Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-09
ASKS SCRUPULOUS
OBSERVANCE OF
CHANGED POLICY
This Will Remove Principal
Danger of Break Between
the Two Nations.
NOTE SENT BY LANSING
TO GERARD FOR DELIVERY
Denies Right of Berlin to Discuss
Questions Affecting U. S.
and Great Britain.
THIS MATTER BOUND BY TREATY
'r"scribcs Manner in Which Issues
In Dispute Between Two Coun-
tries Shall BE Settled.
THIS MATTER BOUND BY TREATY
Pr"sCribcs Manner i'm Which Issues
In Dispute Between Two Coun-
trieS Shall BE Settled.


ribicd by Secretary Lansing 10 Am
hassador Gerard to-day for deiive-y
TO the Berlin Foreign Office informs
the German government that the
United states accepts its declaration OF
rs abandonment of It's former sub
marine policy. and now relies upon
scrnpulous execution Of the altered
policy TO remove the principal danger
OF IN Interruption Of the good rcla-
;inns existing between the ;wo coun-
tries
WITH ,hls acceptance Is coupled
formal notice 10 German. that tho
United States cannot FOR momcn;
entertain. much leas discuss. n sue-
restlon that rcspcc, by German naval
authorities for the rights Of citizens
% the United States on tho high seas
should IN the slirhte:; degree be made
contingent upon the couduct Of any
othcr government affecting Tho rights
of noutrals and nnncoinbatarts This
7 IN repis 10 the concluding statcmen,
in tho last German note 20 the effect
that while submarine. commanders had
been ordered 10 sink no pcaccfui
freight or passenger carrying Ships
without warning Or without safety for
passengers and crew. the German gov
crnmcnt would reserve 70 t,scl< cou.
N!ete liberty Of decision unless the
nitcd states was successful in its
.norts TO break the British blockade
secretary Lansing issued a statement
tn-NiGht sa%lnr tha' the rfeater part
OF 'crmah:s $ answer 10 the demand of
'hs IH'l"d states was devoted 10 mat
'''s "h'ch ihe American government
V""'" not H'Scuss WIN the berlin gov
eminent hht ne considered Germany
fHd !iel!eI to our representations
hh'' mat VIC can have II" reason 20
"HaT'"! WIN heT so long as the
"''"fc" p"f'y - NHcd Hp to
STATEMENT MADE PUBLIC
AFTER NOTE is on WAY
Mir. T.ans!ng's statement made rub-
lic after the note was on rs way to
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