The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-09

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America Relies on Germans for the
Scrupulous Execution of
Altered Policies.
Washington, May president
Wilson has replied to Germany's re-
ply and has squarely placed Germany
on trial.
A note cabled by Secretary Lansing
informs the German government that
the United States accepts its "declara-
tion of abandonment of former
submarine policy and now relies up
on a scrupulous execution of altered
policies to remove the principle dan
ger of an Interruption Of the good
relations existing between the two
countries.
Text of Note.
The following is the text of the
note cabled to Ambassador Gerard,
with instructions to deliver it to the
German minister of foreign affairs:
''The note of the imperial German
government, under date of May 4,
1916, has received careful considera-
tion by the government of the United
States. It. is especially noted as in
dicating the purpose of the imperial
government as to the feature that is
is prepared to do it's utmost to con-
fine the operations of war, for the
rest of it's duration to the fighting
forces of the belligerents and that it
is determined to impose upon all it's
commanders at sea the limitation of
the recognized rule of International
law upon which the government of
the United States has insisted.
Z. Guided by Friendship.
"Throughout the months that have
elapsed since the imperial govern
ment announced on February 4, 1915,
its submarine policy, now happily
abandoned, the government Of the
United States has been constantly
guided and restrained by motives Of
friendship in patient effort to
bring to an amicable settlement the
critical question arising from that
Accepting the in perial gey1
ernment's declaration Of its abandon
ment Of the policy which has SO
seriously menaced the good relations
between the two countries, the gov
ernment of the United States will
rely upon a scrupulous execution
henceforth of the now altered policy
of the imperial government, such as
will remove the principal danger to
an interruption of the good relations
existing between the United States
and Germany. IL
Not for Discussion.
"The government of the United
States feels if necessary to state that
it takes it for granted that the i'm
perial German 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 governments of the Unit
ed States and any belligerent govern
ment, Notwithstanding the fact that
certain passages in the imperial gov
ernment note of the 4th inst. might
apear to be susceptible of the con-
struction. In order, however, to
avoid any possible misunderstanding
the government Of the United States
notifies the imperial government that
it cannot for moment entertain,
much less discuss, a suggestion that
respect by German naval authorities
for the right of citizens Of the United
States upon the high seas should in
any way or in the slightest degree be
made contingent upon the conduct Ct
any other government affecting the
right of neutrals and noncombatants.
Responsibility in such matters is
single, not joint; absolute, not rela-
tive"
London, May 9.-The White Star
liner Cymric which Germans tor
pedoed at three O'Clock yesterday at
ternoon sank this morning while at
tempting to make It's way into an
Irish port. Lloyds here say that all
the 10 officers and men have been
saved. There were no Americans IN
the crew. No passengers were car
ried. The Cymric left New York
April 20 with an enormous cargo of
war munitions.