Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28
THE TRIUMPH OF RIGHT.

The American people have shown
remarkable GOODNESS and seltposses-
sion during series of critical condl-
tons which have arisen since the be-
ginning Of the European war. We
have been on the verge OF war a num-
bor Of times practically all the time,
In fact since the beginning Of hos
tniues But we have not fallen over
the preciploe into the maelstrom, ana
we have sacrificed 10 national right
to keep out OF IL.
Under most serious proyocation
there has been no clnmor Tor war, A
few men. like Theodore Roosevelt,
have INDUCED In voclferatlons more or
less Of sanguinary tone, hut the
masses have remained calm. A few
men, on the other side like Mf Bry-
m, have been favorable to the sacrl-
flee Of American rights in order to
avoid the risk Of war. But a peace
ot-any price policy has met with "a
reception quite as frigld as that Of
the men who wanted war, regardless
Of the reason for 1t,
Through It all aud unswervod by
it AL President Wilson has followed
tho even tenor of his way, anxious at
an times TO keep the country from
tloodshed hut determined, whatever
the cost. to preserve the rights Of the
American people from being trampled
under foot by the blood mad nations
Of Europe.
Germany has been the greatest Of
fender against the rights OF this
country ON May ls, the Berlin gov
eminent was notified thht this nation
should omit no word or act necessary
to preserve the rights OF the United
states and 10 the safeguarding Of
their free exercise and enjoyment By
the American people
on June q. the president reaffirm-
ed the position of this government IN
defense not oniy Of los rights but of
the sacred rights Of humanity and
asked assurances from Germany that
the lives and the property of Amer-
cans. bound upon peaceful erronds
whether upon American or helhger-
ent merchant vessels, would be re-
spooted
Finally. on July "a, the government
formally declared TO Germany that
further outrage against Americans
would be regarded az "a deliberately
unfrieudly act. a phrase which adj
m tted of hut one constructions
Then came the sinking OF the Ara
bic with the loss Of two Americans
and the placing in jeopardy OF the
lives Of @ number OF other citizens Of
the United states on the face OF
the Incident AS reported, the act was
deliberately unfriendly Germany
recognized The seriousness OF the sit.
uauon aud asked, through Amhassa
dor Bcrnstortf. that the Washington
government take no action until all
OF the facts could be ascertaincd, sup
plementing the request with a public
statement by the German chancellor
that run reparatiou would be made
should IL be found that the submarine
commander had exceeded his instruc-
tons
OF course, merely am apology and
offer OF indemnity would not suffice
IL is indicated in the dispatches from
Washington that the president will i'm
Bist that Germany distinctly and defi-
nuoly promise that such otfense shan
not occur again not even by acU-
dent Otherwise the German sub
marines might KIN any number OF
Americans and settle for them In each
instance with apology and indemnity,
Now there must, aud doubtless viii,
he freely given definite pledge
against the repetition OF such out
RACES upon the rights OF Americans
Thus. by his cool and just policy
the president has succeeded in pre-
serving the rights Of neutrals in the
midst OF world war. where BRYAN
would have sacrificed them, and he
has kept the country out OF war,
" here Roosevelt would have plunged