Show WAR AND THE UNITED STATES diplomatic difficulties gi owing ginning out of tile the wor war in europe continued to ant tile the united states govern meat at 0 at the P lost sear I 1 car the submarine cintrov controversy y with mith getaway germany which had been were more or less state acute since lure the linking iveli g of the Lu was mon intensified march I 1 when the Bri british 1 Clinn I nel III steamer sussex end ad the lie eric brit ish steamer englishman both of which cart carritt fird A americans ch were cre torpedoed and sunk stall without warning this thin oc 1 cuned about two too weeks necks after emi congress gress at the urging of the president h id re ce fused to adopt ft a resolution warning to remain oft off aimed race mpr chant beat slope alps of the belligerent th the german gover government a went at first donled denied any responsibility ability for fop the track attack on the st sussex and 1 on an april IS V atil it son addressed a note ore which amounted practically ay to an ultimatum to the ger gar uzi r man government out 1 in this note tile the pres door declared that 11 untera car germany deel alrid immediately declared nud and effected an abandonment boldon mt of its methods of sun sub maime warfare against passenger passe ngor and freight carrying vessels the united aites could have no I 1 choice h ice b but to ren sir diplomatic tic relation ahw walh ih the german empire altogether ger cor man owna a 8 reply to this note received to fa washington slay may 5 promised campli AS ance in A the future fill the laws law of warfare 1 in 1 its submarine operations A supplementary supplement aly note from berlin received remey remay mey may R 10 admitted that the so sus sex was a torpedoed expressed regret offered indemnity and declared that it the nabow submarine firs r had been bee punished punched no io further sert serlona ous contro tro vaisy sy occurred d ath witti oc germany 7 until after tile the alam sinking of the marina wi with h knue americans reans aboard october 28 it was cl charged aged that the tha vessel was torpedoed without warning after an A aloo if germany Gerni any assumed ad tor for tile the sinking inking of the boat beat declaring that the captain of the submarine thought the marina met an at aimed ad trans items port an of notes between the he united states and tile the entente govern ments menta regarding the seizure and exam illion or of american mail boils moils was prodie the of little greult in several cm cam great britain and france insisted upon I 1 their rights right to examine maux mails but on october 12 they made do A some slight coos concessions prows promis I 1 ins I 1 to improve tile the mail lerl service be te america aud and neutral countries A blacklist against american america ill firms a and 1 individuals i charged with mith dealing and w with th germany Y which was wai published b bi G great t britain july 18 and ad by fr france A august 8 6 brought chip emphatic protests flow aiom the united states 91 te ago gov ern ment au but on november vember tio 1 14 4 G gibat lost bauw N A far malSy I 1 I 1 I 1 y rejected bcd tile the A american 1 I IZI protests declaring I 1 r ing that the its blacklist I 1 was not at aimed at clent rals |