The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
MANY URGE ACTION
BY UNITED STATES
Robert X. Reed Complains Of
"Unequivocal Defiance Of
American Opinion"
G. $. DAWSON OUTSPOkEN

Judged by opinions heard all over the
city Yesterday there has been a great
reyulsion of feeling and Germanys
cause has received setback through
the sinking of the Lusitania. In an
parts OF the city yesterday IL was the
one tonic Of conversation and the Fr'si-
dents warning to be neutral Ill speech
was sometimes forgotten.
In business offices In stores in clubs
theatres and on the streets Germany
was censured Even the war boards
that have gathered In Printing House
square and in other places where war
bulletins have been posted since the out
their arguments thar usual and often
the dsputants resorted TO blows 10 en-
force their arguments.
The newspaper editorials showed a
remarkable unanmity of opinion. but
while these denounced the action. all
urged their readers TO keep cool.
Several letters have been received at
TEE Sun office giving emphatic EXPIRES
SONS of opinion. Robert r. Reed
writes
The sinking OF the Lusitania is de-
iberate. forewarned and unequivocal
defiance OF Americas position. whatever
might have been said for 1t as an alb
stract proposition. An unequivocal de-
fance calls for no parleying. ! believe
the immediate withdrawal OF our AM
bassador and an appeal to neutral ma
tons TO boycott Germany In the name
OF humanity is the best II not the only
course open to us"
T. H. W Ross. president of the Ma
tional Marine League of the L. ;. A,
writes:
Are we never to have proper Amer
lean facilities for the ocean transporta-
ton of American lives? Are we forever
TO lean on such broken reeds as the
Titanic and Lustania? Is the flower
of the American civilization TO be for
ever at the mercy of the contingencies,
exigencies and vicissitudes OF foreign
nations. in whose quarrels. ambitions
and policies We have no part"'
Charles Stewart Dawson has written
letter TO Robert Lansing. Counsellor
OF the state apartment. Washington,
He says
"Gernany. since she practices H. has
beyond contradiction taken the position
that the torpedoing without warning OF
PASSENGER vessels belonging to nations
with whom she is at war is a permits
sible act of war as tending both to Great e
terror and also to hamper and impede
the ordinary conduct Of the affairs ard
therefore initiate asainst-the resource
OF her enemies \ part of that ordinary
intercommunication between other peo-
pies OF the earth and Germanys enemies
which is necessary for their prosperity
and which therefore as military ma
rEuvre' Germany would SO far as pos
sible prevent. diminish and discourag &c
Is the free passage back and forth OF
the citizens of neutral nations. Any act
done by Germany which tends to or is
intended 20 accC mplsh that result is
therefore an act of war within the Ger.
man definition.
at follows that the act OF the German
Embassy IN publishing broadcast in the
t'rited states simultaneously with the
sailing OF the LuSltauia Of a warnina
to American citizens not to travel be.
tween England and the United States
en- any E. glish vessel was an act OF
war tMore Germanlco) ard that the
territory 90 the United States was thus
used as "a base Of war The same ad.
vertisement has appeared in the press
again to-day. It Is a repetition Of ar
act OF war within the United states and
repetition Of the use Of the territory
OF the United states as "a base q war.
II is also the most recent Of a long serle.
OF acts o: war using the territory OF
this neutral nation as a base whict
have been committed by Germany TIL,
permitting thereof by US is an unneu
tral act.
"A failure on the part OF the Chic
Executive { take actual measures I,
prevent such acts Of war with the ter
rtory OF tie United states as their has,
tends directly 10 emhroil this countr'
with other nations and To involve thin
country IN responsibilities hereafter
would therefore. unless tho reas min.
Is defective Al some point constitute
high misdemearot within the purviov
o. Article >, Section I az the Constitu
ton Of the United states relating to tn
removal Of the chief Executive"