New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-10
No Doubt as to Pub
lie Opinion on Lus-
itania Outrage.
GERMANY MUST
CHANGE POLICY
This Nation Demands That
She Abandon Attacks
on Americans.
Br W. l.. NPHERSON.

Washington. May 9.-The country
~. made up IT'S mind about the Lusi-
,ris outrage. Public opinion has re-
,,,sd promptly. naturally and admira-
blv from tremendous shock. There
sr be no doubt as TO the character OF
that reaction. L has not been hysieT-
ri. reason has not been obscured by
m.,ior. Beyond question the great
majority of Americans stand firm for
frm in,.s,ence on our conceptions
Of neutral rights and for an unequivo-
cal demand on Germany that she aban-
don forever. so far as We are con
cerned. hs- policy Of criminal aggres-
sion on the high seas.
With thc administration the reaction
has been jess clean cut and less pro-
nou7ced. Ir, President, so far as out
ward signs e.. has not yet quite found
himself be is still trying to make
up bis mind. lie e waiting for facts
facts necessarily Of minor consequence
and unlikely 70 modify the issue as it
stands to-day between Germany and
the United States.
Senator William !. stone. Of Mis-
souIi. IS tr. chairman Of the Senate
Committee OF Foreign Relations. In
the las. Congress he was one Of the ad-
ministrs.Ior's most trusted agents. He
was the State DEPARTMENTS mouthplece
good lrsigh, INTO the admnlstrauon
foreign policy. lie still laid stress IN
his statement yesterday the only IN
teryiew given out in this crisis by a
member Of the Foreign Relations Com
mii,ee--ou the fact that the American
citizens slaughtered on the Lusitania
went aboard a beliGerent ship with
full know edge Of the risk and after
Official warning by the German govern
ment'
Views Of German Apologists.
Mr. Stone talks almost like DR.. Dern-
burg and the other German apologists.
In an interview az Cleveland yesterday
d. DenbuIg said: Any ship flying
The American flag and not carrying CON
uaband OF wsI .-. and viii be. as safe
N+H-.t.'" '' 't.'f Nf'tNA 'iiA = NV ''N
exempt ls IS unsafe as volcano
or as was the Lusltauia."
On ttt sam, day Dr. Eugon Kuhne-
mann, OF the University Of Breslau,
SAID ln ST. Louis: Americans aboard
that ship were responsible TO no one
bu, themselves for their lives. Every
Passenger was notified personally that
the LusItar.a would be sunk. The
lfFruTHr. y. "a a foot D.
me new W,papcrs throughout the United
States and adj the passengers took the
mp az their own rlsk.'
These apOlogiSf iu the service of
Germany, naturally assume that Am
tncanS are bound 90 attach much more
Importance 90 am advertisement en-
SnatnC from the Imperial German
Embassy here than 90 formal decla-
ration OF policy and implied promise
o. protection issued by the government
o. Che United States
u ls true that the German Admiralty
rad threatened 20 destroy all merchant
met bound 90 or from British, Irish
Shd French Channel ports. IL is true
thai the German Embassy in this city
giaclously called additional attention
70 NAT threat But counter assurance
tAc been given by our government that
would not tolerate the destruction
o. American vessels 10 violation Of the
io.es OF war az sea, or the killing Of
americans NoyagIur through the war
zone in either allied or neutral ships.
4H' STATE Departments note Of Feb
i-afy l1 is grored by Dr. Dernburg
sAd Professor kuhucmann
Stand for Firm Americanism.
FO'hc.al Washington is more or less
mll1led while President Wilson con-
undes 20 make up his mind II is dan
srious for am ofceholder here 20 be
suspected Of rocking the boat" But
'he oritt Of unofficial opinion is all
S1,"ard firm display Of American:sm.
me most marked evidence Of this
sIhenng Of feeling is the sudden
ShShge IN the attitude Of "The Wash
hgton Post" which before the Lusi-
.@h'a outrage had inclined noticeably
WyNAfd the German side. The Post"
tIs morning publishes an editorial
weeping away all the excuses put for
SSefd Tor playing fast and loose with
Oetmany's policy Of criminal aggres-
Hon Il saws:
NO warrant whatever in law or
morals can be found for the wilful de
sHuol'on OF an unarmed vessel, neutral
enemy carrying passengers, without
,'hg them an opportunity % leave
,I e vessel. Germany stands indicted on
Ms charge, and If 1t is proved the
sOHd viii not eXOnerate that nation
life '"'''"'
II may be that Germany will lay
sstess upon the fact that warning was
nth 70 Americans not TO sail on the
~usi'sniA. II Is true that such warning