Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-06
GERMANY REt,ItE:TS
AND DIsANOWs Atr

GERMANY REGUE:TS
AND DIsANOw> .Atr
The orders issued by Ills Majesty
the Emperor IL tho commanders Of si'-
mariucs--of WHICH I notified YOU OIL =.
previous occasion have been made 20
stringent thar the recurrence of Incl
dents similar 10 tho Arabic case is CON
siderch out OF tho question. The imrc-
rial government regrets ami iisa,ow
this act and had notified Commando
Schneider acccr'iiuEly.''
With that, the rcSoiiati"uE reverted
I" TIC LusItani" case. Germany ALREADY
had agreed to "a! indcmnit! for Amer
lean lives lost hut the negotiations
were delayed by p seeming dcadlnck
should acknowledge the ille.alitv Of
tho destruction Of the liner. Germany.
unwilling 20 use the word Illegal" sub.
STUFFED declaration that ''rtpri~ais
must no, he directed At others ii,u
cn'mN subjects \ formal con,munI-
cation including such declaration aud
expressing regret for loss OF American
lives. assuming liability and oncrinc
rerarGticn IN ths form Of indemnity
vas submitted TO Secretary Lansing.
= favorable settlement Of the lunc
ana threatening controversy seemed to
ne IN SIGHT when all tho progress that
had been made was reduced TO nothing
nv Gcr,narN'S declaration OF n .ncT sub
marine policy Of sinking. without warn
ins all armed merchant ships Tina,
prtci2tatcd new situation 80 vitally
tntcrr oven with the whole structure OF
the ldsitnnIa case that President Will
son declined 10 close the Lusitania Sc, .
tlement while the other issue Mas
pending. ana there the whole matter
rested Will" German subu,arine war
rare MAS continued and new eases in
vo!v!mE loss Of American lives piled up.
ACtl MUTATION or E,IDENCE
CAUSE or ANOTHER NOTE
FinaiI'. the accumulation OF evidence
I reached Such proportions with tho dc
Stfuction Of tho Sussex that President
''soi. convinced that assurance.
given in tho l.usitani, and Arabic, cases
were bcinr violated dispatched ano-i,c,
note 10 Germans and wen, before CON
-rcSS. reviewed tho nnIirc Situation
| from III" pcGinrinc ana mad, this,
! declaration
nave dctmcd il my duty to say Ia
inc imperial German government thai
~ IL ls sun ITS purpose to prosecute
relentless and indycriminatc warfare
the government OF tho Tinted states
Is AL last forced to tho conclusion tina,
there ~ hut ono course il yau uursue
ana that unless the imperial German
government should now. Immediately
hcclarc ana cncct an abandonment OF
us present methods Of warfare against
passenger and frciGh, carving YES
scis. this government can have me-
choice bot TO sever diplomatic relations
altogether"
u will he noted tina, the rres!dcn,
went, further than liners" and said
passenger and frciShi-carryinr vcs-
scls"
The wording OF tho note IN Germany
"a H., tn,
gong passage.
Reviewing the relentless submarine
campaign the las' uotc declared
NO limit of my kind has in Fac,
heen set To the indiscriminatc pursuit
and destruction Of merchantmen Of ali
kinds and nationalitIes within tho
waters constantly extending in area
where these operations have been car.
rieh on. and tho roll Of Americans who
have LOST their lives on ships thus at.
tackled and destroyed has GROVE
month by month until the ominous toll
| has mounted into the hundreds
again aud again tho Imperial Ger.
J "nn government has given this gov.
7 ernment It's solemn assurances that Al
lerst rassencer shi"s would not II,
thus dealt with and vet II has acai,
and aaatn permitted lis undersea com
mandHrs TO disregard those assurance
| With entire impUnity."
INTERNAL. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CONFRONT president
The President dispatched. lha note @,
the night OF April is and adore. sc,