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Show POINTS MADE IN NOTE PREPARED BY PRESIDENT WASHINGTON. July 2 1 President Wilson iind Siicrettm Lansing, conferring at the White 1 louse toniKhl. complel.-d the 1 1 w note to Germany, warning her that the repetition of n dlnnHter Much no that visited upon the LiimIji nta or any violation of American rights on the high seas resultiiiK in lofs of American lives will be rowmxled us "unfriendly." It will be dispatched tomorrow. 'Hi- note Is In the nature of a final stiitme.nt bv the l'nltd State of the liiN-rpretntlon thnt will be plnced by this .env eminent on future- tranm eflf lont of American rlRhtu and repents that the AmevKim government will leave nothing undon to stand by the position It has previously declared. Among' the rms In thf new note are: 1. The assumption by the T'nlted States that Germany, by declaring her submarine warfare to be a retaliatory measure agalnnt the alleged unlawful nets of her enemies, ban admitted that the destruction of unretnttng merchantmen merchant-men without warning Is Illegal. 2. German submarine commanders already have proved that (hey can wive the pasanngers ami crews r( vessels and can act in conformity with the laws of humanity in making war on enemy ships. Will Maintain Rights. S. The United States cannot allow the relations betwenn the belligerents to operate op-erate In any way as an abbreviation of the rights of neutrals and therefore any violation of the prd-iples for which the American government contends resulting In a loss of American lives will be viewed as "unfriendly." t. The represent a tiorm whlh the American government has made in previous pre-vious notes for ilisavownl of the Intention Inten-tion to aink the Lust (a n la with Americans Ameri-cans aboard and the request for reparation repara-tion are reiterated with renewed insistence. insist-ence. ii. The American government realizes the unusual and abnormal conditions which ths present conflict has created in the conduct of maritime war and la willing to act at an Intermediary as between be-tween the belligerents to arrange a modus vivendl or any other temporary arrangements arrange-ments which do not involve a surrender by the t'nitod States of Its rights. Emphatic Rejection. The prrtposnls made bv Geimany to give Immunity to American ships not carrying contra ba nd and to four belligerent bellig-erent ships under the' American flag ara rejected witn the emphatic assertion that to accept such a suggestion would be to admit Germany's right to et aside the American contention, based on fundamental funda-mental principles in international la w that neutrals may travel anywhere on the high seas on unresisting ships of any nationality even carrying contraband. The nore is 12"0 words lone While nowhere !n It Is there any dhen Intimation Intima-tion of the coure which the United Stales will pursue In the event of another disaster dis-aster similar to the Lusltania tragedy, there are emphatic claims throughout the communication pointing out that the discussion dis-cussion of the principles involved h&b been virtually '-omludel and that future fun-dtit fun-dtit of German submarine commanders will determine the responslbilitv for the friendly relations between the two countries.. Presages a Break, Th statement that future transcres-?ions transcres-?ions wi,l he re-carded as "unfriendly" i taken in diplomatic usage to presage a break of friendly relations unless reparation repara-tion and disavowal are forthcoming. President Wilson. It is understood, has considered fully and at length the construction con-struction whle-h may be placed on the implications of the note and is prepared to deal with any new situation that may arise. He is hopeful and confident, however, how-ever, it is said, that Gorman v. having already modified to a great extent the practice of her submarine commanders, will now take such precautions as seem necessary to prevent anv action that would endanger friendly relations with the United States. From 5 o'clock this morning until late tonight the president, with the exception of a few hours spent in recreation, was at work on a copy of the note. Secretary Secre-tary Lansing, who had drafted it, worked on the original and tooK it to the pres. -dent tonight with several changes The president agreed with Mr. Lansing's sue-gentions sue-gentions and tomorrow the document wl'd be finally revised In phraseology before starting on Its wav to Eerlln. |