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Show GERMANY 1ST " ENWISES PRESIDENT HAS COMPLETED NOTE WHICH IS LAST WORD ON SUBMARINE ISSUE. Makes it Clear That Only Immediate Change in German Policy Can Make Possible Continuance of Friendly Relations. Washington. The communication which he has drafted as the last word of the United States to Germany on the submarine issue was completed by President Wilson on Monday. The document reviews Germany's submarine activities since the Lusi-tania Lusi-tania was sunk, almost a year ago, and makes clear that only an immediate imme-diate change in the German policy can make possible the continuance of friendly relations between the two nations. As soon as the president had finished fin-ished the communication to Germany, lie directed that Senator Stone, chairman chair-man of the senate foreign relations committee, be invited to the White house, in order that he might bo informed in-formed of the intentions of the administration. ad-ministration. Mr. Wilson himself was the only official of-ficial familiar with all the details of the document, but it was learned authoritatively au-thoritatively that it is the most emphatic em-phatic and vigorous diplomatic paper the president ever has approved. Attacks without warning by submarines subma-rines on merchants vessels since Germany Ger-many gave notice that ships carrying carry-ing guns would be considered as vessels ves-sels of war have been closely studied stud-ied by the president, with the resulting result-ing conclusion that promises made by Germany have not been followed. When the preparation of the case of the United States was begun it was found that sixty-five vessels have been reported officially and unofficially unofficial-ly as having been attacked without warning by German submarines within with-in the past few weeks. Official reports re-ports have not confirmed all these incidents, in-cidents, however, and, therefore, all will not be included. |