The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-14

the suggestion of investigating the
sinking of the Lusitania by an in
ternational commission. Another
point on which they differed was
Bryan's suggestion that Americans
be warned to refrain from travelling
on vessels belonging to the bellig-
erents and those engaged in the
carrying of war munitions.
Bryan parted from the President
in the blue room of the White House.
As they clasped hands. they eNclaim-
ed as with one voice, God bless
you" Bryan intimates that he will
tour the country. enlisting the sup
port of the public on his stand for
arbitration OF the difficulties which
have arisen between the United
States and Germany. He believes
that only by arbitration can the
country be kept out of war Arb
itration.' the former secretary de
clared this afternoon, will remove
the causes of international irritation.
Numerous statesmen express the
belief that Bryan was right in re
signing. BY them his retirement
is regarded simply as the result OF
honest and frank yet firm difference
Of opinion between the greatest
statesmen of the United States. The
break is looked upon as unfortun-
ate. coming as 1t does, at critical
period in the nations history The
newspapers of the country take
liberal view of the affair. many OF
them expressing the belief that com
ment at this time is premature.
The report in circulation in this
city today to the effect that Secre-
tary Daniels has threatened to re
sign, has been emphatically denied
by Secretary Tumulty.
OPPOSES DISARMAMENT
SCHENECTADY. n. Y, June 8
Senator Henry Cobot Lodge, of
Massachusetts, in commencement
address delivered today before the
students of Union college, spoke
strongly against the disarmament
theory, advanced by many peace ad
yocates Senator Lodge said that
for nation to disarm itself would
be to leave itself defenseless. which.
in his opinion, would be an incentive
for other nations to make trouble.
FRANK MUST DIE.
ATLANTA, Ga, June 99-The
state supreme court of Georgia has
denied Leo Frank the right to appeal
to the state prison commission. The
court has also denied Franks appli
cation for a communication of sentence.
NOTE DELIVERED.
WASHJNETGN n limo --
The American note to Germany, over
which President Wilson and Secre
tary Bryan disagreed, was delivered
this afternoon and the contents prob
ably Will be made public tomorrow.
Pending the publication of the docu-
ment, the President has requested
that discussion of the affair be
avoided by Americans, especially in
official circles.
1t is stated on reliable authority
that the second note is no more of
an ultimatum than the first note to
Germany. 1t is. in fact, merely a
reiteration of the demands origin
ally made, with the wording made
more clear and explicit. The Presi-
lent stands unalterably on the prin-
ciple that the United States, at the
present stage in its history, can not
afford to surrender any of its rights
on the high seas, for which Ameri-
cans fought in 1872. America can
not sacrifice those rights; moreover,
the right of an American citizen
to sail on an unarmed and unreSiSt-
ing merchant ship of any nationality
in time Of war is held TO be an in
alienable privilege founded on the
international law of centuries.
Germany's latest note on the Frye
incident makes the farreaching
| lain that she has the right to de
stroy American vessels carrying
contraband, at the same time agree
| ing to pay damages for such acts.
The note requests that the entire
| matter be taken into prize court for
| decision. The German government
| denies that the treaty OF 1899 has
| oeen violated.
Both Secretary Lane and Acting
Secretary Lansing are mentioned
today as possibilities for the place
vacated by Bryan.
FLOODS REPORTED.
FORT WORTH, Tex, June 10
| Excessive rains throughout Eastern
Texas have resulted in high water
| in most of the streams which empty
| into the Gulf of Mexico, and a large
area of country has been inundated
The breaking of the levee along
Trinity river today caused a great
loss of property and rendered fully
1000 people homeless. A number
Of deaths are reported.
BRYAN MAY SPEAK,
SAN FRANCISCO, June 10.-The
people of this city have invited
William Jennings Bryan to deliver
| a Fourth Of July address here, in
connection with the big celebration
which is planned No reply has
| been received.
USES OUR FLAG.
BOSTON, June 1O.-Captain Nc
Donald, of the British steamship
| Coleman, who arrived here today
from Europe, says that he hoisted
| the American flag and sailed under
those colors for forty hours while
passing through the war zone. He
excuses his action on the grounds
that the flag was flown for the pro-
lection of the passengers on board
the Coleman. No submarines We're
| sighted
PAPER PLANT RUINED.
BUTTE. Mont. June II. The
plant of the Butte Socialist paper
was completely wrecked at an early