The Keota news., 1916-05-12
|ERmAN REPLY
|ONU-B0ATP0L|CY
kpERs GIVEN NOT TO SINK
|sHIPs WITHOUT WARNING
AND SAVING HUMAN LIFE.
)utons Complain That President
|Dsob<s to End German Method Of
Warfare While Msrely Protest
Ing Against Enoland's Viola.
tions Of Neutrality.

Berlin (by wireless via sayville. N.
}. May g. e.-Following 10 the text Of
} note Of the German government
reply to the American note respect.
submarine warfare. delivered ON
|ursday by Gottlieb Won Jagow. the
|eign secretary. to Ambassador
tard:
Phe undersigned. on behalf Of the
rerial German government, has the
Ror to present to his excellsncy. the
bassador OF tho United States.
pes w. Gerard. tho following reply
Ehe note Of April 20. regarding the
be- German government handed
to the proper naval authorities
early investigation the evidence
esrninE MI g. the Sussex q: somm%ni; I9.I;
es. Judging by the results that
investigation has hitherto yielded.
herman government ts alive to the
tbility that ship mentioned in the
" April 10 az having been tor
identical with tho Sussex.
German government begs to re-
further communication on the
pr until certain points are aScer.
e; T., which hi; ,,;rs are Of decisive de- import.
Should 1t turn out that the COM
or was wrong in assuming the
to be man OF war. the German
Pnment will not fail to draw tho
nuence resulting therefrom.
The Sasoex Case.
connection with the case Of the
% ~
ist of which IL the assertion that
ncident 10 to be considered but
instance OF q deliberate method
ldiscriminate destruction Of YES
of all sorts. nationalities and des-
Ions by German submarine com
ers.
q German government must en-
lcally repudiate the assertion. The
9an Sa..i government. ,,I, however. thinks
ee present stage Of affairs. more
cularly a. the government Of the
ID states omitted to subst antiate
assertion by reference to concrete
be German government will only
that 1t has imposed far-reaching
PAINTS upon the use Of the sum-
me weapon. solely in consideration
eutrals' fntereets. in spite of the
tnat these restrictions are neces-
p No such consideration has ever
her allies.
be- asrman submarine forces have
marine warfare in accordance with
general principles Of visit and
ech and the destruction of merchant
Peis recognised by international
the sole exception being the con-
eied on enemy freight ships en-
uttered in the war zone SURROUNDING
et Britain. With regard to these.
essurances have ever been given
ktne government Of the United
6cS ss. in the declaration Of February
he German government cannot ad-
E'any doubt that these orders were
fors actually occurred. They can in
Ekind of warfare be avoided alto
her.
llowanees must be made in the
bther permissible or illicit.
ut apart from the possibility Of err
naval warfare. Just like warfare
hland. implies unavoidable dangers
kfighting zone. Even in cases where
naval action la confined to ordi-
U forms of cruiser warfare, neu.
person, psso;n, and goods repeatedly
ne German government has re-
$edly and explicitly pointed out
Edangers from mines that have led
Ehe loss of numerous ships.
ne German government has made
Aral proposals to the government OF
! United States in order to reduce
minimum for American travellers
goods the inherent dangers Of
N warfare.
hfortunately the government Of thu
ted states decided not to accept the
osals. Ha: it accepted. the gov
nent Sof the United States would
- been instrumental in preventing
6aGreater part of the attacks thar
.teicAn citizens have met with in the
1t1nN,
No German government still stands