New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-01

New York that no RVno,
otherwise. were on board .s;.x.
1T is possible that Germany u" ~
10 succeed in this gigant,c ss"' 10
bluff. but that only inulea'w hnn
measure OF her self -deceptlon' .nt m"
washington wants to discuss suo .h.
rine attacks on neutral yesseis ." ~ Vs..
nlane of an international poi,ey, III
lin replies by arguments '"'
calities." -, "C.ymary
maintains an attitude OWL ,.lcu-
limited States which is scarcely i
lated to conciliate American op'"' ,ha
should the excuse ohered ~,
crime of the Lusitanin be ace uit.Laa
summed up in the forecast puD' nnt.
in New York, we may expect an u'
hurst of uncomfortable indigna!,o"'
"At the same time the war i.s,sd
American shippers has oeem ;ntsn-
in terms which cannot ran 70 nc" c..
sify the resentment PROVOKED W
man methods. . given TO
understand that II their VesseIs nnp
mem to be sunk by German supma, a.ed
In the naval war zone as oe" s not
nv Germany, it is an accideht, uut
TO Germany's defiance OF inteI ,n.s
law but to American eare'es s,a.Iov
Neutral ships which do not dlspiay
neutral flags conspicuously enough y,
which are navigated at night w''noui
lights. must expect to be torpeuo..a
.bould the commander OF the P.r"ss
submarine imagine that they are VI
might be British.
Attempt to Cover Nebraskan'
"porbans this is the excuse tne
Kai,er's government thinks OF one'Lmt
for the attack on the Nebraskah' pu,
il i. not likely to be accepted 90 d.
adequate one in Washington, w.
however, it is a matter that mus; NC
left TO the United States 10 neG,ue'
"The Daily Graphic says: Inc lome
delay and the nature of the reply ctea,
lv shows that the whole purpose ot .ns
German government IL 10 gam ;,.'
while playing with President "r IT,
at the end of an Atlantic caoiei. cr
reply is in effect repetitloh ~.
many's previous contention tna' eno
sinking Of vessels crowded WIth e III
combatant passengers is q )ustlIaple
,.t n war If there is any suspicion
that such vessels are also ed''s'"e
troops or guns u wa HG o.serts
"Thc German Foreign once asserts
.h,t Tho Iusitania was 40 acting, ou'
oiaarl,. tho commander OF the suoma'
r;na had no means Of knowing tnls,
and even if he had ascertained tha'
,ba Iusitania was in fact carrying con-
,raband he was still not Justlneo' az
cord;no TO the we'll established rules
~ VA in sinking the ship unless sne
aaad resistance. The German con-
tention is that she might have ramm ,e,
thc submarine, but, as President VII
snn nointed out in his note, this con.
,ont;on does not Justify the MURDER OF
rnn'comhstants: it only condemns
.uhr,sr;ne warfare directed against
merchant shipping. The esseht,a'
INT If the American note was the de,
mand that this form OF warfare shouiu
cease. "a, orouuent
which impjicitly assumes that supma-
80. ,,arfare il to continue; that THIS
ia her deliberate intention IS furtne5
n.de clear by the latest attempted
outrage: even while the German note
was on its way to America a German
submarine was engaged IN pursuing
IT, White Star liner Megantic'
an this case the excuse OF contIs.
hand fails utterly, for the MegaH..c.
vas not coming to this country Wv
vas yoing from Liverpool to Canaaa.
She carried. like the Lusitania' large
lumber of passengers, of whom many
would certainly be American clt'%1na,
and if the Megantic had neeh iei1
skilfullv handled their hves wouiu
have been added to the record OIL "e'
man murders. ;, .;dor. Cor.
manv's excuse for the sinking OF .ne
Lusitania a pure fiction, set up LOT !ns
purpose Of gaining. time ana evauams
the main point OF the r;nbt
1Tbat noint." it continues, us the rignt
OF the German government 70 e"Ga" e.
tha lives of American citizens IN .ne
ewerc;ss If their undoubted rights. Inc
German claim that simple WARNING
bv nroclamation is sufficient to put an
ond automatically to the rlght OF
ar,er;ranc 10 trade with this country
- claim unknown to international
lou Tho German claim that they are
ont;tled if this warning is ignored, TO
hlow I'M or drown without inquiry all
Who disregard it is an affront TO nu-
manity. The German note does not ao-
.oIuteiv preclude a settlement, but does
make it more difficult.
president Wilson's position upon
whatever course he may decide is one
If qreat strength. He has done pal
pabiy all a man could do to avoid the
lash lash which is threatening. If he is
eventually driven t. extreme measures
II viii be only when al, other resources
have failed. but the limits of proud
and obstinate nations despair are not
easily defined. 1t is just conceivable
that to draw tn, New World in arms
NAV seem to the perverse megalomania
with which the Germans generally ap-
near to be obsessed glorious and no.
BILE feat"