Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-09

our investigating lacked technical knowledge oil the
sea
That sounded highly appropriate coming Spokesman Of
steamship company had Just drowned sixteen hundred
persons and brought shvering paeaced ismay safe
ashore
II would seem that Engshmen might be modest in their
tone within few DAYS numbering sixteen hundred men,
women and children accident that certainly emphasized
the stupidity of English sailors and the cowardce OF
ONE English manager
Certain Englshmen-a minority fortunatevhave choice
capacity seapprov and they have reached state OF
mind them shameful to crltee the blum
seng reckless ncompetens whom the lives of thousands
are entrusted
Some of the more degraded the English newspapers
even find mrh the Titanic disaster and IN the in
vesgation Of that crime They rehearsng choice funny
Bits in the evidence given before the commission.
Americans fellow citizens murdered in hundreds
bv stupidity Incompetence and cowardce do not see the hmo
Of the Titanic achievement hope before they
have done the whole affair less humorous to the
Englhmen WHIT joke about it.
The collecting few millions of dollars damages from
the White Star would good and make unpopular the
kind Of seamanshp that kills passengers and runs away
We believe that the courts of the United states viii find
way to responsibility with due regard for international
and fix damages that will make the killing OF SO many
Americans quite when the day to the
money
Unlike Ismay-saved with and chldren-the White
Star Company not away must face and meet court
decisions here for has property here Its big ships MUST
come they held make good American court
decisions sad as that to English owners
The will have abundant facts proved thanks to an
American investigation which did whitewash
Knowing that they cebergs the captain of the
ship the of the line going top speed and en-
oying elaborate banquet the night of the disaster
The captain the bridge The in the lookout
had glass
No general alarm was sent by wireless until late al
though the ships builders board declared that the boat
would sink within al hour
bulkheads closed, and COULD NOT be closed
and the ship fit to he sent to
Passengers told the truth and intelligent effort
made them
More than five hundred passengers locked be
low ship known to be sinking and THEY murdered
There life boats enough for third the
and Such there had lights compass
ter Two had plugs Of the bottom and sank at
While the British charge Of many lives
rushing destruction hndly and stupidity at least other
British captain within AND MIGHT lave SAVED
EVERY HUMAN BEING ON THE TITANIC HAD HE NOT
BEEN TOO MUCH OF A COWARD TO RISK HIS LIFE IN THE
ICE NEAR THE TITANIC
So have British killing hundreds Of Amer-
citizens because ressnss orders from lsmay who
ed record induced him to run his ship at full speed among ice
bergs-kNOWING that the another
getting Of distress sinking Titanic
and refusing 10 her aid because he feared the ice
nice choice British seamsnshp offered that
disastrous day
British captain reckless point insanity rushing
his passengers to destruction.
another British captain only
make refusing 70 help sinking ship lest he might damage
his vessela
English newspapers complain this country
tured investigate the killing due TO these types OF British
seamanship.
When these facts put before suits for dam
ages we have doubt that British viii
in the disaster than they present
And when the public realizes that White Star ships
safe-a fact shall be charmed emphasize intervals
ay4 when trade shifts the German ships are
NOT manned BY captains reckless Or nd and companies that
are managed by may with he automatic SELF saving brain
falling dividends and fading prosperity Will make tie English
raIze that killing blasted Yankees costs and does
pay
Sincerely hope that for every thda passenger locked