LUSITANIA CRIME,
GERMAN REPLY TO UNITED STATES.
MAINTENANCE OF FORMER
ATTITUDE.
Washington, "July 10.-Tha Associated Press publishes the text of the German Note to the a
United States in the form of telegram from Berlin. It is as
follows:-
THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.
doing all the rules of international law and disregarding all the rights
of neutrals.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1915,
the good office of the President, and it hopes that his efforts in the present case, as well as in the direction of the lofty ideal of the freedom of the geas, will lead to
bighly explosive materials, de- feated this expectation. In addi. tion it may be pointed out that if On November 3, 1914, England the Lusitania had been spared doclared a North Sea war area, thousands of cases of munitions and by planting poorly anchored would have been sent to Gerau understanding. misce and by the stoppage and many's enemies and thereby The undersigned requests the capture of vessels made the thousands of German mothers Ambassador to bring the above to passage extremely dangerone and and children would have been the knowledge of the American fioult for neutral shipping, robbed of their bread-winners. Government, and avails himself In the spirit of fricadship with of the opportunity to renew to neutral coasta and ports, contrary which the German nation has his Excellency the negurance of
and Long been imbued towards the Union his most distinguished conside: before the beginning of the sub- and its inhabitants eince the ration
(Signed) marine warfare England had earliest days of its existence, the practically completely intercepted Imperial Government will always legitimate neutral navigation to be ready to do all it" cab, in the Germany, bad thus also Germany present war also, to prevent the was driven to a submarine, war jeopardizing of the lives of American citizens. The Imperial on trade.
that she was actually blockading
will not be hindered in the pro- secution of legitimate shipping
VON JAGOW, American Press Comment.
The following expressions, of opinion on the German reply by
CAPTAIN BALLEINE. PUBLIC EXAMINATION.
In the Bankruptcy Court yeater-
A REMARKABLE CASE.
Analyst's Evidence in a Bomb Possession Charge.
Exeter College, Oxford, has lost Case to go before the Magistrate. a most distinguished member by the death in action of Captain Balleine, 8th Battalion Rifle Bri- gade. Born in 1883, he entered day afternoon, before Sir William
This morning in the Police ster College in 1902 with's Rees Davies, Lam Pang, described Court, the pain came before King Charles I. scholarship for as managing partner in the Kong Mr. R. Linusoll in which Chan the obtained a senior scholarship Wo firm, lard dealers, Yaumati, Ming Chi is charged with being he a came up for public examination, in possession, of bomb cases, and for travel and research, and he the hearing of which was con- chemicals for an unlawful purpose assisted Dr. Randall Maciver in olnded after we went to press, an excavating expedition to Up-
and also with having them in bis Law Pang said he bad per Egypt in 1907, and was on several names. He was twenty of the Captain Superintendent of possession without the permission his return elected to a Tutorial
years of age, Be
Kwong Wo Jard he became Junior Bursar and Sab the managing partner of the
Fellowship of his college. Later
Was
firm.
Polico.
The defendant, who was repre- sented by Mr. W. B. Hind of Mr.
Berlin, July 6, The under signed has the honour to make the following reply to his Excell-
Eugliah Fremier declared in the assurances that American ships Router's Agonoy, which tele.ed the sound mind in the sound the firm sinos 1912, leaving ed not guilty to two charges of oncy the American Ambassador, Mr. Gerard, to the American Note House of Commone that it was
graphs them, to be typical:
The Prese: We don't care of Jane 10 regarding the impair-ne of England's principal tasks ment of American interests by to prevent food for the German and that the lives of American what the motive was of von Tir- tinguished himself in ouramaa" perience before taking up the citizens on neutral vessels shall pitz and the Admiralty when one not be placed in jeopardy.
of the German submarines, under In order to exclude any unfore-instructions of the Home Office, seen dangers to American passen- torpedoed the Lusitania without ger steamers which are made warning and murdered American posible in view of the conduct of citizens-men, women, and chil- maritime war by Germany's addren--without merey." be instructed to permit the free
ment of the United States is con-
population from reaching Ger many via neatral porta.
Since March 1st England has been taking from neatral ships without further formality all merchandise proceeding to Ger- many, even when it is neutral
the present way. This appeal property. Just as was the case versaries, German submarines will about facts. We don't care what works on the Oxford committee The capital of the firm was being too dangerous to keep.
with the Boers, the German people
is now to be given the choice of and safe of passage such pass perishing from starvatio with enger steamers when they are its women and children, or of re-made recognisable by special merkinge, and when notified a linguishing its independence.
reasonable time in advance.
the German submarine war,
The Imperial Government learned with satisfaction from the Note how earnestly the Govern cerned in seeing that the prin- ciples of humanity are realized in also finde a ready echo in Ger- many, and the Imperial Govern ment is quite willing to permit ite statements and decisions in the present onse to be governed by the principles of humanity, just as it has always done.
While our enemies thus loudly The Imperial
overnment and openly proclaimed war with welcomed the fact with gratitude ont morey until when the American Government, destruction should have been in its Note of May 15, itself re-accomplished, we have been called that Germany had always conducting the war in self-board, and that details of the permitted herself to be governed defence for our national existence. arrangemente for the unhampered by the principles of progress and and for the sake of a peace of as- bumanity in dealing with the law sured permanency. We have been. of maritime warfare. Since the obliged to adopt submariue war- time when Frederick the Great fare to meet the declared inten-"
War of Self-Defence.
our utter
The Imperial Government,
however, confidently hopes that the American Government will saeume a guarantee that these vessels ha a no contraband on
passage of these vessels may be agreed upon by the naval author- ities on both sides,
Y
An Offer.
motive the Berlin Foreign Offies for awarding commissions. has, when it is understood to delend acts of violence and sava-
ever committed by pirates. care about facts.
We
The Herald: The German answer is one of defiance. There is no suggestion of reparation for past offences. Germany's whole oase is built on retaliation for Great Britain's "starving the civilian population of Gar many, which the German Govern. ment has time and again declared
does not exist.
of
Baya
+
They were empty.
Speaking as to the uses to which the various articles could
be put, the witness ssid that the copper tubes would be saitable for making into detonators, The.
K. Hall Bratton's office, plead- body. He was a leading member of
school the same year when the having the goode in his possession the college Rugby fifteen, dis school closed.
He had no ex for an unlawful purpose, and gailty to the third, a sammary a" $300 sbare
offence. ship, and served as an undergra- post. He had duste in the old University Train- ia the firm. This
Mr. E R. Dovey, Government ing Volunteer Corps. When that
money was given him by his body wasre-organised as an O.T.C. father. His brother was also a Analyst, deposed to receiving on be obtained a commission in it as
was older than witness but he bree of which were pro We dare weeks of the war he did valuable took no active interest in the firm. duced in court, the fourth"
captain, and during the first few partner in the firm. His brother Monday, August 9, four packages, having been destroyed as $2,500.
In the first of the four He farther atated that the debts of the firm amounted to $14,000 parcels there were forty oopper gery, indefensible as any brimos Teutonic good faith and over- as shown in the statement of tubes closed at one end. The second contained potassium weening conceit. The German accounts. In 1914 the firm owed pretensions coastitate a real pro- $10,000. He had not placed in chlorate to the extent of twelve vocation to President Wilson's the debts of the firm any that and a half ounces, the third, sentiments of peace and justice, were not really due. An item which was not produced contain and the whole of American opin with regard to $150 dae to aed filty two small paper packages, ion will sharply resent this insult money loan association was his each containing one tenth of an to the diguity and authority of personal affair and was put in ounce of fulminate of silver) this the great transatlantic Republic, the statement in error. Owing to was destroyed) and the last con- tained forty-three hermetically German Press Approval. a partner withdrawing his capital, Amsterdam, July 10, A Berlin the firm had lost thousands of sealed glass tubes each holding telegram at that the German dollars about a year ago. The half a fluid drachm of strong sulphuric acid. In addition to Presa approves the German reply accounts were never reckoned up this were four bomb 03889, Brening Sun-The German not sure how In order to farnish adequate reply to President Wilson's re-
the firm lost at that time. negotiated with John Adams, tions of our enemies and the facilities for travel across the monstrance against the abomina
The main point is that there is The Official Receiver informed Benjamin Franklin, end Thomas method of warfare adopted by Atlantic for American citizens, tion of submarine raiding as
18 no surrender of the his Lordship that the sworn lia Jefferson the treaty of friendship them in contravention of interna the German Government submits practised by the Kaiser's Navy German atandpoint as regards bilities were put down at over and commerce of September 10, tional law.
for consideration a proposal to would be the climax of impud German interests and rights in $14,000 and the assets $3,500. 1785, between Prussia and the With all its efforts in principle increase the number of available once if it were not a marvel of face of the opinions of neutral He had said that he did not know Republic of the West, Garmen to protect neatral life and pro steamers by the installing in the fatuity.
Powera. Proof that the stand-when the meeting of the creditors and American stateemen have, in perly from damage as much as passenger servico of a reasonable Evening Post. The cool as fact, always stood together in prasible, the German Government number of neutral steamers sumption runs through the Not point which Germany assumes was held, but anyhow he was not glass tubes containing the cul- was forced on Germany by Eng- prosent himself; he was with his phurio soid was a favourite their struggle for the freedom of recognized unreservedly in its ander the American flag, that Germany is in a position land and that we cannot abandon father. He denied that three method of igniting explosives in the seas and for the protection of Memorandum of February 4 that the exact number to be agreed graciously to permit Americans it without surrendering the wel- telephone messages were sent to a bomb. He emphasised the peaceable trade. In the inter- the interests of neutrals might upon under the same conditions to do certain things on the high fare of the German people is him or his father during the most danger of the fulminate of silvar national proceedings which have suffer from. submarine warfare. as above mentioned. The Imperial seas and to forbid them to do furnished in such a conclusive ing, bat after the meeting the and said it would be dangerous since been conducted for the However, the American Govern Government believes it can as-others. This is an open and and convincing manner that creditors entered the stop and had to carry these substances packed regulation of the laws of maritime meat will also understand and same that in this manner adequate sharp challenge,
Americans, if impartial, can say it closed by the Court baihf, Hsin a basket.
Mr. Hind:-Falminate of silver war Germany sud America have appreciate the fact that in the facilities for travel across the Boston Transcript Whetright nothing against it:
admitted that all the lard they had jointly advocated
progressivo fight for existence which has been Atlantic Ocean oan be afforded to shall we have to retain a peat
Herz Georg Bernhard, writing was made up and labelled for is not a maual substance. You principles, especially the abolition forced opon Germany by its ad American citizens. There would, among the self-respecting nations in the Voustache Zeitung, asya Singapore and Peru, but it was don't often come across it in mak of the right of capture at sea and versaries and announced by them therefore, appear to be no com- of the world it we abandor pur
The Note signifies the uncon-not sold and had only been pre-ing bombs, bat falminste of
mercury? the protection of the interests of it is the sacred duty of the Impelling necessity for American dead to their fate and bargain ditional rejection of every foreign pared in that fashion "to Bave
Witness:-Fulminate of mer- neutrals. Even at the beginning perial Government to do all with citizens to travel to Europe in with murderers for the safety of attempt to prescribe to us how trouble." of the present war the German in its power to protect nad save time of war in ships carrying an our living?
far, and with what weapons, we
At the conclusion of the ex-cury is used by professional Government immediately declared the lives of German subjects. If
enemy flag.
Columbus Dispatch Ways should defend ourselves against smination, the Official Receiver makers of bombs and fulminate its willingness, in response to the the Imperial Government were
of silver by amateurs. In particular the Imperial are offered by adopting which the English starvation war.
We made an application for the pro- He could not say whether this proposal of the American Govern- derelict in theas its duties it would Government is unable to admit Americans can be safe as eea joyfully recognize that the Ger-secution of the debtor and re- ment, to ratify the Declaration of be guilty before God and before that American citizens can protect whilst the slaughter of other non-man Government has made it quested that be be kept in custody stance in this case was of London and thereby to subject history of the violation of those na enemy ship through the mere combatanta goes on.
Chinese or European manufac Germany anmistakably cleer that its ob as there was reason to suppose itself in the use of its naval forces principles of the highest humanity fast of their presence on board, tells the United States how it cau ligations of humanity are, in the that he had been guilty of offences are except that at present it would be hardly possible to bring to all the restrictione provided which are the foundation of every
Germany merely followed Eug escape, but it is sometimes worse first place towards its own citi- under the Ordinance,
it from Europe. It was, however, therein in favour of neutrale. national existence.
land's example when she declared to escape than to suffer.
zena. The aincerity of the Ger- His Lordship said he would ex- part of the high ses to be an area, Louisville Evening Post: If man attitude is shown by the press no opinion as to whether quite easy to make. Any man of war. Consequently accidents the Kaiser awapt the Navy of the suggestion concerning the num debtor had been guilty under knowing the nature of the sub- suffered by neutrals on enemy United States from the sens and bet of neutral ships to sail under the law or not. He was satisfied stances would not be likely to ships in this area of war cannot bottled up the Navy of Great the American flag. Germany that there was reason to suppose well be judged differently from Britain as his own is bottled up, liborates America from English debtor had been guilty of offences accidents to which neutrale he could not have added a single slavery.
under the Ordinance, and he are at all times exposed at the word of offence to the Note sent According to a Berlin telegram, thought it was a case which coat of war on land when they by Mr. Gerard.
the Post, the Tagliche Run-should be investigated, in the betake themselves into dangerous Worcester (alassachusetts) dechau, and the Deutsche Zeitung first place by a Magistrate, and localities in spite of previous Gazelta:America will be allow declare that the German Note if the Magistrate was satisfied warning.
ed to do business by permission leaves no doubt that submarine there was no case to go for irial, If, however, it should not be of Germany, and Americans will warfare will continue, that the he would be discharged. Le possible for the American Go-be allowed to travel on conditions Government protects the con ordered the debtor to be detained vernment to requisition on ad- imposed by Germany. If they science of the nation, and that in custody until the case could be equate number of neutral were agreed to they would amount every possible guarantee is offer taken before the Magistrate where passenger steamers, the Imperial to the United States aiding and ed with a view to the avoidanes it would be dealt with according Government is prepared to inter abetting Germany in the prose of danger for American passenger to law. If the commander of the Ger- Pose no objection to the placing cution of ite submarine warfare steamers
An offer of $5,000 bail was man submarine which destroyed American Government of four
under the American flag by the upon the Allies, I QUI
refused. If in the present war the prin- the Lusitania had caused the crew enemy passenger steamers for A Real Provocation.” oiples which should be the ideal and passengers to take to the passenger traffic between North of the fature have been contraven-boats before firing a torpedo this America and Kogland. The as- ed more and more the longer would have meant the certain suranceof" free and safe" passage
Paris, July 11. it duration, the German Gov-destruction of his own vessel to steamers would then be extend freely on the German reply to the The French Press comments onment has no gailt there- After our experiences in sinking ed to apply ander identical condi. United States Note. The Temps leas Press
the much smaller and seaworthy tions to these formerly hostile says where July 10 Political, and even the provincial expenditures should. The papers emphasies the It is known to American Government how Ger- vessels, it was to be expected that
passenger steamers, many's adversaries, by completely a mighty ship like the Lusitania
The President of the United sad itself. It takes advantage of get tired of the daily editoriala originally fixed in the Budget the island, without which the German diplomacy has aur pas-naval, cicates are beginning to be reduced to 85 per cent of those Kaiser's foresight in obtaining paralysing peaceable traffic be- would remain above water long States has declared his readiness the murder of nearly 150 Am of the Deutschs Tageszeitung The governors of the provinces present defence of the German tween Germany and mentral enough, even after the torpedoing in a way deserving of thanks to erican citizens by William II's against a German-American un have already been instructed to coast and the development of the countries, have simed from the of the vessel, to permit the communicate and suggest pro- sabmarines to demand the control deretanding on the submarine carry out the decision of the con- German Fleet would have been very beginning and with increas-passengers to enter the ship's posals to the Government of Great of transatlantic navigation. This question. The attitude of the traf Government; and it is impossible. The papers add ing lack of consideration at the boats.
Britain with particular reference monument of oynician will finally Tageszeit is considered saffi- estimated that if this is effectively. Had the Kaiser not taken He destruction, not so much of the
Circumstances of a very peculiar to the alteration of maritime war. open the eyes of those Americans dient proof that euch an under- carried out, a sum of $15,000,000 ligoland the present war would med forces as of the life of the kind, especially the presence ou The Imperial Government will who have not hitherto understood standing indesirable. The Times, will be saved in the Budget, German nation, repudisting in so board of large quantities of always be glad to make use of
The Sinking of the Lusitania.
Profession of Humanity. Germany has likewise been al
Tae case of the Lusitania shows ways tenacious of the principle with horrible clearness to what that war should be conducted jeopardizing of human lives the against the armed and organized manner of conducting war om forses of an enemy country, bat ployed by our adversaries leads. that the enemy civilian population is the most direct contradiction must be spared as far as possible to international law, all dieting from the measures of war. The tions between merchantmen and Imperial Government cherishes warships have been obliterated the definite hope that some way by the order to British merchant- will be found, when posco is con- men to arm themselves and to oladed, or perhaps earlier, to re- ram submarines, and by the pro- gulate the law of maritime war mised rewards for doing so, and in a manner guaranteeing the neutrale who use merchantmon freedom of the ses, and will wel-as travellers have thereby been come it with gratitude and satis-exposed in an increasing degree faction if it can work band in to all the dangers of war. hand with the American Govern- ment on that occasion.
in.
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The Kreuz Zeitung says the Note is framed in a conciliatory tone and also goes a long way to meet America's desires.
Provincial Retrenchment,
carry them about,
The case was remanded until Saturday at 11.30 ...
HELIGOLAND.
Anniversary of its Cession by Great Britalo,"
Amsterdam, July 2.-The Ger men papera publish extensive ealogies on the Keiser on the Occasion of the twenty fifth an- The following has been ciroul. The Chinese central Govern- niversary of the signing of the system and received by the Wire chment policy should also be garding the exchange of the ated through the German wireless ment has decided that the retren- agreement with Great Britain ro
adopted by the provinces, and that island of Heligoland,
have been
impossible for Gor
many,