The Lovington leader., 1916-04-28
or THE CONGRESS-;

CENTLEMEN Or THE CONGRESs:
A situation has arisen In the foreign
relations Of the country. Of which u Is
my plain duty 10 Inform you very
frankly.
Il win be recalled that In February.
1915. the imperial German government
announced It's intention TO treat the
waters surrounding Great Britain and
Ireland as embraced within the seat
Of war. and to destroy all merchant
ships owned BY Its enemies that might
be found within any part OF that por-
tion OF the high seas and that IL
warned all vessels OF neutral. as well
as OF belligerent ownership. to keep
out of the waters 10 had thus pro-
scribed or else enter them at their
peril.
says Gross Abuses Are Certain.
The government OF the United States
earnestly protested. IL took the posi-
tion that such a policy could not be
pursued without the practical certain
ty Of gross and palpable violation Of
the law of nations, particularly II sub
marine craft were to be employed as
its instruments. inasmuch as the rules
prescribed by that law, rules founded
upon principles OF humanity and es-
tablished for the protection Of the lives
Of non -cOmbatants at sea, could not In
the nature OF the case be observed by
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,ha, ,.r.on. -, na,',ra, oa,,ama,itv and
W." 90 nv,,n, ~, n,.n.nshiU ,S ,nau,, he
exposed to extreme and intolera BILE
risks, and that no right to close any
@ pa' - v. w u.s. .h ,ah ",.Ls no,,Id
OF 70 Expose tnen 10 sucn .isks; vou.u
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The law OF nations in these matters,
upon which the government OF the
y, ,aon, ,,uaa nvnd.I ,non
W eens os", ". iuue. uPvu
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bv The ssnress assen, n, aii civilized
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Germany Dlsvessvds All Protests.
No,u,t,hs,araing, ,ho .arna., nro,a.,
n, o,,r .,"rsrn,nan, ,ho ,,nnor,ai CO..
,non a,r.,nn,am, n, one. mrncsadoS |, n
""rrv %n o,, ,ha nn,,e,, :, h,h onnomnced
| I, ay,rns..5 ,ho hn,a ,ha, tho dancer
| Involved. at any rate the dangers 10
neutra, vessels, "ou,u oe reuu.uu 10 !,
| ,' a.. w. t u.ts
nrs "mu ,S aa,,,ron W. ,h ,,msarn,r.n' ~ ,hs
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srv u"ss,,,,. nrsno,,,io, ho,h 10 rs.nec,
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suaru 'ne hses ., a "pn,oo,noa'un's y, -
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In ,nrsnanc. NJ the po,lcv OF sub
a.,rp ,.'ar,ara o,oin., ~. cowmsrc,
"e s ,,. S,.ara,uI. ss' ,,, nonnnaa "u /, n,
on,nr.S ,,nnn hv ,ha i,nn.r,,I Cnrma,
.n,'a,n,,an, =, .n,ta 30 ,ho .o,.mn nro,
80, -. ~. ,,n,nrnon, ~ ,ha nom,,nan5
srs ~ Garp,an nndersea vessels hav,
o,s,ct.d s ~ % nnrnhant .hIns Win ~r.nt,,
uS o..a,,s n,i',,,, no, on,, nno,
anu anu s.s'.e. au,runy, a,.r,,, n crns, us NJ, MI
aIn ~, iroIara hv, u,horavar th.,
@ ',d r"u a,,n,an ,ha,, a. n,a,, tha'
so. s.'" 'o.. nnd ,,oro 20,
m"ra mos and rnro ,ndiscrimina,c as m,
on,,a % na 80 H,. i.s and los, oh
sar,,,n, na 10 ros,rnirts az on~ Kind, an,
ha,,. a.,t,raraJ ,hoir a,,acLs witbou
o"r,,,nc,,nn ooa,n., rassais ~ .vcr,
'.ilnnt,,,. IA hn,,n, nan avn,v sor
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Neutral-Owned Vessels Destroyed.
V.ssels Of neutral ownership. eve,
vesssI. of neutral owner.hin boun,
go, nau,r,, nart 10 no,trai mart nav,
heem destr"vaI alonw with Vessels n
b,tii,,oran, 1unsrshin In cnns,ontIw.in in
oraa,ina n,mh.r.
S"matin,a. The merchantmen o,,acke
has h.en warned and summoned I,
s,rrenJer hefore beInr fired on or tor
nsdoad som.,ima. nnssengers or crow
haw. h..n wouchsofed the moor secur
e., ~ hs,,r nl,nwea tn take 70 th
sS,,'. hnats before .be wns sent /
tho ho,tow
Ru, arain and again no warning ha
b,en given: no escape even to tn
ships boats allowed to those on boart
What this government foresaw mus
happen has happened Tragedy ma
followed tragedy on the seas IN sue
fashion, with such attendant circum
stances, as 10 make II Srossi! eViden
that warfare OF such sort u war
fare 1t be, cannot DC carried on win
out the most paipable Vioiatloh OF IN
dictates alike OF right ana humanity.
Whatever the disposition ana ihteh
tion OF the imperial German govern
ment, II has nanitestiy proved impos
sible for 1t to keep such metnods 9
attack upon the commerce OF It's enc
mics within the bounds set Dy eithe
the reason or the heart OF mankind.
In February OF the present year IN
imperial German government iniorme
this government and the other neu
tral governments OF the world that
had reason to believe that the gov
ernment OF Great Britain had nrme
. all merchant vessels OF british owner
ship. and had given them secret oi
ders to attack any submarine OF tn
enemy they miSht encounter upon th