The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-05-18
reilly TO BeFuN NOTE
OBSERVANCE OF NEW ORDERS
TO PREVENT SEVERANCE.
Germany Told Safety Of Americas
Lives Cannot ee Made co~dst. .on>l
~ Way en0l.nd p. osecItes war.

Nefiern Newspaper nion News SerSi,e
Washington.-Following IL the text
OF the Iote cabled BY Secretary Ian
sing TO Ambassador Gerard at Berlin
VAIN Instructions to deliver II to the
German minister Of foreign affairs:
ihe note of the imperial German
| government under date of Nav 4 ISAG
has received careful consideration by
| tue government Of the United states.
70 especially noted as indicating the
purpose OF the imperial government as
% the future. that IL is prepared to
uv as utmost to cOnfins the operation
% ehe war ior the rest Of Its durati0a
70 .ne lighting forces Of the beliiger-
enta. and that It 10 determined to i'm
pose upon AL Its commanders At sea
tee limitations OF the recognised rules
% International law. upon which the
Insisted.
Throughout the months which have
e!apsed since the imperial government
announced. on Feb, Z. 1915. its sub
the government Of the United States
has been constantly guided and re-
strained by motives of friendship in
Its patient efforts TO bring to an ami
| cable settlement the critical questions
arising from that policy.
| Accepting the Imperial govern
| ment declaration of its abandonment
| OF the policy which has so seriously
menaced the good relations between
| tho two countries. the government OF
| the United States will reiy upon a
scrupuious execution henceforth of the
| nov altered policy of the imperial gov
eminent such as will remove the p.'in-
| dpai danger to an interruption of the
good relations existing between the
| United States and Germany.
| The government of the United
States feels 1t necessary to state that
| 1t takes 1t for granted that the inn
perial German government does not
int t. k,t ,...t
OF Its newly announced policy is In
any way contingent upon the course
| OF diplomatic negotiations between the
| government of the United States and
| withstanding the fact that certain pas
ages of the imperial governments note
OF the 4th inst. might appear to be
susceptible of that construction;
in order, however. to avoid any
| possible misunderstanding. the gov
ernment of the United States notifies
| the imperial government that 1t can
| not for u moment entertain. much less
| the German naval authorities for the
| rights of citizens Of he United States
upon the high seas ,ould 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-
sponsibility in such matters is single.
not joint, absolute, not relative
Mr.. Lansing's statement made publtc
after the note was on Its way to Ber-
lin, follows:
''The greater part of the German
answer Is devoted to matters which
this government cannot discuss with
the German government. The only
questions Of right which can be dis
cussed with that government are
those arising out Of its action or out
Of our own and in no event those Ques-
tions which are the subject of diplo.
matte exchanges between the United
States and any other country.
| 1.-THE essence of the answer Is that
| Germany yields to our representations
| with regard to the rights Of merchant
seas and engages to- observe the rec
ognized rules of international law
governing naval warfare in using her
submarines against merchant ships. So
| long she lives up to this altered
policy we can have no reason to guar
losses resulting from the violation Of
American rights by German submarine
commanders operating under the form
| er policy will have to be settled.
While our differences with Great
Britain cannot form a subject Of dis
cussion with Germany. 1t should be
stated that in our dealings with the
British government we are acting as
we are unquestionably bound to act In
view of the explicit treaty engage
| have treaty obligations as to the man
ner in which matters in dispute PC
| tween the two governments are to be
handled.
I'VE offered to assume mutually
similar obligations with Germany: but
the offer was declined. When, how
ever. the subject in dispute Is con
| tinuing menace to American lives II Is
| dc ubtful whether such obligations ap-
ply unless the menace Is removed dur.
l a - t,n in