Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-09
Berlin Is Informed That United
States Cannot Discuss Re-
IationS With Government of
England,
.SCRUPULOUS OBSERVANCE
EXPECTED By AMERICA
Lansing Issues Statement tx
pIanatory Of Correspond
ence and Refers to QueS-
tionS Up With Great Britain.
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Washington, May s.-A note cabled
I by Secretary Lansing to Ambassador
Gerard today for delivery TO the Ber-
} lin foreign office informs the Ger
man government that the United
States accepts its declaration or
abandonment" of it's former subma-
| rine policy and now relies upon q
scrupulous execution of the altered
policy to remove the principal danger
of an interruption Of the good rela-
! tions existing between the two coun-
! tries.
! With this acceptance is coupled for
NAL notice to Germany that the Unit
ed States can not for moment en-
/ teftain. much less discuss. sugges
ton that respect by German naval au-
thorities of the rights of citizens or
I the United States on the high seas
should in the slightest degree be
made contingent upon the conduct or
lany other government affecting the
rights of neutrals and non-com Dat-
ants This is in reply TO the con-
/ Guiding statement III the last German
note to the effect that while sub
marine commanders had been ordered
| to sink no peaceful freight or passen-
ger carrying ships without warning
or without safety for passengers ana
crew, the German government would
! reserve to itself complete liberty OF
decision unless the United States was
successful in its efforts to break the
British blockade.
Not Gcrmany's Affair
Secretary Lansing issued a state
ment tonight saying that the greater
part of Germany's answer to the de-
mand Of the United States was devot-
! ed to matters which the American
government could not discuss with the
Berlin government, but he considered
Germany had yielded to our repre-
sentations" and that I'VE can have no
reason to quarrel with her" 50 long
as the altered policy is lived up to.
Following is the text of the note
cabled today by Secretary Lansing to
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin with in
structions to deliver it to the GER
man minister of foreign affairs
Full Text of Note.
''The note of the imperial German
government under date OF May =,
1916, has received careful considera
ton by the government of the United
States. 1t is especially noted as IN
| dicating the purpose of the imperial
government as to the future that II
liz prepared to do its utmost to con-
fine the operation of the war FOR the
rest of it's duration to the fighting
forces of the bellgerents, and that
it is determined to impose upon all
its commanders at sea the limitations
Of the recognized rules of information
al law upon which the government or
the United States has insisted.
Restrained by Friendship.
throughout the months which
have elapsed since the imperial gov
ernment announced on February 4,
1915. its submarine policy now hap
PLY abandoned, the government OF
the United States has been CONSTANT
F, " guided and restrained by motives
of friendship in its patient efforts 10
bring to an amicable settlement the
critical questions arising from that
policy. Accepting the imperial gov
ernments declaration of its abandon
ment of the policy which has so ser
iously menaced the good relations De-
tween the two countries. the govern
ment of the United states will rely
upon a scrupulous execution hence
forth of the now altered policy of the
imperial government such as win re-
move the principal danger to an in
terruption OF the good relations exist
ing between the United states and
Germany.
viii Not Discuss Matter.
''The government OF the United
States feels IL necessary to state thal
IL takes il for granted that the I'M
uerjal government does not intend to
imnlv 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 belligerent government,
Notwithstanding the fact that certain
nassages in the imperial govern
ment's note of the fourth instant,
might appear to he susceptible Of that
construction. In order, however, to
avoid anv possible Misunderstanding
the government OF the United states
notifies the imperial government tnat
ii can not for moment entertain
much less discuss suggestion tnat
respect by the German naval authoii-
ties for the rights Of citizens OF the
United States upon the hlsh seas
should in any way or IN the shshNest
degree be made contingent upon the
conduct of any other government al
tectlng tnc FlShtS VI go "
,on,batants. Responsibility in such
! matters is single, not joint; absolute
not relative
Mr.. Lansings statement made pun
lie after the note was on lis way 10
Berlin. follows
Statement by Lansing.
"The greater part of the German an
swer is devoted to matters whlch TINS
s-ovarnment cannot discuss with the
German government The only ques-
ttons of right which can be discussed
with that government are those aris-
ing out OF its action or out OF our own
and in no event those questions whlcn
are the subject of diplomatic ex-
changes between the United States
and any other country.
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