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fnents declaration of its abandon
ment of the policy which has so seri-
ously menaced the good relations be-
tween the two countries. the Govern
ment OF the United States will rely
upon a scripulous execution hence
forth Of the now altered policy OF the
Imperial Government such as will
remove the principal danger Of an
interruption of the good relations ex-
listing between the United States and
Germany. "it
The Government OF the United
States feels Il necessary to state that
II takes II for granted that the I'm
perial German Government does not
intend TO imply that the maintenance
Of its newly announced policy Is In
any way contingent upon the course
or result of diplomatic negotiations
between the Government of the
United States and any other belliger-
ent Government, notwithstanding the
fact that certain passages in the Inn
perlal Governments note of the ith
instant might appear TO be susceptible
of that construction. 4f
In order. however, TO avoid any
possible Misunderstanding. the Gov
ernmant of the United States notifies
the Imperial Government that IL can
not for a moment entertain, much less
discuss, a suggestion that respect by
German naval authorities for the
rights 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 of any
other Government affecting the rights
OF neutrals and noncombatants Re.
sponslbility in such matters is single,
not joint; absolute, not relative
BEARING OF CYMRIC ATTACK.
Fear that sinking Of the white Star
liner Cymric might upset the settlement
of the United states controversy with
Germany over submarine warfare just as
the settlement was becoming fact, was
partly dissipated today by n dispatch from
Consul Frost. at Queenstown saying the
Cymrlc was ON Admiralty service.
State Department officials were not al
together certain. however, that the tor
pedolng of the Cymric did not constitute
n violation of Germany's pledges. One in
ternational law expert of the department
said that If the Cymric was not armed
Germany ought to have exercised what
America has contended for-visit and
seareh--unless the vessel attempted to
flee
with President Wilson's acceptance of
Germany's now altered policy" of sub
marine only today received in Berlin, that
new policy may already have been put to
the test by "A submarine commander. The
torpedoinR of the liner Cymric, II II was
without warning, apparently violates the
very orders against att-al,ing
He declared the apparent fact that the
Cymric was in Admiralty service did not
entirely exculpate Germany. for Gov
ernment could run ships II they Were un-
and still have the rule of visit and
search applied.
When reports reach Washington fol-
lowing Frost's report that the White Star
Line declared the Cymric restored to the
line, and no longer in Admiralty service,
were strongly inclined to fear the
effect her sinking might have on the
German-Amerlcan situation.
There still remains the adjustment of
damages for American lives lost through
Illegal operation of submarines. But this
is a matter which Count Won Bernstorff
the German Ambassador, has full author
ity TO negotiate. -
In this connection officials said that
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