The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 11, 1915, Page 9

detail that may be fare.” merce, Ge man governme COMPLETE TEXT O It ts contending PRES. WILSON SAYS TO KAISER| <#* @ “Whatever may be the contentions of the imperial German government regarding the carriage of contraband of war on board the Lusitania or regarding the explosion of that material by torpedo, it need only be said that in the view of this government, these contentions are irrelevant to the question of the legality of the methods used by the German naval authorities in sinking that vessel.” @ “But sinking of passenger ships involves principles of humanity which throw into the background any special circumstances of the cases, principles which lift it, as the imperial government will no doubt be quick to recog- nize and acknowledge, out of the class of ordinary subjects of diplomatic discussion or international controversy. facts regarding the Lusitania, the princtpal fact is that a great steamer, primarily and chiefly a conveyance for passengers, and car- rying more than a thousand souls who had no part or lot in the conduct of the war, was torpedoed and sunk without so much as a challenge or a warning, and that men, women and children were sent to their death in circumstances unparalleled in modern war- thought to affect The government of the United States is contending for something much greater than mere rights of property or privileges of com- nothing less high and sacred than the rights of humanity, which et respecting and which no government is justified in resigning on behalf of those under its care and authority.” for » government of the United States cannot admit that the proclamation of a war zone from which neutral ships have been warned to keep away may be made to operate as in any degree an abbreviation of the rights either of American shipmasters or of American citizens bound on lawful errand as passengers on merchant ships of belligerent nationality. the imperial German government to question those rights.” Q “The government of the United States is happy to observe that your excellenc y’s note closes with the intimation that the imperial ‘ ‘ is willing, now as before, to acce pt the guod offices of the United States in an attempt to come to an under- standing with the government of Great Britain, by which the character and conditions of the war upon the sea may be changed.” nt @ “The government of the United States would consider it a privilege thus to serve its friends and the world. any time to convey to either government any intimation or suggestion the other may be willing to have it convey, and cordially invites the imperial German government to make use of its services in this way at its convenience.” F NOTE WRITTEN BY PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, June 11.—The;that this information may not hav text of the American rejoinder to been brought to the attent! the German government's reply to government of the United the note following the sinking of It is stated in the note that the the Lusitania follows Lusitania was undoubtedly equipped with masked guns, supplied with trained gunners and special ammu. nition, transporting troops from Can ada, carying a cargo not permitte under the laws of the Unite to a Vessel also carrying pase ‘and serving, in virtual ef t, as an “The Secretary of State ad Interim to the American Ambassador to Berlin Department of State. “Washington, June 9, 1915 “American Ambassador, Berlin You are instructed to deliver textu- ally the following note to the main | ee we the naval forces of r ffair ee Poe Srwes attire “Fortunately, these are matters este yo ny bdo Page concerning which the government of transmit to my government, imme-| the United States is in a position to) diately upon their receipt, your note| #!¥¢ the imperial German govern-| of May 28, in reply to my note of| Ment official information. | 5. 8 our supplementary | Lusitania Not Armed \ setts fens |. sottion Ten tie cnc-| “Ot the facts alleged fu your ex-| clusions, so far as reached, by the Cellency’s note, If true, the govern-} im} 1 German government, con-|ment of the United States would cerning the attacks on the Amert-/Dave been bound to take official can steamers Cushing and Guiflight, er of in performing its regs} Iam now instructed by my govern.|Ruized duty as a neutral powSr ment to communicate the following| #84 !n enforcing its national laws. | It was its duty to see to it that the |Lusitania was not armed for of-| ty: Principle of Sea Freedom : “The government of the United tion, States notes witi gratification the|**T’!Ns as & transport, that she did full recognition by the imperial Ger-|"0' Carry a cargo prohibited by the man government, in discussing the |#tatutes of the United States, and cases of the Cushing and Guiflight,|*D&t: !f in fact she was a naval ves of the principle of the freedom of|*¢! of Great Britain, she should not all pert of the open sea to neutral|/Tecelve clearance as a merchant man; and it performed that duty| notin ge bane tol pp eoowird ET] enforced its statutes with seru-| jpulous vigilance thru its cu cae ad eet it ality oe temi{atly constituted officials. it in| the fact of attack upon meutrerjable, therefore, to assure the im “= Tec eee ot Geen Rutty |[perial German government that it raft or vessels of war, is satisfac Pirin poorer gr pom i torily established, and the govern- iB tg ment of the United States will in| due course lay before the imperial German government, as it requests, possession of convincing evidence that the officials of the government | of the United States did not per-| full information concerning the 4!-|form these duties with thoroness, | ck on the steamer Cushing. the government of the United States “With regard to the sinking Of|sincerely hopes that it will submit the Cragg fot i — nn | that evidence for consideration American citizen lost his life, the Contentions Are Irrelevant > tes is) eee find the Ineperial Gen |. “Whatever may be the conten ‘an government contending that| tons of the imperial German gov it Gitar Ge the past of & nt-|e™Bment regarding the carriage of nian to eschpe capture and secure contraband of war on board the assistance alters the obligation of|/usitania or regarding the explo- the officer seeking to make the cap-|f0R Of that material by torpedo ture in respect of the safety of the, waar ies artureaent tines He lives of vars on hig the mer-|tentions are irrelevant to the ques echantman, altho the vessel had ition of the legality of the methods ceased her attempt to escape when !iseq by the German naval author! torpedoed ties in sinking that vessel un, Not New Circumstances | “But sinking of passenger ships These are not new circum-|invoives principles of humanity or ree have her in the | which throw into the background a aiveceakeaser tie develop. (827, special circumstances of detail ment of naval warfare, and the £0! oa ge, - ernment of the United States does|tne Macieial eovaemens not understand that they have ever qoupt be quick to recognize and been held to alter the principles of| acknowledge, out of the class of humanity upon which it has insist-| ordinary subjects of diplomatic dis- ed. Nothing but actual forcible re-| cussion or international controversy sistance or continued efforts to es-|Whatever be the facts regarding cape by flight when ordered to stop|the Lusitania, the principal fact is for the purpose of visit on the part that a great steamer, primarily and of the merchantman has ever been|chiefly a conveyance for passen held to forfeit the lives of her pas-| gers, and carrying more than a sengers or crew. The government|thousand souls who had no part or of the United States does not under-|lot in the conduct of the war, was stand that the imperial German gov-|torpedoed and sunk without so ernment is seeking in this case to|much as a challenge or a warn- relieve itself of Mability, but only|ing, and that men, women and chil- intends to set forth the circum-|dren were sent to their death in stances which led the commander of |circumstances unparalleled in mod- the submarine to allow himself to|ern warfare. be hurried into the course which he| American Lives Lost took. | “The fact that more than one ay, Matter of Armament |hundred American citizens were Your excellency’s note, in dis-/among those who perished made it cussing the loss of American lives the duty of the government of the resulting from the sinking of the|United States to speak of these steamship Lusitania, adverts at'things, and once more, with solemn some length to certain information emphasis, which the imperial government has|grave responsibility which received with regard to the charac-| United States conceived that it has ter and outfit of that vessel, and /incurred in this tragic occurrenc your excellency expres he fearjand to the indisputable principle eT ee Aer which that responsibility Tests. | “The government of the United | States is contending for something |much greater than mere rights of FOR DRINK HABIT property or privileges of commerce. So uniformly successful has OR-| high and lit Ie contending for nothing cred than the rights of RINE been tn restoring the victims humanity, which every government | of the “Drink Habit” into sober and honors itself in respecting, useful citizens, and so strong is our|which no government is contidence in its curative powers,|in resigning on behaif of that we want to emphasize the fact |under Its care and authority. that ORRINE is sold under this| “Only her actual resistance to positive guaran If, after a trial,|capture or refusal to when ordered to do #0 for the purpose of lift it, as will no those you get no efit, your money will be refunded. ORRINE costs |vislt could have afforded the com only $1.00 per box. Ask for Free|mander of the submarine any Justi Booklet fication for so much as putting the Swift's Pharmacy. 2nd and Pike. |lives of those on board the ship in that she was not) t ment should deem itself to be in| Tangement may that may be thought to affect the| to call the attention of|under a the|ment of the This principle the gove t ot the United States stands the explicit tnstructions issued on August 3, 1914, by the nnpertal German admiralty to {ts command ors at sea to have embodie of all ol I apon this mantt ell as upon the law founded upon thia! principle that t United States] must stand The government of the United) States Is happy to your excellency’s ne the intimation that German government now as before, offices of the United States in « attempt to come to an understand ing with the government of Great Dritain, by which the character and conditions of the war upon the sea may be changed | ‘The govertiment of the United! States would o rivilege thus to serve | and the} It stan time | nment any 1 the other | may convey, | and cordially invites the imperta | German government to make uve of its services In this way at it convenience Whole World Concerned The whole world {s concerned | jin anything that may bring about | even a partial accommolation o' interests or In any way mitigote| the terrors of the present distress ing conflict “In the meantime, whatever ar happily be made between the parties to the war and whate er may in the opinion of the ial German government have} the provocation or the cir cumstantial justification for the past acts of its commanders at sea, the government of the United States confidently looks to see the justice and humanity of the gov ernment of Germany vindicated in all cases where Americans have been wronged or their rights as neutrals invaded Renews its Representations The government of the United States, therefore, very earnestly and very solemnly renews the rep resentations of its note transmit ted to the imperial German gov ernment on the 15th of May and relies in these representations upon the principles of humanity, the universally recognized under. standings of international law and the ancient friendship of the Ger. man nation “The government of the United States cannot admit that the proc- lamation of a war zone from which neutral ships have been warned to keep away may be made to operate as in any degree an abbreviation of the rights of American of American citi lawful errand as belligerent nationality, It does not understand the imperial German government to question those rights. Acceptance of Principle “It understands it also to accept as established beyond question the principle that the lives of noncom batants cannot lawfully or rightful ly be put in jeopardy by the cap ture or destruction of an unresist ing merchantman and to recognize the obligation to take sufficient precaution to ascertain whether a suspected merchantman Is in fact of belligerent nationality or ts in| fact car contraband of war eutral flag. The govern United States, there fore, deems it reasonable to ex pect that the Imperial German gov ernment will adopt the measures necessaty to put these principles into practice in respect of the safe guarding of American lives and American ships and aske for as surances that this will be done. (Signedd ROE Secretary of § T LANSING, ate ad Interim.” ra. and|‘STOP THIEF, WOMAN j YELLS AFTER HUBBY; NEW YORK, June 11 Stop| thief! shouted a woman, barehead-| ed, as she pursued a man down Broadway. 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