The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-05-19
REPLY TO BERLIN NOTE
OBSERVANCE OF NEW ORDERS
TO PREVENT SEVERANCE.
Germany Told Safety Of American
Lives Cannot ee Made Conditional
on Way England Proseeutes War.

western Newspaper Union News Service
Observation-Disclosures is the text
OF the note cabled by Secretary Ian.
sing to Ambassador Gerard at Berlin
with instructions to deliver 1t to the
German minister of foreign affairs:
The note of the imperial German
government under date of May T. 1916
has received careful consideration by
the government of the United States.
purpose of the imperial governme mt As
to the future, that II Is prepared to
do its utmost to confins the operation
to the fighting forces of the beIlieer-
ents. and that 1t 10 determined to inn
pose. upon all its commanders at sea
Of international law. upon which the
government OF the United States has
Throughout the months which have
elapsed since the imperial government
announced, on Feb =. 1915. Its sub
marine policy. now happily abandoned.
has sees o the sua.d an stas:.
strained by motives Of friendship in
Il, patient efforts to bring to an ami
e sri.in se t the critical questions
ment's declaration Of lis abandonment
sss ss w waaS s1s go
the two countries. the government OF
the United States will rely upon .
scrupulous execution henceforth OF the
now altered policy Of the imperial gov
eminent such as will remove the prin-
cipal danger to an Interruption Of the
good relations existing between the
"' TSe s soS.r anS a'F% of Ii. United
IT takes 1t for granted that the Inn
intend to imply that the maintenance
Of Its newly announced policy 10 In
any way contingent upon the course
government Of the United States and
withstanding the fact that certain pas
OF the Sth inst, might appear to be
susceptible Of that construction.
,o In order; hSwsxsr: to sycid any
srnment Of the United states notlfiss
the imperial government that 1t can
not for q moment entertain. much less
the German naval authorities Tor the
rights OF citiDens Of the United States
upon the high seas should in any way
as It. b .,
other government affecting the rights
Of neutrals and noncombatants. Re-
IN sTsh matter: !: single
Mr.. LansinEs statement made public
after the note was on its way to Bsr-
THE greater part of the German
answer 10 devoted to matters which
this government cannot discuss with
questions Of ri TIT which can Be dis
oussed with that government are
those arising out Of It's aetion or out
Of our own and in no event those Sues-
tions which are the suejse! Of dlPle;;
States and any ether country.
THE essence Of the answer 10 that
Germany yields - our representations
with regard to the rights Of merchant
ships ana nonc0mbatants on the hi0h
seas. and engages to observe the REQ
governing naval warfare in using her
submarines against merchant ships. 81
long a. she lives up to this aitsred
policy We can have no reason to quar-
rel with her on that score, though tia
losses resulting from the violaelon 01
American rights by German submarine
commanders operating under the form
While our differences with Great
Britain cannot form . subject Of dis
cussion with Germany. II should be
stated that in our dealings with the
British government we are acting -
We are Internationally bound to aSt IN
view Of the explicit treaty engage
ments with that government We
ner in which matters In dispute be-
tween the two governments are to be
ave offered to assume mutually
similar obligations with Germany, but
the offer was declined. When. how
ever, the subject in dispute - = oon-
tinuing menace to American lives II 10
ply unless the menace Is removed dur
inr the pendency of the proceedings"