Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-09
ACCEPTANCE OF
GERMAN PROMISE
Berlin Government Plainly Told That
Germany Must Not Consider Her
Methods Contingent on the Conduct
Of Any 0ther 1eIIiserent-Lansing
Considers Teutons Have "Yielded to
Our Representations"

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The text of the note shows that the
United States accepts the German
promises that submarine warfore will
be altered to conform with recognized
rules of international law. In insists,
however, that Germany must not con-.
slider her methods contingent on the
conduct of amy other belligerent with
which the United States is negotiating
I Secretary Lansing gave out a state,
ment explaining that q Tlarge part Of
the latest German reply dealt with
questions concerning the conduct Of
other belligerents which the American
government could not discuss with the
German government. s-Eg4s sS5 55# 5
y He said he onsidered Germany had
yielded to our representations, and
I've can have no reason to quarrel with
her 80 long as the altered submarine.
policy Is not violated" g4i 5s5 ~
.s1s a Accedsa to Deelaration.
A note cabled by Secretary Lansing
to Ambassador Gerard for delivery to
the Berlin foreign office informs the
German government that the United
States accepts it's "declarati ion Of aban-
donment" Of It's former submarine poll.
icy and now re1ies upons5a a. scEupulous
execution OF the altered policy to res
move the principal 4 daHgers Of anv iI1-s
terruption of the good relations exist
ing between the two countries. | N ~
With this acceptance 81 Is g coupled
formal notice to Germany that the
United States can, not for q moment
RI entertain, much less discuss, q sug-
gestion that respect by German naval
authorities OF the rights Of citizens of
the United States on the high d seas
should Mn the slightest degree be made
contingent upon the conduct 4 OF any
other government affecting the rights
Of neutrals and noncombatants.
Reply to Concluding Statement. Il
This is in reply to the concluding
statement in the last German note 10
the effect that while submarine COM
manders had been ordered to sink no
peaceful freight or passenger carry.
ing ships without warning or without
safety for passengers and crew, the
German government would reserve to
itself complete liberty Of decision un :,
less the United States was successfui
in it's efforts to break the British
blockade. Fs e...,.fs a7 ss@5sg 4. &s, & z 4s.s.5
Secretary Lansing issued a. state-
ment last night saying that the greater
part Of Germany's answer to the de-
mand of the United States was de-
voted 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 1--WE can have no
reason to quarrel with her, 50 long as
the altered policy is lived up to-. S,t =
Text Of Latest Note. a
The text Of the note follows: M
The note of the imperial German
government under date Of May 4, 1916,
has received careful consideration by,
the government Of the United States.
1t is especially noted as indicating
the purpose Of the imperial govern
ment as to the future, that it is pre-
pared to do its utmost to confne the,
operation Of the war for the rest Of its
duration to the lighting forces Of the
'belligerents,, and that it is determined
to impose upon all it's commanders at
sea the limitations Of the recognized
rules Of international law upon which
has insisted. $s n s VI 4;
n Motives Friendly. ,@ i5s; s!s
'Thruout the months which have
announced on Feb. 4, 1914, its subma-
rine policy. now happily abandoned,
the government Of the United States
has been constantly Guided and re
strained by motives OF friendship in it's
patient efforts to bring to an. amicable
settlement the critical questions arising
from that policy. M. sE58 n
Accepting the imperial governments
declaration OF Its abandonment of the
policy which has SO seriously menaced
the good relations between the two
countries, the government Of the
United States will rely upon q scrupu-
lOus execution henceforth Of the now
altered policy Of the imperial govern
ment such as will remove the principal
danger to an Interruption OF the good
relations existing between the United
States and Germany. 4. III s;s.y$ \; III
Not Contingent on others.
The government OF the United
States feels It necessary to state that
It takes il for granted that the i'm
perial German government does not
intend to imply that the maintenance.
OF its newly announced policy is III
any way contingent upon the course
or result OF diplomatic negotiations
the government OF the United
States and any other belliEerent gov
ernment, Notwithstanding the fact that
certain passages In the imperial gov
ernment,s note of the 4th inst. might
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In order. however, to avoid anys]
possible misunde ling, the Cow
0Fnment or the United States mt Hes,