Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-05-11
GERMANY GIVEN
ANOTHER CHANCE
United States Satisfied With
New Submarine Policy.
BRITISH CASE COVERED

Imperial Government Informed That
Blockade Question Is an Entirely
Separate Issue and Will Not b
Considered Jointly With U-soat
Dispute.
Washington, May 10-Presidenr
Wilson's latest note to Germany 10
brief and to the point It's main pro
visions are:
First-Amcrica accepts the German
concessions as to submarines.
Second-America regards the Brit
ish blockade as an issue entirely apart
from the German U-boat question and
will not deal with them Jointly.
In effect Germany is placed on trial
regarding her pledges as to the safety
Of neutrals at sea. The note in full
follows:
"The note OF the imperial German
government under date Of May 4. 1919.
has received careful consideration By
the government of the United States.
ut is especially noted As indicating
the purpose Of the imperial govern
ment as to the future. that 1t IL pre-
pared to do its utmost to connne the
operation of the war for tho rest Of
its duration to the fghting forces OF
the belligerents, and that 1t is do.
termined to impose upon all its COM
manders at sea the limitations Of the
recognized rules OF international law
upon which the government Of the
United States has insisted.
Throughout the months which have
elapsed since the imperial government
announced on Feb. 1. 1915. its submA-
rine policy. now happily abandoned.
the government OF the United StatoS
has been constantly guided and re-
strained by motives Of friendship In
it's patient efforts to bring to An amfc-
able settlement the critical questions
arising from that policy.
Places ReiIsnce In Germany.
Accepting the imperial govern.
ment's declaration of its abandonment
OF the policy which has so seriously
menaced the good relations between
the two countries the government OF
the United States will rely upon q
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.
1.-THE government Of the United
States feels it necessary to state that
1t takes 1t for granted that the impe-
rial German government does not In.
tend to imply that the maintenance OF
its newly announced policy is in any
way contingent upon the course or re-
suit Of diplomatic negotiations be-
tween the government OF the United
States and any other belligerent gov
ernment, Notwithstanding the fact
that certain passages in the imperial
governments note of the fourth in.
stant might appear to be susceptible
Of that construction.
"In order. however, to avoid any
possible Misunderstanding the govern
ment Of the United States notifies tho
imperial government that it cannot
for q moment entertain, much less DIS
cuss, 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 con.
tingent upon the conduct of any othey
government affecting the rights of neu.
trails and noncombatants.
single, not joint; absolute, not rela-
tive"