Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-13
TIME TO KEEP cooI.

The Washington notes TO Germany
and Great Britain were positive
that to the German empire highly
significant wheu enc considers that
4 waa eouohcd ia the carefully
phrased and indirect language Of d.
riouaey
Al This moment a certain under
current of thought d neticeable IN
the United States Il arises from the
appreciation that one phaae Of the
Eurppean war Is about to approach
d crisis. Tie helilgcrnnt nations are
getting desperate. and they are re-
enrdiug themselves a. Justified IN re-
sorting "a desperate measures
The nnderlow Of apprehension that
ia now perVading American thought
Is ieHt hy some Unforeseen calamity
We may be Involved IA their frantic
acts aud that uuinlentonal damage
may be inflicted npon American lives
and interests.
II " useless 20 deny that there is
danger pf embarrassing and gravd
situations II was ia forestall such
dangers that the administration sent
IS warning % Germany that IT, in
pursuance o. the proclaimed subma-
rine blockade. American lives ana
property should he sacrificed. the
American government would take
any atepA il miEht te necessary 10
luke to safeguard American lives and
property aud that Cor any such sac
rIfiees the United states would hold
The imperial government 70 strict ae-
<ountahiilty
yui thln Is the time for American
eliiAera 10 be calm. tn avoid rocking
Che boat We must avoid giving forth
historical sells ~ the FIRST opportu-
nifty, The statesmen and the newspa
pera should hold their utteranees
down 70 the limit Of moderation.
Those who imagine TINT the more
hectic their language the more patrI-
atie they are should be discouraged
with firmneas
Isn't Ii more truly American to as
sumo what Of course il the truth,
that no foreign power desires 1T this
time 10 incur either our disploasnre
or our dstrust7 Il Is iust as wiekedly
silly for one set Of citizens to say
that America Is striving TO show "a
vnritism to this belierffnt or That.
ns It Is for another set Of citizens 20
he under the fear that any hellieerent
Il ready 60 show us an affront
The Old aaase that II takes two
81 make quarrel i Stu sound II
We are going % permit ourselves to
become oVerwreaeht 1t the first seri-
ous proNocatlon, Il we are 20 work
ourselves into mental state where
III an accident OF war, uncalled for.
illegal and harhafie though II be, is
going "a inaame Ha with absurd no.
lions Of Insult, we are simply pre-
pairing to bring this nation down to
the very leynl Of insensate madness az
which we have exclaimed IN right
eaua disgust fai the past seven
months.
A man Ia III Of temper Is not to
te treated rs calm looker-on as II
he were in his right frame OF mind.
n is this psychological condition In
Europe that makes any Nntoward net
~ aar bis with menace And II such
act docs occur. as Is not improbable,
Il IS the daiy Of every American to
fay 20 his brother Keep Your
head The administration has proved
that il ran keep is head The warn
ins 10 aefmane ana Great Britain
was nol Is show these countries that
this nation has q chip 81 lts shoulder.
hui u prevent A. Far as possible, oe-
eurrenSeF sure a. provoke popular
wrath 1T the United States and cause
n condition with which even the
president might not he able 10 cope.