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the high against their them to such risks could
lawfully be asserted by any bellgeren government
The law Of nations in these matters which the Govern
Of the United based its protest Of recent origin or
founded upon merely arbitrary principles by convention 1t
based the contrary upon manifest and imperative principles OF
humanity and has long established with the approval and by
the express assent Of all civilized nations
Notwithstanding the protest Of Government the
imperial German at once proceeded carry out the
policy had announced expressed the hope that the dangers IN
voed dangers neutral vessels would be reduced
to minimum the instructions which had issued to its submarine
Government Of the United States that
would take every possible precauton both to respect the rights OF
neutss and to safeguard the lives Of noncombaants
HOPES NOT JUSTIFIED.
What actually happened the which has since elapsed
has hopes justified those assurances m
susceptible Of being fulfilled
IN pursuance policy of submarine warfare against the
OF its adversares upon
the imperial German despite the solemn protest OF
commanders Of German undsea vessels have
attacked ships With and greater activity not only
upon high surrounding Great Britain and Ireland but
wherever they could them in that has
and ruthless and ndiscrrmate as the months have
gone by Of restraints kind and have
delivered their attacks without compunon against vessels OF
nationality and bound upon every sort of enand.
Vessels ownership vessels Of neutral
ship port neutral have been destroyed
along with vessels of begent ownership constantly increasing
numbers.
Sometimes the merchantmen attacked has been warned and
surrender before being fred opedoed sometimes
been vouhsaed the being
allowed take the ships boats before she sent the bottom
again and again has been given to
ships allowed those board.
What this Government foresaw happen has happened
Tragedy followed tragedy the such fashion, with such
make grossly evident that warfare
il warfare be- be carried without the
papabe violation alike Of right Of humanity
NOT WITHIN REASON.
Whatever disposition intention Of the imperial German
government has manifesy proved impossible keep
Of
bounds by either the the heart of mankind
I'm February OF the the Imperial German
ment informed the other governments
the world that had believe that the of
Great Britain British ownership
given orders submarine of the enemy
might upon that Imperial German
government felt justified the circumstances treating all armed
merchantmen Of begeent ownership auxiliary vessels OF
which it would have the right to destroy without warning
THE law of nations has long recognized the right Of merchant
carry protection them repe attack though
them risk imperial
government claimed the right these understandings
aside circumstances which it deemed extraordinary
the which announced its purpose thus still
relax restraints had previously profeed its willing
desire put upon operations Of its submarines carried
plain implication that vessels which would
exempt without warning personal
safety would be accorded their passengers and but that
limitation practicable observe it, has in fact
check upon the destruction of ships every
Again and again the Imperial German government has given
this Government its solemn that passenger ships
would be thus dealt with and has and again
its undersea commanders disregard those with
entire mruny Great liners like the Lusana the Arabic
feboas like the Sussex have attacked without
sometimes before they had become that they