| Show WILL LAW IF ENGLAND WILL GERMANY SUBMITS SUBMIT memorandum OUTLINING HER POSITION ON ARMED SHIPS indicates willingness t to 0 conduct un deasea warfare in accarda accordance ce with international law if th the allies will do the same washington germany has made further explanation to the united states of the position it has taken in regard to armed merchant vessels of tile tho entente allies count von bernstorf Bern storn on wednesday handed secretary lansing a formal memorandum which after reviewing tile the events leading up to germanys germanas Germ anys i recent decision to treat armed mr M e r chant ships as a s auxiliary cruisers conceded that existing international law does not regulate tho the use of submarines indicated a willingness to io con conduct undersea warfare in accordance accor danco with the law prevailing at tile the outbreak of the war far providing great britain and afia her allies would regard tile the same laws and expressed the hope that the people of the united states remembering the long existing friendly relations between the two iba nations would appreciate tile the german position ifon the memorandum was submitted to de pre president dent wilson shortly after its receipt ceist it ii will be considered together with other documents from the ger man government in d determining eter mining what shall ie be tile tho next step of the united states in the submarine negotiations there was every indication that the administration would be in no hurry to announce a stand as to the now new policy of the central centra powers or to pass finally upon germany latest Drop proposal osal for a sett settlement leme ht of af the lusitania case i |
