Wilson demands end to German submarine campaign
President Wilson told a joint session of Congress that Germany must change its submarine methods immediately or relations with the United States will suffer. He noted the note was sent to Berlin and indicated Germany may meet the American demands, while stressing the need to stop subs trafficking at once.
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Robert J. Bender
United Press
Washington
Wilson
Germany
United States
Congress
House
Senate
Alboit
Berlin
House of Representatives
Capitol Police
Great Britain
Ireland
High Seas
Ambassadors Recalled if Diplomatic Ties Are Severed
The article notes German ambassador Count Johann von Bernstorff in Washington and U S ambassador James W Gerard in Berlin would be recalled if relations break. It profiles von Bernstorff born 1862 in London with an American wife and long service, and recounts U S protest over German submarine warfare and Gerard’s aristocratic New York lineage and 1907 NYC Supreme Court election.
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Jonann Heinrich von Bernstorff
United States
Kaiter
London
Washington
von Bernstorff
Jeanne Lockemeyer
New York
War at sea and Germany's blockade policy debated
The article argues that German submarine warfare has repeatedly violated norms by attacking ships without warning, endangering passengers and crews. It notes Britain armed merchant vessels in self defense and cites assurances about passenger ships, referencing the Lusitania and Arabic among other vessels as examples of ongoing dangers to civilian maritime traffic.
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Great Britain
Germany
Law of Nations
British Isles
United States
Gullflight
New York
Bryan
von Bernetorff
Berlin
Lutta
Lansing
Lusitania
von Bernstorff
Senate
House
Sussex
Eagle Point
Manchester Engineer
Berwindvale
United States condemns German submarine warfare
The United States denounces indiscriminate attacks on merchant ships by German submarines as wanton and unjustified. It notes the Sussex and Lusitania disasters as evidence of a broader pattern of aggression that threatens neutral rights and risks breaking tenuous diplomatic relations with Germany. The government emphasizes patience but warns it may reassess its stance if acts continue.
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Sussex
United States
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Joe A
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