The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-04-26

washington, April ls-The full tex
Of the American note to Germany fol
lows: -.
secretary. Of foreign affairs 2 communt
II did not fail to transmit Immediate
~ by telegraph to my government YOU
excellency's note Of the 10Th instant II
regard to certain attacks by German
to the disastrous explosion which OF
March oath last wrecked the Frenci
steamer Sussex in-the English channel
have now the honor to deliver, undel
instructions from my government. the
following reply to- your excellency:
..'Inforrnation NOW in the possession OF
the government Of the United state.
fully establishes the fact In the case OF
the Sussex and the differences wnlch my
government has drawn from that infor
nation. it regards as confirmed by tbs
circumstances set forth In your excel
lehcy's note OF the 10th instant. On TN
gath of March at about ESQ O'CLOCK
in the afternoon 1.-The ,unarmed steamer
Sussex with .325 or more passengers %
board. among whom We're numDec o.
american citizens, was tOrpedoed while
crossing from FollestN to Dieppe Ths
Sussex had never been armed; was 4
vessel known to be habitually used only
for the conveyance of passengers across
the English channel, and was following
the route taken by trouble ships or supply
ships About eigniy oI Hs lasssms';, =,
noncombatants Of all ages ana sexes, ~
Guiding citizens OF the United states
were Killed or injured. A careful, de-
tailed AMI 5ScrupulOusly Impartial IN
vestigation BY naval ana ml'ilaIy p .s,ei.
established the fact that the Sussex wa.
torpedoed without warning or summons
to surrender. and that the torpedo b!
Whlch J! was s W. v;sw n The gov
m 1'.nt ~ ~. IInisad states these facts
s sIn..n..h s;rst made the conclusioT
IRON tne i' ,,n" fIrad Nv German
that the torpedo WAS IRE" ~ now nnn.
supnal .t. nnnct"s;nm suhstanfiatetl b,
aiuers .lat ,...,"o ,,n,,r aWnailancv,s note
the slu'e.en nn. 80 ~ facts nnoI
~ ' .;,a oenwarnmant az the United
s,atas hns hasei its conclusion is in.
closed. ~
n -o..%,o, ch.n>,s.a.
0sFM"a os''AoA
."rhe government of the United States
after having given careful considera
ton TO the note OF the imperial gov
eminent on April 70. regrets ,.,on to :, stats e
Ina Ina st tnu and proposals contained
IL that note "a that the imperial gov.
eminent has failed to appreciate the
gravity Of the situation whlfh mas re,
suited, not alone from the attack upon
the Sussex, but from the whole meihod
and character of the submarine warfare
as disclosed by the unrestraihe1 prac.
tice of the commanders or the German
undersea craft during the last twelve
months and more in the indiscrimi-
nate destruction OF mercnant vesse.>
OF all sorts, hatlonal.ses -, any Ssue.. ,,a !
tions. II the slnkins u sne nunsN nc.
been an ,, isoiat state ss m,rh. find Il nos.
OF the united states n" sn,oa ,." Who r W.
sible to hope that the ohieer WIN WI
responsible for tne act hau "iiiuis
violated his orders and been criminallS
negligent in taking none of the precan'
lions they prescribed, and that the ends
Of Justice might De SAILS. aeu ny npvs
ing upon MN an aae1u a;se vpwnI ~ ~.
coupled with lorna! uislyow .s,a.,,,;t,
act and payment pI sal.apie ,nue I'LL, -
by the impefiaI koverne .., S :. sas,
the attack upon tne o"ss SEA 80. 50
~ indefensible and caused q loss o.
life 80 tragical as to make y stanc
forth as one of the most terrible ex,
amples Of submarine warfare as tht
commanders of the German vessels are
conducting it, 1t unhappily does mol
stand alone. S5 '.
~, other Violation OF Law.
4 - 4. u ~.
ION the contrary the government OF lnt
United states is forced by recent events
to conclude that 1t ~ only one instance
though one OF the most extreme ~.
most distressing ,hs snr 80 - ,nd I
nate destruction OF merchant vessels OF
all sorts. nationaiities ana destinations
when nave become 'n no.s,,t ~ - Garnar
nnlssAkuO'e ns No., h3s In racan,
uItuerseH - 49,
months been QulcRened ana exeeHueu.
The imperial government VIII recaI
that WneI!, ~. epa 49, ,ha u,otars
ed ils lMItenll Gsact~ n.feniSs ana Trsinn III
%. .,..".n., ,.;th;n tha seat AZ wnr and
as eHnraceu ".t -, ..,a,obane sS;,s nunas
o. ues.Ios,u. e ~ -, .,,;aht no fn''nd with.
III tna. Ius .. ~ n s.,ai, &c haIiirarant
VESSELS iieu'.a. '' -s.,..,,,
to keep out of the waters thus proscriD
ed, the governmental the united States
earnestly protested. II took the pos!
ton that such policy could not ne pur
sued without constant gross ana pa!pa
BILE violations OF the accepted law u
nations. pa ,ay &c ~ ;nstrnuants
inasm,,ch as the rules prescribed by thai
law: rules founded on the principles OF
humanity and established for the pro
lection OF the lives of nOncombatants
at sea, could not in the nature Of tht
case be observed by such vessels. II
based it's protest on the ground that per
sons of neutral nationality and vessels
Of neutral ownership would be exposed tt
.xtreme and intolerable risks ana tina,
~, r;~ht "a close any mart OF the higi
n.,s sn,,,d lawfully he asserted by the
i",nar1ai Tovarnment in the circumstan
COS than existihE. the law or nations
sn thasa matters ,,pon which the United
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cent 0rls.n or !nu.. ~. .1,U anu,,nI,,an
=. e, Ia lsd on We contrary. mon mani
fest nrincinles Of humanity. and has lonr
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