New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-11
Springfield "Republican."
German Press in u. S.
Shows Moderate Tone

Comment on the Presidents reply to
the German note made by German
newspapers in this country is notably
mild, as shown by the following ex-
cerpts received by The Tribune:
Cleveland "Waechter und Anzeiger."
The note renews the offer of Undue
ing England to agree'to a change in
her maritime warfare against Germany.
The President evidently has changed
the demands of his former note that
Germany should cease the submarine
warfare altogether. The note seems to
centre on the demand that Germany
shall give warning to merchantmen be-
fore torpedoing them. Our impression
is that Germany will agree TO that de-
mand if England agrees that her mer-
chantmen do not act aggressively if
stopped. Altogether, the note appears
as giving room for further negotiations
and bears no note of finality.
Cincinnati 'Freie Presse"
President Wilson's rejoinder to the
German governments answer to the
Lusitania note does not appear to
change the situation. Berlin had sug-
gested an agreement upon the facts in
the case, whether the Lusitania had
been an armed or unarmed ship. Pres
ident Wilson's statement that the Lusi-
tania was unarmed cannot, per Sc, dis
pose of the German allegation that the
Lusitania had been armed, that the
British Admiralty had recommended
British merchant vessels to arm them
selves and ram German submarines,
nor the fact that rewards for the de-
struction of submarines had been
offered and paid by Great Britain. And
until it has been shown through an un-
prejudiced investigation, as was sug-
gested by eX-Secretary OF State Bryan.
that the Lusitania was a harmless mer-
chant vessel. no demands ought to be
made upon Germany based simply upon
an assumption.
Cincinnati "Volksblatt."
The second note Of the President is
scarcely more than a copy of the first
note. Repetition does not make it more
plausible and persuasive. 0ne-eyed
neutrality is the conspicuous feature
of both notes. In the best analysis the
note of the President amounts to this ::
That Germany must allow herself to
be starved into submission by England,
and cannot be permitted to defend her
self against the attempt, and that Ger
many must allow the British ships,
loaded with supplies, to pass unmo-
Tested.
1t is difficult to see how Germany
can comply with such unfair demands.
but we trust that she will find some
way to satisfy the more than exacting
President.
Baltimore German Correspondent"
As William Jennings Bryan said on
resigning as Secretary of State, the
note that President Wilson yesterday
sent to Germany is an ultimatum. II
demands the stopping of Germany's un-
dersea war against British trade and
against the transportation of British
munitions. 1t insists that belligerents
can use American citizens as shield
| for munition and troop transports, and
the note declares in decisive tone that
the government of the United States
Will protect its citizens in this right.
1t is possible that III spite Of this
things will not come to the worst. for
the note contains a paragraph that re-
fers to possible arrangement be-
tween Germany and England with ref
erence to the undersea wa in which
the United States offers to mediate.