The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-05-11

Britain.
Washington.-A note cabled by
Secretary Lansing to Ambassador &C.
rard for delivery to the Berlin foreign
minister informs the German govern
ment that the United States accepts
it's declaration of it's abandonment
of it's former submarine policy and
now relies upon 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 moment
entertain, much less discuss, sugges-
ton 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 or
any other government affecting the
rights of neutrals and non-comDatants.
This is in reply to the concluding
statement in the last German note'
| to the effect that while submarine
commanders had been ordered to sank
NO peaceful freight or passenger car
rying ships without warning Or With
ont 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 q state
ment saying that the greater part OF
Germany's answer to the demand OF
the United States was devoted to mat
tiers 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 &C
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 10 ALI
bassador Gerard to Berlin with lnstruc
tions to deliver 1t to the German min
lister of foreign affairs
"The note of the Imperial German
government under date OF May A. 1910
has received careful consideration D!
the government of the United States
, r. ia especially noted as indicating TN
nurnose of the Imperial Government
as tn the future that it Ia prepared
. To do It's utmost to conflne the opera
+ion of the war for the rest OF It's aura
ION to the fighting forces OF the oelne
erents.' and that 1t Is determined L
= imnose upon all Its commanders at Sc
the limitations of the recognized RUE
= If ;o1srnational law upon which IN
government of the United States ma
insisted.
"Throughout the months Wn1c
have elapsed since the lmperlaI oo'
arnment announced on FeDruary
1a1K it's submarine policy, now nal
I n1v abandoned, the Government
I Tho United States has been constan
/ ~ Guided and restrained by motlVe
4 - fr,endship In its patient EFFORTS
hiring an amicable settlement the CRU
ca1 questions arising from that pollc
Accounting the Imperial Government
Aaclaration of its abandonment VI IL
noucv which has so seriously Inenaoe
the good relations between INC -"
countries. the Government or the "
1 4ed States will rely upon scrupuio'
a~oc1tion henceforth of the now
| tered policy of the Imperial Cover
-oent such as will remove the prime
nal danger to an interruption of II t,
\ rood relations existing between d
I1nited States and Germany.
| "The Government of the On IT.
/ States feels It necessary to state st TN tn
4 - takes it for granted that the lml
rial government does not 1nteno
i imply that the maintenance OF ~
| new1y-announced policy is in any Wv W
/ contingent upon the course or res }.
j Of diplomatic negotiations between T.
=, Government of the United o'a'ee {"
20 anv other belligerent government No.
II withstanding the fact tnat o sa,,
3: passages in the Imperial cove ai n ,
6 note of the fourth instant "ie a+r,
nf that consul