New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 24, 1915, Page 11

Newspapers of Country Regard - Knswer to ‘Press comments from various parts of thé €ountry seem to indicate that *the latest note to Germany from the Washington government is regarded ‘ad-the fipal word in the stand the Uslited ‘Statés' has taken regarding sUbmarine warfare. With very few -eXceptions:the editorials .100k ‘upon the reply as the strongest and most emphatic yet made and that Germany must concede every point if it wants to evade an open break with the American government. ‘Editorial comments from some of th(s most representative papers of the country are as follows: New York Herald. The most frequent comment put upon the last German note was that it was studiously flippant and irrele- vant. The comment most pertinent upon the construction of the last | erican note is that it is cuttingly girect and designedly severe. Prob- ~. aply no diplomatic note that did not | precede war ever so brutally hammer- ed in,facts. The United States finds 4 note “very unsatisfactory.” It speaks of “an act beyond the law” of “an unpardonable = offense against savereignty.”” It speaks of ' “admis- signs of illegality and needless de- Fuction of human life,” of the free- dom of the seas, which are to bé con- tended for “without compromise and Natiany cost.” It warns Germany that further attacks on ‘Americans “will be deliberately unfriendly.” Language could not be stronger. It is impos- sfl]}le for the German foreign office longer to misunderstand. New York Sum. = e future lies with the Kaiser. ‘The United States, with unabated friendship, stands not as a suppliant 10F favor, asks no privilegeé; the rights for neutrals and neutral nationals, | founded in custom and butressed in W, enlist our defense. -~ To invade them must be an act unfriendly, not alone to the immediate suff.erers, but tg.all nkind. There can be no mis- Tundet tanding, no misinterpretation of the message, detailing with firm- | n and admirable clarity our dis- . with the German course, ] went to Berlin yesterday. 4The German answer may come in rds. 1}}““?‘“ expressed in deeds. FWhatever the tenor, the United States @s done neither more nor less than if8 obligations demanded, and - econ- fronts the future confident and with science clear. jix New York rimes. _With courage and with firmness JPreafl!’em Wilson and Secretary Lans- ‘ing have responded to the hopes and the deep conviction of the American people. In the controversy with Ger- many- it was time that there be an enid ‘of ‘the long parleylng in which our protests and our demands drew forth only evasions and irresponsive counter proposals. The nation has HOW spoken in ‘words and in a tone w)lx}ch léave room for no further dec- larations on our part. . ., ., The keeping of our relations of amety and peace with Germany is now com- | mitted into the hands of Germany. It is for' her to choose which path she will follow. Our self-respect, our honor and our safety we have reserved to our own keeping. . New York Journal of Commerce. Notwithstanding the rather com- plete forecasts already published of | the final note of the government of the United States to the imperial gov- ernment of Germany regarding its | submarine warfare, the plain and positive language of the official text comes somewhat as a surprise, it is uch a contrast in straightforward candor to the ordinary forms of diplo- matic usage, and in such glaring con- trast with that of the government to which it is addressed. There is a tone of finality about this missive through- out which seems to imply that the only further answer expected is one Jof compliance with what it contends for. That is the answer now te be | waited- for. New York Press. ! Notwithstanding the rather. - com- pleté note gets right down to business H at the very outset in its flat declara- tion to Berlin that the recent imperial answer is not satisfactory because it fails . to meet the difference between the two governments. But it would have a hundred times the force it | has if it had been slammed straight back:at Berlin as soon as von Jagow's irrelevant and unresponsive reply ‘was. Peceived. President Wilson’s note plainly rejects Berlin’s specious ex- ilflanat’iom Of words, refuses to be sat- 3 Isfied with anything but assurances in deeds, and gives warning that the submarines maust keep hands off American rights, We see, however, To war sparks from the steel of the’ president’s pen; it rin, wi H gs no Gy arlike 4 " h"’rh +» New York World, e United States is no 1o n, ;. enn’:erned With what Germany “syesr ] ‘concerned only with & many does. > whaF 3% President Wilson’s thira note ta the rman government in respect to the :;mzen of law and humanity raised by We Lusitania massacre is: the final “m Of the United States. The note e Dot an ultimatum in form, but it o ’I;:N:ummuum in substance. . *he‘isue now rests with Germany. Germany as Final Word { whole mind of his fellow citizens. s respecting man-uses to a friend whose 1 of England and will create " e i paning of these serious and ed words. New York Staats-Zeitung, ot quite particular signficance is| the emphasis on the fact that the i United States and Germany are striv-: | ing for the same object, as far as the | freedom of the seas is concerned. And the note makes it clear, in frank, curt words, that the govern- ment of the United States is ready at any time to play the part of the me- diator with a view to finding a prac- ticable way out of the present situa- tion. Emphatic as itg language, so far as the Lusitania incident is concern- ed, the American government now will back President Wilson in the next step, whatever it may be. A New York Tribune. The supreme merit of the latest note addressed by the American gov- ernment to.the German 'government is that it faces the facts as they are, It tells the truth that has always been unmistakable and it tells it in words that can neither provoke just résent- ment nor permit honest misapprehen- sion. American citizens will hope that the bandage will now fall from Ger- man eyes. They will hope that Ger- man rulers will at last perceive that no nation can consent to the murder of its citizens, the invasion of its rights, the destruction of its liberties, merely because of real or fancied ad- vantage to Germany by such inquiries, The president’s mesSage is an ad- mirable American document. It ex- presses in temper and in content the The Chicago Herald. President Wilsori’s third note to the German government on the results of its methods of submarine warfare is couched in the langauge that a self- acts have wronged him and in the language which no intelligent man would resent from a neighbor whose friendship he valued. It is admirable allke for its courtesy and its candor. It disguises not the offense and it re- viles not the offender. Woodrow Wil- son has spoken for everyone of the 100,000,000 Americans worthy of the name. Chicago Tribune. The reply of the government to the latest German -note appears 'to be final, so' far as the American conten-, tions of law and right are concerned: If mot an uitimatum in form, it is an mltimatum ‘in fact. The door uf the discussion is closed. There can now be no doubt of the duty of press and public, and that is to accept the stand taken by the government, with- out civil or reservation, and to give the government cur unflinching and unreserved - support, whatever the, consequences fate may have for the nation. Y Chicago Staats-Zeitung. As we stated before the present note to Germauy had been publishad apparently’ our gqvernment .had - .a secret agreement. with England to force a break Wwith Germany. We now have the text of-the note at hand 'and ‘it justifies our anticipation. Germany can nevér submit to the tone of it, and will, much as we are sorry for it, find no other answer than the breaking off of diplomatic relations. We, as well as the Ger- man government, know . fully that with such a step she fulfills not only the wish of this government but that a very painful situation for German-Ameri- cans. ‘The note shows the president will break with Germany at all haz- ards. He should first ask the peopis of the United States if they are sat- isfied to he driven into war. The noie is unworthy of the Republic. We hop2 Germany will not blame the peopic for the present government's action. Boston Advertiser. The time has come to stop these attacks of submarines . on American property and lives without warning. We want to end it. We shall end it And the president in the closing sen- tence of the note printed today de- clares, in courteous, diplomatoc lan- guage but unmistakably, that a repe- tition of these acts will amount to a declaration of war. Boston Globe. Taken as a whole the note repre- sents mature and moderate American opinion.’ It rests upon accepted inter- national law. We give up no right, but we can make’ concessions. Few .can find fault with such & course in i view of the fact that we do not in- | tend to 3o to war over the sinking of the Lusitania. Boston Post. The note is 50 clear, 'so straightfor- war, so lacking in the customary frills of diplomatie language = that there seems 10 longer any possibility of an evasive or argumentative reply. * * * Thus the question rests. 1in the most solemn sense it is now ‘up :.o‘ Germany. o, Boston Herald, From tne logic of the president’s note there can be no escape. From the responsibilities which it impoges, the American people exhibit no ge- sire to retreat. Its closing appea] to the ties of memory and of friend- i ship after allusion to the common in- terests of the two nations, felicitously points the way to continued peace, but leaves Germany to decide whether to have it. Springfield (Mass.) Union In ‘short the note puts the respon- sibility up to Germany as regards fur- ther developments, and public inter- | est is now directed to that country’s | future conduct in the premises and to the reply that its government will i make to the United States. Probably there will be further discussion, but after this latest note it will require more ingenuity on Germany’s part to maintain a policy of parley and delay, for the whole object of the note is to narrow the'lines of discussion and ‘eompel the ‘German government to speak to the point in any further communications it may have to offer. St. Louis Globe Democrat. The note briefly and succintly de- clares that the German position is untenable either in law or in justice. There can be no misunderstanding of this note. It is as plain as a pike- | staff. This country still desires to be friends with Germany, but it cannot for a moment abandon a right that is fundamental. - The president has stated the case for the American peo- ple. They will stand behind him, St. Louis Republic. The third American note to Berlin leaves nothing to be desired in plgin- ness of ‘speech. It is admirable for its combination of bluntness of state- ment with keenness of analysis and friendliness. of tone.- In this note speak at once the will, the thought, the heart of America. Come what may, the nation will stand upon it as one man. _ San Antonio (Texas) Express. The, reply will be greeted with pro- found satisfaction in the knowledge that again the world is again made aware of the spirit of this republic, that the fires that blazed forth in re- bellion against oppression still burn undimmed and that humanity’s cause is America’s cause. St. Paul Ploneer Press. It is a great American charter of rights. It is broader than any speci- fic act or event in the scope"of prin- ciple it enunciates. tion representing the last word the sentiment of a free people who know their rights, have -determined to de- fend them and though . desirous .of avoiding’trouble. have the courage to face it “without compromise and at gny cost.” Portland, Me,, Press. . That fhere. is a possibility, a grave possibility, . that we may. hecome in. volveq in the great struggle which | has made of Europe & vast slaughter house, cannot be denied.* The con- troversy has now reached a poitt 'where the president must be upheld, no matter what one’s view may be regarding the events that have pre- ceded the present situation. Buffalo Express. It remains for Germany to say ‘whether or not there shall be a break in the close relations” whicl have continued for so many years be- tween the two peoples. We 'have nothing more to say. We have shown Germany that we are bound to prote:t American lives and property from the barbaric methods of German under- sea fighting and it now, is for Ger- many, to say whether or ,not we shall be required to go beyond words in making our position plain to her and the werld. Pittsburg “Dispatch, There is not the slightast tinge of hestiJity in any word or 1t gives no encouragement to jingocs. But the responsibility is squarely put up to Cierrnany that, if the wishes of this country are disregardéd Aansreafter, ‘the relutions between the two coun. trits will likely lose their n:ajability. Baltimore Sun. Fiendly and persuasive in tone, ad- mirable in expression, unanswerable in logic, 'thé note puts an end to all quibbling as to the future. Germany is ‘given her choice between the neu- trality of the United States or its hos- tility. A 3 Kennebee Journal: (Augusta, Me.) Dressing old ideas in new vérblage does not avoid repetition, and ' thee note made public from Washington this morning impresses us ‘as the product of An American hand emas- culated by ‘“conservatism” or ‘“ex- treme care” or some -other substitute for lack of conviction. - Sorrowfully we feel that negotiations have not been advanced, nor'is the United States any nearer her rights, nor Germany nearer ‘‘strict accountabil- ity = New Bedford Mercury. The inference from the president’s note cannot be misunderstood. is serious business now. The United States has taken a determined posi- tion in accord with public opinion which is-prepared to support Presi- dent Wilson in the next step whatever it may be. Memphis (Tenn.) Commercial-Appeal Te president writes ds one abso- lutely certain of:the correctness of the principle for. which- he contends. Sure of the justness of his cause; he announces ‘to Germany that at any cost this country will support. his position. He stands like a:rock for freedom on the high seas for neutrals ag defined by international law ana equality. The note has the force of an ultimatum without bellicose threatening. Providence Journal. ‘We propose now as we proposed in May, to hold Berlin to a strict ac- countability. * * * If Germany de- clines to follow the better way’ we shall know how to proceed in order to protect our rights and our inter- ests from this moment. The merit of the president's note lies largely in freedom from passion and at the same time its rigorous insistence on our impregnable position. There can be no shadow of doubt that the coun- | try stands unitedly back of him in his temperate but resolute reply. Lowell Courier-Citizen. Germany, if she under-estimated the disposition of the United Stat before, can plead small excuse f further crror. * * * With Germany's excuses we have nothing to do. We rest our c3se solely on our rights and the note leaves no room for doubt that to maintain them we stand ready to the limit. Germania-Herold, Milwaukee, Wis. The latest note bears no more the nature of an ultimatum than can be It is the declara- | | are practically sure to follow; said of its predecessors. That the tone is distinctly sharper cannot be denied, nor does that disturb us, for we find consolation in the possibility that perhaps those parts in which Mr. ‘Wilspn uses the most energetic lan- guage are intended more for ‘“home consumption” than for Germany. * * We regard the situation as ear- nest, but in no way critical. Indeed, we see no need to become excited as to what the next step of the admin- istration will be. St. Louis (Mo.) Westliche Post. Even, at the cost of infinitely huri. ing its own cause, Germany must con- cede every point if it wants to evade an open break with the United States. To talk of friendship:in this last American note is the climax of the hypocrisy, on a par with Washington’s alleged neutrality. Mberiden (Conn.) Record. The note ma2asures up to the stand- ards of a great nation and is charac- terized by a dignity - and firmness which indicates ‘the- tremendous im- port of the questions under considera- tion. Straight from the shoulder the United States strikes, not only for it- self but for every other neutral who has experienced the effect of Ger- man’s policy of frightfulness. If these has been any doubt in the minds of the German people as to the attitude of the United States regarding Ger- many’s method of warfare on' the high seas, it will be dispelled by the forceful unequivocal tone of the third message. Norwich (Conn.) Bulletin. If' Germany for any reason has been misled in the interpretation of the American position and hoped by the dodging which she has been doing to avoid the real issue, it must ralize now by the repetition of the demands and the refusal to compromise ‘that it has been following the wrong course. + . . The note simply reiterates a demand for a square deal and does 50 more firmly than its predecessors. Bridgeport (Conn.) Telegram. Our latest note to Germany is a patient reiteration of -the -principles set forth the moment the . German Submarine campaign was first an- nounced. . Nothing has been gained by the diplomatic interchange to date, save the certain knowledge that Ger- many has not the slightest intention of complying with our demands. We need not bother about Germany’s re- ply. The question now is, what are we going to do about it when the next boat goes down? # Hartford Courant. In the new note it is made quite clear that we are displeased. It con- tains no threat and suggests no pen- alty. It is a polite appeal to friend- ship and a suggestion that we have the law on our side, whether we have the means and disposition to enforce the law or not. The latest note is much more mild than the first. After reading the closing paragraph of the note published this morning, we are compelled to conclude that the clos- ing paragraph of the first note meant nothing whatever to those who wrote i8ie? New Haven Journal-Couricr. Germany is informed in the polite language of diplomacy that from now on we shall judge of her motives, not by notes, but by her acts. It (the note) is a splendid _expression of American’ dignity in resolution . P It is clearly. pointed out wherein the German- position'is “very unsatisfac- tory” and why we cannot assent to even a partial suspension of the prin- ciples of law and humanity to gratify an old freind. New London Day. It cannot fail to destroy any lin- gering misapprehension on the part of the German government of the fu- tility of pleading expediency and of trying to prévail upon the United: States,to compromise a vital prinei- ple Nevertheless, if Germany will { but read aright, it extends to_the na- tion a promise; and the that if Germany will but Promise clear is the This | road by removing the obstacles.af her own lawlessness, this country will see to it that British violations of the freedom of the sea are put a stop to. It lights the path to the very end that German contentions and Germany’s submarine policy are directed toward. AMERIGAN STOCKS MGST DESIRABLE How Will Europe Pay Debt to U. 5., a Problem. (Special to the Herald.) New York, July 24.—How will some of the belligerents pay for the enor- mous war supplies bought in the United States? This is the problem of the future in American financial circles. 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There are no indications, however, as yet, of American disposition to buy foreign government bonds with any freedom:. A fair amount might be absorbed by institutions and trust funds here es- pecially if terms were made still mor2 attractive; but the amount would be relatively small when compared with the many billions already issued abroad. If, then, American manufac- turers are %o continue accepting munition contracts some very exten- sive credits will have to be arranged for by American bankers, and when credits or short term obligations, whatever it may be, will eventually have to be extended or turned into fixed debt in some form. It is weil, therefore, to keep in mind as to what would be the effect of this immense mass of foreign credits upon Ameri- can finances, especially in view of the fact that the market for these for- eign obligations on this side will ne- cessarily be limited. 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Hasty profit taking and a desire;to await enlight- enment on the manner in which the President’s message would be received at Berlin caused a reaction, but there was a sharp upturn Jlater. Bensa- tional buying of electric boat in the “outside” market sent it 75 points to 340. The closing was strong. Bonds were steady. New York Stock tions fu ed members the change. Represent National Bank bui High Am Beet Sugar .. 52% Am Copper . . 72 Am Car'& Fdy Co. 57 Am Can ...... 59 Am Locomotive Am Smelting . Anaconda Copper . B &O L140% Central Leather .. 42% Chino Copper .... 44 Chi Mil & St Paul. 79 Distiliers Sec . 27 Brie .. Erie 1st pfd . General Electric Great Nor pfd .. Gt Nor Ore Ctfs Interboro pfd .. Interborough ... Lehigh Valley .. Mex Petroleum ... National Lead ... Nev Cons ......p N Y Ont & West. . Wall Street, 10.30 a. m.—Effects | Norfolk & West .. 1 of the American reply to the Ger- | Penn R R ..i.,..l man note had been discounted | Pressed Steel Car .| o in the market's action durhw| Ray Cons .. the last few days, so that, although | Reading ......... considered drastic, it had but little Rep Iron & Steel pf influence at the opening of the stock | ?::::: mfl:., - 85 exchange today. Initial quotations 50 were fractionally irregular. Imme- |South Railway pfd 48 diately following prices advanced ,'[‘;"'m C;pneflr £ 1:: vigorously under the leadership of { U0IOn FACNC - 1T United States Steel, Bethichem Steel, | 'g" o ST oov* Crucible Steel, Westinghouse Electric U 8 Steel . and Bladwin Locomotive. Bethele= |y & sy ngd ... .4 hem Steel improved 8 1-2 to 209 1-2 'y, Car Chemieal,, 81 a new high record, on rumors of fur- | Westinghouse ....108 thet large contracts. Several other Western Union ... 68 —————— e, A7 116 2 hodt Sme deterioration has taken ; prices continue to must while our rel many and Mexico a critical state. The advances and these tute fully one-half, the daily transactions. the leadership, the market calls for #) ir such operations, ing run wild and in dangerous excesses, tablished rallroads shares have been A favorable factor is. broad market for as easy money and n tory crop and bush 3 home, constitute the of this market. M the outcome of our Germany, which, for are an unsettling fac dividend rumors and labor troubles must | as disturbing influen tion, however, is change almost larly so. place, as usual in the summer months, and more may follow; but a bumper grain crop is now almost within reach, and the American farmer is practical- ly sure of good demand and good prices for all food products, which mean another season of properity. The south is naturally disturbed over the cotton outlook possibly more so than necessary, War has unavoidably deranged the cotton market, as it has many other staple commodities. It is the South’s main product, and the re- strictions imposed upon it by Great Britain have very naturally created irritation. But such inconveniences are unavoidable under the ecircum- stances, and the Brtish government has in numerous instances given evi- dence of a desire to interfere with American commerce as little as pos- sible; especially in not putting cot- ton on the contraband list. It is im- possible to escape the derangements of the war; and as the sea is kept open we cannot make serious or very eftective complaint. A tremendous wastage of cotton is going on in the fields of Europe—not to speak of the amount used in making explosives, which is estimated at from one to| cne and one-half milifon bales—and later on there will inevitably be a heavy demand for the staple to fill the void now being created. Te steel trade is very active, chiefly, of course, the result of war munition orders. Prices are rising, and this great in- dustry is certainly enjoying more prosperity than for years, The dry goods trade shows a decided improve- ment, many buyers being in this mar- keét who are placing liberal orders for the new season’s cotton fabrics. Market Fairly Active. On the stock exchange there has| other supplies such [ been a fair degree of activity, and | materials used in n 2 TO TAKE CENI London, July man military a to information recel 1 nounced that census wi gining at midnight, stocks of cotton In census will apply to ¥ waste, cotton wool an terials, especially | army. 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