Evening star., 1915-06-13

lean citizens. This is unanswered IN
a superficial reading of the note
The Standard says:
The President shows no disposition
rights a belligerent but insists that
such rights must be exercised without
infringing the dictates OF humanity.
ana as this Is impossible by German
submarine warfare the Germans can
only satisfy the Presidents reasonable
demands by consenting to abandon
their underwater piracy. The note
| cannot be called an ultimatum. but Il
gives Germany small margin for avoid
ing the direct issue.
Ihere is no reason yet to assume that
the President. who throughout the deal
inss with Germany has sought peace with
the steady coolness and high purpose
habitual to him. despairs OF success
SAYS the News The phrasing OF the
note is as little provocative as con
| ceivable.
The rights the President is uphold
ing are the fundamental rights of human
ity, and although the help to the allies
| which the entry OF the United States into
the struggle would bring would be dearly
purchased by the loss of American neu-
tralty. which is one of the factors in
| tended to soften the ferocites and bru-
talities OF the war. there is a price which
no nation can afford to pay for peace
French Opinion.
PARIS. June IL. ) pm-Referring En-
President Wilson's note to Germany, La
| Liberte today says:
1T is in every way worthy Of a great
| country conscious of it's dignity. its rights
and its duties. 1t has not the tone of an
! ultimatum, since it is couched in cour-
teous terms, but it is energetic. and re-
ouires Germany finally to cease recourse
to false expedients
The Temps in an editorial today on the
| note brings the question back to the
grounds from which German diplomacy
endeavored to divert it. The paper con-
| tinues:
President Wilson maintains firmly and
with conviction the same ideas already
| twice expressed He refuses to admit that
his elevated conception of right may be-
come the subject of compromise, and he
exposes 1t anew in clear and precise.
| terms that permit no more evasive re-
plies. Mr.. Wilson replies in the name Of
| his country: I do not bargain with the
| sacred rights of humanity
! The Journal des Debats, in discussing
the note says:
THE United States, representing in this
| case the civilized world. places the sacred
rights Of humanity above considerations
OF the military order to which Germany
subordinates everything. 1t is resolved.
far as concerns Aerican subjects, to have
! those rights respected.
THE essence of the note is, first. meas
uTcS required Dy humanity must De TAKEN.
| and afterward, if it is desired, will come
discussions of a new regulation of naval
| warfare. II Germany insists on putting
| herself outside the pale Of humanity. she
will suffer the consequence
Likens Bryan to Giolitti.
MILAN, Italy. Friday. June II, Via.
Chiasso. Switzerland. 1920 pm, and
| Paris. June II. 2:45 am. delayed by
Grr-{s
! Sera compares the attitude Of Secre-
tary Bryan to that OF former Premier
Giolitti, leader of the party which
| sought to prevent war with Austria
| 1t says Mr. Bryan's action probably
will have the same effect in America
| that sienor Giolitti's Intervention had
| in Italy. and that it will strengthen
public opinion in favor Of President
Wilson
TT will give him greater power in
this important moment. the newspa-
| ready to lower the prestige and honor
of the country"
Austria Reserves Comment.
ZURICH, Switzerland. June 1.-THE
| retirement of William ]. Bryan as Sec
retary of State has been taken very
! coolly in Austria, judging by the
Austrian newspapers which have
reached Zurich.
These discuss the matter in guarded
| and moderate tones. Generally they
are of the opinion that nothing is like
| ly to happen really to endanger the
relations between the United States
and Germany. The papers say that if
President Wilson really desires peace
Germany certainly will do her best to
aid him, and that in any event it is
better to await developments before
expressing further opinions.