rine warfare against and freight carrying vessels the
OF the United States have choice but
diplomatic relations with the German empire altogether
Had the recent attack the channel Sussex
tells Germany been an isolated the United States might
hoped that the submarine commander acted
governments solemn pledges and that the of might
have been satisfied by dsavowa
ishment But it adds this unhappy
On the contrary, the note "the
United States forced by recent events conclude that
instance of the deliberate method
mate destruction of merchant vessels"