The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-04-26
Full Text Of Pres. Wilson's Note to Germany

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Ito surrender before being ired on OF
ttOrpedoed; sometimes the passengers and
/ crews have been vOuchsafed the poor
security OF netng alioWed 20 TAKE 70 tne
the bottom But again ana again nc
warning mas been gwen, nG esoope ever
/ 70 the Snips boats ai0Wea 70 tnOse ~
board. Great liners IKE tne Lusltanla
ana AraDlc ana mere o pass .a o1aSs
out p moments warming, oiteH Deiore
they have even become aware ina! tney
were IN the presence or an armed shlI
OF the enemy anu TIE ives =, no".o.,.
destroyed Wholesale, and in manner
(Which the government Of the United
States cannot but regard as wanton and
without the slightest color Of tustifica.
been set to their indiscriminate pursuit
land, destruction Of merchantmen Of oil
kinds and nationality within the waters
which the imperial government has chos.
| en- to designate as lying within the seat
l OF war The roll of all Americans who
lave lost their lives upon ships thus at
tackled and destroyed has grown month
BY month until the ominous toll has
I ,n,oa into tho hundreds
| "t'"'"s -. -.A.
pnitsd StateE 4Eose <at1sns.
| "rhe government of the United States
bas heen very natient. At every stage
nf this addressing experience Of TRACE
dy AFTER tragedy ii has sought to be gov
erned py M ,ne ax m.r circnmslances
~ the unprece,lented war ana to be guild.
~ sh,n for the naonle ana Government of
IH SID ~, :. has acnanted the success.
1--WE axS,anations and assurances Of the
nm envernnent as Of course given
~ sn,;r. s;ncaritv and good faith and
~ en hanaa awen agoinst hone that IL
.;as pr"va 70 ha nnssihle for the i'm.
nsriaI rnvernment so 70 order and con.
trni the. acts of it's naval commanders
as ' 70 square its policy with the recog-
: az - nr,matn,as ~ hmmanity as embod-
inH IN the law of nations. it has made
avarv allowance for unprecedented con-
d;.Inns anI has been willing to wait UNI
~ the facts became unmistakable and
..,a,a a' s,,scanfihle ~ only one interpreta-
ion ~ now, owes It TO Just regard
FOR its own right to say to the imperial
snyarnmant FRAT time has come. 1t has
6ecoine painfully evident to it that the
~ 20 ;navitnhie. namely. the use Of
s.,tar,nas For The destruction OF an
snam~'s commerce. is. OF necessity, be-
en,sa ~ the very character Of the yes
sa's an,n,owe;, and the very methods Of
attack which their employment of course
involves, utterly Incompatible with the
principles Of humanity. the long estab-
tiished and incontrovertible rights of
non-combatants
Issue Up to Germany.
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IT It ls SUN Inc pup nrosec" ~ re re,ant-
psria auG indiserlminate Warfare against
marines without regard 70 wma' me
government OF the Unlled States nan n
| consider me saerea anu a onn ~" un;s
rules or lnternatioiAi Iaw a''u 'h h.,, u., :,
ity. the government OF Inc unte ; s'a .',e.
Is at last forced to the conclusion .nat
there is but one course IL eam p sho"Id
Unless ire impsrial Susei. LA w.. ~,
abandonment of its present meanoas OF
submarine warfare usansl passens .
and freight carving Sessels, Tue Ely, svn M
| ment OF the unlleo S.ates tIn uaao t,ons
choice put 70 sever oIptoLnatc - .ati,ar
| ed States ,contemplates with the great
est reluctance. but feels CONSTRAINED ~
! rights of neutral nations. ,,,a, .ho
The apnendlN 70 stns noe ,M W, e., sls.
Icaption, statement. OF iacts m sussex ss:s
case accompanying no!e 70 GernAn KY
"The French channel steamer Sussex
! employed regularly in passenger serv-
/, ice between the ports Of FOlkstOne Eng
land, and Dieppe, France, as 1t has been
I for years (French foreign oftice), left
"a, 1916, with 325 or more passengers
tcc,k STONE for DiepDe at 1925 u. M March
ind a crew OF 6fty-three men (declara-
ton 81 Cantnin MoufIett, Rear admiral
Crasset's report). The passengers,
among whom were about twenty-five
American citizens Telegram London en-
Hassy. March 2b, and Paris embassy,
March 2G and 2Sj, were OF several ma
Ifionaiities and many OF them women and
ichildren and nearly half OF them sub
iects az neutral states 4 report Of Com
Inander Sayles and ,Lieutenant Smith.
Rear Admiral Grasset's repOrt). The
Sussex carried no armament (French for
eign office. report of Smith, aftidavits q
amniovei rs troop ship. and was fol-
inwinS n route not used for transport.
Ing tr0ons from Great Britain to France
ITRritish admiralty statement, French
| foreign officeD
~ ,-o,..a. ao,.<h
"The steamer proceeded on it's course
almost due south. after passing Dun
geness declaration captain MouHet)'
| The weather was clear and the seq
smooth (affidnvits OF Edna Hale. John
IT, Hearley, Gertrude W. WARREN. AZ
$3.50 r. m. when the Sussex was about
thirteen miles from loungeness (deciara.
ton of Captain Mouffet), the captain OF
| the vessel. who was on the bridge, saw
about fourteen meters from the snlp