| Show American Note cI in thee the Ancona Outrage VIii In diplomatic notes to Germany concerning the sinking of the L Lusitania the government of the United States laid down principles of the sea that it would insist upon It was was vas made very plain that the lives of Americans be put in jeopardy American citizens were aboard the Ancona Ancon s sunk by an an Austrian Austrian Aus Aus- trian Erian submarine Their lives were put In jeopardy It is believed believed be be- that American citizens LOST THEIR LIVES DUE TO THE OUTRAGE I IThe The following excerpts excepts from American notes to Germany prove that Germanys Germany's chief ally had plenty of warning and a thorough understanding of the American viewpoint and deliberately deliberately deliberately ignored this great nations nation's protests against such outrages and pleas for human rights May 13 1915 r Manifestly submarines s cannot b be used against merchantmen han as aa inthe in the last few weeks weeks' have shown without an Inevitable Inevitable- violation of manY sacred principles of justice a arid d humanity American act ct within their indisputable their c rights taking staking their fi- fi vi f juli if af lv 1 ships hip and Iii Ii ti traveling wherever r 4 their legitimate business l i 41 up upon n the high high seas and anti exercise their rights In what should be th well justified Confidence THAT THEIR LIVES WILL NOT BE RE ENDANGERED BY ACTS DONE IN CLEAR VIOLATION OF U UNIVERSALLY IVERS LlY ACKNOWLEDGED C c LEDGED L- L EDGED INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS and cert certainly Th In Inthe thi n the fi j dence that tha their own government will sustain them In the exer exercise lse of their rights The imperial German government will not expect the government of the Ur United States to omit any word or 01 act necessary to the perform perform- ao e of its sacred duty of maintaining the rights rights' of the United States and Its citizens and of safeguarding their free exercise and enjoyment Signed Signed Bryan July 21 1915 Friendship itself prompts the United States government to say say sayto to the Imperial German government that repetition by commanders of the naval vessels of acts in contravention of neutral rights must be regarded by the government of the United States when they affect AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican citizens AS DELIBERATELY UNFRIENDLY Signed UNFRIENDLy Signed Lansing June 9 1915 The linking of passenger ships involves principles of humanity which throw Into the background any special circumstances of detail that may be thought to affect the cases principles which lift it as the Imperial German government will no doubt be quick to recognize and acknowledge out of the class of ordinary subjects of diplomatic discussion or of international controversy The government of the United States is contending for something much greater than mere rights of property or 01 privileges of commerce It ItIs ItIs Itis Is contending for n nothing less high and sacred than the rights of humanity humanity hu hu- hu- hu manity which every government honors Itself in respecting and which no government is justified in resigning on behalf of those under its care and authority Only her the Lusitania's actual resistance to capture or 01 refusal to stop when ordered to do doso so for forthe tIe the purpose of visit could have afforded the commander of the submarine any any justification for so much as putting the lives OF THOSE ON BOARD THE SHIP IN JEOPARDY The government of the United States understands the imperial German German Ger Ger- man government to accept as established b beyond yond question the principle that the LIVES OF NONCOMBATANTS CANNOT LAWFULLY OR RIGHTFULLY BE PUT IN JEOPARDY JEOPARDY BY THE CAPTURE OR DESTRUCTION DESTRUCTION DE DE- OF AN UNRESISTING MERCHANTMAN Sigi Sig Signed Lansing |
