...to maintain the rights of its citizens. The note further declared that "manifestly submarines cannot be used against merchantmen, as the last few weeks...of many sacred principles of justice and humanity." The German Government defended the sinking (in a note dated May 28, 1915), on the ground that the Lusitania...

...and over a thousand non-combatants were killed. More than a hundred Americans were among the dead. American citizens act within their indisputable rights...traveling' wherever their legitimate business calls them on the high seas, and exercise those rights in what should be the well-justified confidence that their...

...disputed that the position of the administration has been distinct and positive. Germany was notified that 'American citizens act within their indisputable rights...legitimate business calls them upon the high seas.' Great Britain was notified that ' in so far as the interests of American citizens are concerned, the...

...at least two of the cases cited not so much as a warning was received. Manifestly submarines cannot be used against merchantmen, as the last few weeks...of many sacred principles of justice and humanity. be the well justified confidence that their lives will not be endangered by acts done in clear violation...

..."as the last few weeks have shown" so that it will read : "Submarines, we respectfully submit, cannot be used against Merchantmen, as the last few weeks...of many sacred principles of justice and humanity." 44 The only other amendment that occurs to me relates to the Gushing and Chdflight. Would it not be...

...intentional or incidental." The Secretary of State also observed that : Manifestly Submarines cannot be used against merchantmen, as the last few weeks...justice and humanity. American citizens act within their indisput able rights in taking ships travelling wherever legitimate business calls them upon the high...

...resulted [from these sinkings] . . . . Manifestly submarines can not be used against merchantmen . . . without an inevitable violation of many sacred principles...legitimate business calls them upon the high seas. . . . The Imperial German Government will not expect the Government of the United States to omit any...

...always favored freedom of navigation in international waterways. American citizens have always acted within their indisputable rights in taking their ships...and in traveling wherever their legitimate business called them on the high seas. And they exercised those rights in the well-justified confidence that...

...always favored freedom of navigation in international waterways. American citizens have always acted within their indisputable rights in taking their ships...and in traveling wherever their legitimate business called them on the high seas. And they exercised those rights in the well-justified confidence that...

...always favored freedom of navigation in international waterways. American citizens have always acted within their indisputable rights in taking their ships...and in traveling wherever their legitimate business called them on the high seas. And they exercised those rights in the well- justified confidence that...