...Germany that this Government would have no choice but to sever diplomatic relations with her unless the German Government •' should now immediately declare...and effect an abandonment of its present methods of submarine warfare against passenger and freight carrying vessels." These two grounds for breaking off...

...leaves no room for further quibbling, or petty delays. He has told the German government that unless it "should now immediately declare and effect an abandonment of its present methods of submarine warfare against passenger and freightcarrying vessels, the government of the United States...

...swept aside by tangible proofs, and on April 19 came the message to Berlin that "unless the Imperial Government should now immediately declare and effect an abandonment of its present methods of submarine warfare against passenger and freight carrying vessels, the Government of the United States...

...The American note, delivered some three weeks later, was in effect an ultimatum. "Unless the Imperial Government should now immediately declare and effect an abandonment of its present methods of submarine warfare against passenger and freight-carrying vessels, the Government of the United States...

...sacred and indisputable rules of international law and the universally recognized dictates of humanity, the Government of the United States is at last forced...conclusion that there is but one course it can pursue. Unless the Imperial Government should now immediately declare and effect an abandonment of its present...

...sacred and indisputable rules of international law and the universally recognized dictates of humanity, the Government of the United States is at last forced...conclusion that there is but one course it can pursue. Unless the Imperial Government should now immediately declare and effect an abandonment of its present...

...sacred and indisputable rules of international law and the universally recognized dictates of humanity, the Government of the United States is at last forced...conclusion that there is but one course it can pursue. Unless the Imperial Government should now immediately declare and effect an abandonment of its present...

...sacred and indisputable rules of international law and the universally recognized dictates of humanity, the Government of the United States is at last forced...conclusion that there is but one course it can pursue. Unless the Imperial Government should now immediately declare and effect an abandonment of its present...

...sacred and indisputable rules of international law and the universally recognized dictates of humanity, the Government of the United States is at last forced....conclusion that there is but one course it can pursue. Unless the Imperial Government should now immediately declare and effect an abandonment of its present...

...10, No. 3, July, 1916, pp. 556-560. On April 18th the Secretary of State said: Unless the Imperial Government should now immediately declare and effect an abandonment of its present methods of submarine warfare against passengers and freight-carrying vessels, the Government of the United States...