"* IN IMS Ml FHM Gives Assurances That The Lusitania Was Given No Warning, Was Not Armed And Made No Resistance REPEATS DEMAND FOR PAY AND PROMISE Gate is Loft Open For Germany to Submit Any Evidence That Ship Was Not Thoroughly Inspected.—Only Warlike Act Will Provoke War. Washington.—The United States In | Its latent note to Germany formally 1 asks tho Imperial Government for as- ; surances that measures hereafter will ! be adopted to safeguard "American ; lives and American ships" on the high aeas. The altera at Ive in caso of re fusal Is not slated. It was this note to which William Jennings Bryan refused to attaob his signature, resigning Instead his port folio of state, thereby precipitating a j dramatic Cabinet crisis. Robert Lans- I lng, Secretary of State, and Interim, I signed the communication which went j forth with the approval of President Wilson and his entire Cabinet Friendly terms characterise the document, which renowt, represents- j tlons made In the American note of J May lf> after the Lusltanla was tor- | pedoed and sunk. The German Gov- i ernment, It Is declared "must have j been misinformed," when It assumed j that the Lusltanla carried guns, as of- j flcial Information Is at hand to cor- j roborate the original contention of j the Washington Government—that I tho l!usitanla was an unarmed pas- ( •enger ship which, since it did not j resist rapturuJrould not be sunk with- j out transferring passenger! and crew to a place of safety. The communications informs Ger many that It Is "on the principle of humanity as well as upon the law founded upon this principle that the United States must stand." Oppor tunity Is given to Germany. to submit any evidence that American oftlclals did not execute their task* thoroughly lu Inspecting the Lusltanla before she sailed, but the cardinal fact —that ti.e liner was given no warning and made no resistances and was primarily a passenger ship—the American Gov ernment declares, throws Into the background any special circumstances of detail, "and lifts the caso" out of the class of ordinary subjects of dip lomatic discussion or of an interna tional controversy. A copy of the note was delivered to Count Bernstorff, the Gorman Am bassador. who declined to comment. In diplomatic circles generally the | note seemed to create a favorable Im pression. In quarters friendly to Ger many, It was stated Hint tho docu- ' ment confirmed a belief held since Count von Bcrnstorffs recent Inter view with President Wilson, that the critical stage had been passed and. that with the American viewpoint clearly before It, the German Govern- j ment would be able to find a way out of the delemma that would satisfy the United Statas. One phase of tile note which at tracted much attention in diplomatic circlss was that relating to mediatory stdps on the part of the I'nlted States tonkin*r toward it reformation of war fare on the seas generally. t ln this connection-it was suggested that the chief difficulty might be an insistence by Germany that the Allies refrain from interfering, not only with food stuffs consigned to her civilian popu lation but with raw materials of all kinds. Text of the Note. The text of the American rejoinder to the German Government's reply to Ine note following the sinking of the Lusltanla follows:* "The Secretary of State ad interim to the American Ambassador at Ber lin: "Department of State, "Washington, June 9. 1915. "American Ambassador, Berlin: "You are Instructed to deliver text ually the following note to the Min ister of Foreign Affairs: "in compliance with Your Excel lency's request I did not fail to trans mit to my government immediately upon their recipt your note of May 28 in reply to my note of May 15, and your supplementary note of setting forth the conclusions so far as reached by the Imperial Government concerning the attacks on the Ameri can steamers Cushlng and Gulfllght I am now Instructed by my Govern ment to communicate the following in reply: "The Government of the United States notes with gratification the full recognition by the Imperial German irovernment In discussing the cases of the Cushlng and the Gulfllght of the principle of the freedom of all parts of the open sea to neutral ships and the frank willingness of the Imperial German Government to acknowledge of attack upon neutral ships' which have not been guilty of any hostile ' ' ' : —— .-1 ■ . act' by German aircraft or veiaela of war In satisfactory established and the Government of the United Stated will In due course lay before the Im perial German Government, as It re quests, full Information concerning the attack on the steamer Cushlng. "With regard to the sinking of the steamer Falaba, by which an Ameri can citizen lost his life, the Govern ment of the United States Is surprised to find the Imperial German Govern ment contending that an effort on the part of a merchantman to escape cap ture and secure assistance alters the obligation of the officer seekln* to make the capture In respect of the safety of the llvee of those on hoard the merchantman although the vessel had ceased her attempt to es cape when torpedoed. Those are not new circumstances. They have been In the minds of statesmen and of In ternational Jurlats throughout the de velopment of naval warfare and the government of the United States does not understand that they have ever been held to alter the principles of humanity upon which It ha* Insisted. Nothing but actual forcible resistance or continued •efforts to escape by flight when ordered to stop for the purpose of visit on the part of the merchantment has ever been held to forfeit the lives of her passengers or crew The government of the United States, however, does not-understand that the Imperial German government Is seeking In this case to relieve It-, self of liability, hut only lntonds to set forth the crl cum stances which led the commander of the submarine to allow himself to be hurried into the course which he took. "Your excellency's note In discuss ing the loss of American lives result lng from the sinking of the steam ship Lusltanla, adverts at some length to certain Information which the Imperial German government has received with regard to the character and outfit of that vessel and your excellency expresses the_fear that this Information may not have been brought to the attention of the gov ernment of the United States. It Is stated In the note that the Lusltanla was undoubtedly equipped with mark ed guns, supplied with trained gun ners and special ammunition, trans porting troops from Canada, carrying a cargo not permitted under the laws jof the United States to « vessel also -carrying i>asse»ge.rs and serving In virtual effect as an auxiliary to the naval forces of Groat Britain. For tunately these are matters concern I lng which the government of the Uni ted States Is In a position to give the Imperial German government official i information, Of- the facts alleged tn i your excellency's note. If true, the i government of the United States would have heen bound to take of I flclal cognizance In performing -Its recognlr.ed duty ns a ueutral power and In enforcing Its national laws. It j was Its duty to see that the Lusltanla was not armed for offensive action, .that she was not serving as a trans i port, that she did not carry a cargo j prohibited hy the statutes of "the | UnHed States and that. If In fact | she was a naval vessel of Great j Britain, she should not receive clear ance as a merchantman; and tt per j formed Giat duty and enforced Its istautea psith scrupulous vigilance 'through Its regularly constituted offi cials. It is able, therefore, to assure I the Imperial German government tbit It has been misinformed. - Mr-the- Imperial German government should deem Itself to he In possession of con vincing evidence that the officials of i the government of the United States did not perform these duties with j thoroughness the government of the j United States sincerely .hopes that It 1 will submit that evidence for consld j eratlon. "Whatever may be the contentions |of the Imperial Germany government j regarding the carriage of\contraband jof war on board the Lusltanla or ; regarding the explosion of that mate rial by the torpedo It need only be said that In the view of this government these contentions are Irrelevant to I the question of the legality of the ! methods used by the German naval uathoritles In sinking the vessel. "But the sinking of passenger ships involves principles of humanity which throw Into the background any spe cial circumstances of detail that may be thought to affect the caaee, princi ple® whkh lift it, aa the Imperial Ger man government will no doubt be quick to recognise and acknowledge. > r- . THE ENTERPRISE, WILLI AMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIENDLY 111 HUMS ) *• . I out of the class of ordinary subjects j of diplomatic discussion or of interna tional controversy. Whatever be the other facta regarding the Lusltanla, the principal fact la that a great steamer, primarily and chiefly a con veyance for passengers, and carrying more «than a thouaand souls who had no part or lot In the conduct of the war, was torpedoed and annk without ■o much as a challenge or a warning, j and that men, women and children i wore sent to their death In clrcum j atances unparalleled In modarn war- I fare. The fart that more than on* hundred American cltlxena wer* j among thoae who perished made It the ! duty of the government of the United , States to apeak of these thine* and j once more, with aolemn emphasis, to j call the attention of the Imperial Ot- , man government to the grave respon sibility which the government of the United Btatee conceives that It ha* j nlcurred In this tragic occurrence, and to the Indisputable principle upon | which (hat responsibility rests. Th* j government of the United States In contending for something much great er than mere rights of property or | privileges of commerce. It Is con- j tending for nothing less high and sac- j red than the rights of humanity, whk/ h j every government honors Itself In ne I spectlng and which no govern Is Justified In resigning on behalf of j those under Its cure and authority. ! Only her actual resistance to cap ture or refusal to stop when ordered to do so for the purpose of vlalt could | have afforded the commander of Hie submarine any Justification for ho. much as putting the lives of those on board the ship In Jeopardy. This prin ciple the government of the United j States understands the explicit in { slructlons Issued on August 3. 1914 by the Imperial German admiralty to I:» commanders at sea to have recogniz ed and embodied, as do the naval codes of nil other nattona, and upon It every j traveler and seaman had a right to | depend. It Is upon this principle of I humhtty as well as upoQ~the law i founded upon this principle that the i United State* must stand. "The government of the United ! States Is happy to observe that Your I Excellency's note closes -with the In- i tlniation that the imperial German ! Government la willing, now as before, to accept the good offices of the I'nl ed States In an attempt to come to an understanding with the government of j Great Britain by which the character | and conditions of the war upon the ] sea may bo changed. The Govern- j ment of the United States would con- j slder it a privilege thus to serve l»s friends and the world. It stands ready ! at any time to convey to either Gov ernment any Intimation or xug(esticn the other may be willing to have it convey and cordially invites 'he tni perial German Government to make use of its services in this way at Its convenience. The whole world la con cerned in anything that may bring about even a partial accommodation of lr.tereits or in any way mitigate the terrors of the pr-sent Stressing conflict. "In the meantime, whatever ar rangement may happily be made be tween the parties '.to the war and whatever may In tho opinion of tin Imperial German Government have been tho provocation or the circum stantial Justification for the past acts of its commanders at mh tho Gov ernment of the United Stutes confi dently looks to see the justice and humanity of the Government of Ger many vindicated in all cikoh whera j Amerjeans have been wj onpC3~ or} their rights as neutrals Invaded. "The Government of the United ! States therefore very earnestly and very solemnly renews the raproben tntiona of its note transmitted to the Imperial German Government ,on the fifteenth of May and relies in these representations upon the principles of humanity, the universally recog nized understandings of international law and the ancient freindshlp of the German Nation. "The Government of the United States cannot admit that the proc lamation of a war zone from neutral snips have been warned to keep away may be made to operate as in any degree an abhiovation of the rights either of American ship masters or of American cltltens bound on lawful errands as passen gers on merchant ships of belligerent nationality. It does not understand the Imperial German Government to question those rights. It understands it, also, to accept as established be yond question the principle that the lives of non-combatants cannot law fully or rightfully be put in Jeopardy by the capture or destructloa-ot»an unresisting merchantman, and to rec ognize the obligation to take sufficient precaution to ascertain whethena sus pected merchantman is in fact of be ligerent nationality or is in fact carry ing contraband of war under a neutral flag. The Government of the United States therefore deems It reasonable to expect that it will adopt the meas ures necessary to put these principles hato practice in respect of the safe gardlng of American lives and Ameri can ships and asks for assurances that this will he done . . (Signed) "ROBERT LANSING, "Secretary of State Ad Intei-la." GREAT BATTLE ON rail FRONT GERMANY CLAIMS TO HAVE TAK EN MANY RUSSIAN PRISON ERS IN ADVANCE. SUBMARINES STILL ACTIVE _ The French Troope Are Still Ham mering Away at The German Posi tions.—British Freighter Sunk. London.—Germany claims another ; decided success along the Eastern line. | Northwest of Moeclseka, In the region ; of Sienlawa, the German report said that along a line extending over 43 | miles the entire positions of the Rus sians were taken and that 16,000 pris ! oners fell into their hands. The Hus ! slan official report, however, only | mentioned the locality where this ac- I tlon is said to have taken place In a paragraph declarng the Austro-Ger mans, after heavy losses in the re gion of Mosclska recently did not re sume the offensive. According to Petrograd, the Aus tro-Germans again have crossed the Dniester, where a brillant cavalry charge at Zale Szczky resulted In a local Ruaslan success, but no claim Is made that the Invaders were pushed back across the river, A crossing of the river at this place may not be a serious afTair for the Russians as it is Ni.mote from Lemberg and an advance from It might expose the Austro-Gec man flank. In the West the French continue their battering tactics against formid able German positions, with some as sistance from the Belgians, who have j thrown a battaMon across the Yser to the east bank, where smith of the Dix mude Railway bridge they destroyed a German blockhouse. They claim to have retained this position against [ German counter-attacks. Berlin claims the French suffered a severe defeat on the frontier north of Souchez and Paris admits the loss lof German trenches previously cap , tured In that section. German submarines accounted for another hlg British freight steamer, : the,, ilopemount, of 3,300 tons, being torpedoed off Saint Ives, England. I The crew was saved. Another British 1 steamer, the Arndale, of 3,583 tons, I struck a mine In the ;Whlte Sea and sank while bound fo/ Archangel. The French schooner Dlamant also hts torpedoed by a German submarine off j Pendlne, Wales. , j Charge Tampering With Witnesses. Annapolis. Md. —A virtual charge of tampering with the evidence of wit nesses before the court of Inquiry, in vestigating the Naval Academy exami-. | nations, was made against Admiral Fullm. superintendent of the Academy, by Congressman James Hay. counsel for seven of the midshipmen defend antf Hay said that the evidence of midshipmen "that they have been tak en to the office of the of the Acsdemy and there that either the superintendent or his aide had told them that If they took a certain position In this case what would hap pen to them." indicated tampering witlwthe evidence of the witnesses. Tests of Submarine. Washington. June 14. —Tests of the navy's latest device for purifying air in submarines, evolved after three years of experiment, are being con j ducted on the submarine D-l at N'ew port. R. J. If the device fulfills ex pectations it will make conditions aboard submarines when submerged j-mw-h Tiiote comfort a bin. and at -the | same time Increase the length of time the little vessels may remain under water. War Party ie Vlctorioue. Athens, via Paris.—The latest re turns from the general elections while confirming the success of the Venlze los party are not yet definite enough to Indicate the exact majority. Govern ment candidates in Macedonia were electd. The partisans of M. Gounarls, the present premier, asserts that they have elected 120 out of 316 deputies. Effort Made to Unite Forces. Washington.—The United Ststea was formally notified by General Vil la on behalf of the Mexican conven tion forces that he had telegraphed General Csrranra urging a conference for the restoration of peace in Mexico. This step is the first development re sulting from President Wilson's warn ing to all Mexican factions that unless they came' to an agreement among themselves some other means would be employed by the United States to relieve the suffering population from further devastations. Washington la Optimistic. Washington. President Wilson feels encouraged by reports that the pending negotiations between Germany and the United States will have a peaceful outcome. Those who have discussed the situation with the presi dent and other officials in the last day or two have found a belief prevalent that chances for an amioable under standing are much belter than they have been at any time since the Lusi . tan la tragedy. This feeling is under stood to be based on both official and unofficial reports from Berlin BRYAN RESIGNS FROM PRESIDENT'S CABINET; SPECTACULAR CAREER mo—Born. Salem. 111., March 1). I*4l—Graduated. Illinois College, Jack sonville, aa valedictorian. HfeJ—Graduated, Union College of Law, Chicago, and began practice of law at Juckaonville. 111. IM4 Married Mary K. Baird, at Perry. 111., Oct. 1. 1887—Opened law office In Lincoln. Neb. 1891—Klected to Congress from First Ne braska district. MM—Nomination in Democratic conven tion for United State* senator, but defeated. UK—Became editor of the Omaha World- Herald. UN—Delegate to Democratic National Convention, wrote allver plank, made notable speech and was nomi nated for president; in election, re ceived 174 electroal votes against 271 for McKinley. 1897—Began career as public lecturer, which he has since continued and through which he has amassed a fortune. . , 1898—Raised regiment of volunteer In-' fantry for war against Spain, .be coming Its colonel. I»oo—Again became I>emocratlc nominee for president, on platform of anti- Imperialism; received 155 electoral votes against 192 for McKinley. INl—Established weekly political pe riodical and Identified himself with Chautauqua platform work. 1908—Made extensive teur of the world. 1908—Nominated by the Democratic Na tional convention In Denver as can didate for president. 1911—Appointed Secretary of State by {'resident Wilson. 1915—Resigns the premiership of the Cabinet. Washington. f — William Jennings Bryan, three times Democratic can didate for the presidency of the Uni ted States, and author of nearly thir ty peace treaties has resigned as Sec retary of State President Wilson ac cepted the resignation. Secretary Bryan's of resig nation was as follows: "My Dear Mr. Persident: "It is with sincere regret that 1 have reached the conclusion that 1 should return to you the commission of secretary of state with which you honored me at the beginning of your administration. "Obedient to your sense of duty and actuated by the highest motives, you "have prepared for transmission to the German government a note In which I cannot Join without violating what I deem to be an obligation to my country and the Issue involved is of such moment that to a member of tho cabinet would be as unfair to you as It would be to the cause which Is nearest my heart, namely, the prevention of war. ''l, therefore, respectfully tender my resignation, to take effect when the noA is sent, unless you prefer an earlier hour. Alike desirous of reach ing a peaceful solution of the problems arising out of the use of submarine* against merchantmen, we find our selves differing irreconcilably as to the methods which should be em ployed. "It falls to your lot to speak official ly for the nation; I consider It to be none the less my duty to endeavoT as a private citizen to promote the end which you have In view by mean* which you do not feel ht liberty to rse." "In severing the Intimate and pleas ant relations which have existed be tween us during the past two years, permit me to acknowledge the pro found satisfaction which It has given mc to b" associated with you In the important work which has come be fore the state department, and to thank you for the courtesies extended. "With the heartiest good wishes for your personal welfare and for the success of your administration, I air my dear Mr. President, _ "Very truly youra. (Signed) "W. J. BRYAN." The president's' letter to Mr. Bryac was as follows: "My Dear Mr. Bryan: "I accept your resignation only be cause you insist upon its acceptance; and I accept it with much more than deep regret, with a feeling of personal sorrow. Ou* two years of close asso etation have been very tletlghtful re me. Our Judgments have accorded In practically every matter of official duty and of public policy until now; your support of the work and pur poses of the administration has been generous and layol beyond praise; your devotion to the duties of your great office and yoyr eagerness to take advantage of every great oppor tunity for service it offered has been an example to the rfest of us; you have earned our affectionate admiration and friendship. Even now we are not separated in the object we seek, but only in the method by which we seek It. i "It is for these reasons my feelings . about your retirement from the secre tray ship of state goes so much deepet than regret. I sincerely deplore It. Our objects are the same, and we ought to pursue them together. I yield to your desire only because I must and wish to bid you Godspeed In the parting. We shall continue te work for the same causes even when we do not work in the same way. "With affectionate regard, "Sincerely yours, "WOODROW WILSON." 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