Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-05-14
A Chorus Of Indignation

the press unite IN the oplnlol
that the act of the German
government was dastardly in it.
self and worse than useless look
ed at even from the standpoint
of military operations.
Without warning, without
cause! and without Justification,
hundreds of non-combatantS,
women and children, over a
hundred Of whom were Ameri-
can citizens, have been hurled in
to eternity.
Ruthless, cold blooded, whole
sale murder" says the kinston
Free Press and adds that Ger
many should be made to pay the
price for this catastrophe. '
The United States since war
was declared has in her every
word and act endeayored whole ;
heartedly and earnestly to follow
the true course of neutrality.
But she is not called upon to
sacrifice her independence, her
own self respect, nor to stand
passively by and see her sons
murdered in such high handed
fashion" declares the Charlotte
News.
We have arrived at a stage
where we must have a clearunder
standing with Germany as to the
future" says the Baltimore Sun
and goes on to state that the
sinking of the Lusitan'a will
in itself have absolutely nc eff
feet on the fortunes of war but
will increase British ardor and
stimulate British recruiting a
hundredfold and it will show the
people Of the allied countries
that they have nothing to hope
from German generosity or
mercy in case of German sue
cess. The effect on neutral
countries will be to still further
intensity anti-German feeling.
The New York World recalls
No other instance in which a
great nation has deliberately
elected to become an outlaw. y
The New York Herald states
that Americans had the right to
go by any steamship they chose.
They had the right to protection
by this government. Ne govern
ment can long last that does not
protect its own citizens.
No episode Of the war has
startled and arousedpub opinion
IN this country in greater degree.
That it was premeditatcd we
know that it!was reckless of in
nocent -combatant lives We
are sure; and 'dastardly' is the
word on millions of American
lips this morning says the New
York Sun.
The New York Times insists
that Nov that we are warned
hat Germany has resolved to
wage war in disregard of the laws
If God and man, like a MALAY
'unning amuck, we know what
10 do. The time for protest has
passed. 1t becomes now our duty
as a nation to demand that Ger
many shall find means to carry
IN her war without putting our
citizens to death. 1t may be said
hat in this demand we should
,all upon Germany to surrender
Ter right to fight her enemy in
Ter own way. 1t is precisely that
Her own way is that tigerish fe-
'ocity of which neither her neu-
rails nor her enemies have believ-
I'd her capable. Beyond the pale
If law she has no right, and she
vent far outside of all law when
'he prearranged and executed
he destruction of the Lusti-
.ania. F"
According to the New York
evening Post the President
hould demand full disavowal
if the lawless and inhuman act
# the commander of the German
ubmarine, with a promise of
omplete reparation. +"
"A premeditated, deliberately
lined assault in plain defiance
t the well established rules of
avail warfare as recognized by
il civilized governments when
he war began and in entire