Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-14
PRESIDENT WILL
. REVIEW FLEET
(By Associated Press.l

government and people of the United
States today turned expectantly to-
wards Berlin, where Ambassador
Gerard had been instructed to present
to the German foreign Office an official
note calling the attention of the i'm
perial German government to the ''un-
lawful and inhunlan" destruction of
the Lusitania, and other violations of
American rights on the high seas. The
German government is asked in the
communication for an explanation of
the acts of it's submarine commanders
in torpedoing the British Lusitania, re-
sulting in the loss of more than hun
dred American lives, and the American
| steamship Gulflight, which act re-
suited in the loss of the lives of two
0r more Americans. Reparation, $50
FAR as raparaticn is possible. is asked
ny the United States. and the note also
declares that this nation expects Ger
many to prevent a recurrence of such
actions.
At the white house officials today
adopted a policy of silence regarding
the situation, it being explained they
felt that any discussion of the incl
dents referred to in the American note
at this time would be both useless and
inoppOrtune, inasmuch as the questioZ
is now before the German government
for its consideration. This policy, it |
was stated, will be maintained strictly |
until the German reply is received. |
This is anticipated within the week
President Wilson will go tonight to |
Jew York to review the Atlantic fleet, !
assembling there He will travel on
board the presidential yacht Mayfiow-
er, and will keep constantly in touch |
with every development of the inter /
rational situation. The big naval re-
view is scheduled for early next week, |
nut ma Y of the giant levathians of the |
feet are already at anchor off Tomp- |
,insville. and will remain there until |
he whole squadron gathers to pass |
before the president. Practically the |
whole the nations submarine flotilla |
will take part in the review and ow-
ing to the prominence recently attract !
cd NV Of SC |
ed to form a feature of unusual in |
crest
Editorial comment on the presidents |
note this morning was quite general |
throughout the United States, practi- |
ally all of the prominent newspapers |
Of the nation taking occasion to COM |
ment the sentiment conveyed in the |
communication. The New York World |
ritely comments that the cOmmunica- |
ion is one filled with cold cuttins |
courtesy that gives added emphasis to |
very word" The York Herald |
says it might have been stronger
night have ben weaker, but will |
serve. The Chicago Tribune reflects
the sentiment prevailing in the widdle
west as follows: The president has
undoubtedly voiced the sentiment OF
he nation toward the protection of
United States marine" interests. Col.
Henry Waterson, writing in the Louis
Vile Courier-Journal, adds his ap-
proval to the presidential policy with
he trite comment that the president
cave little room for parley.'
The New York Staats-Zeitung the
oldest and most influential of the
German American publications printed
in the United States, and which usual
ly reflects the sentiment of German
residents in this country, contained
no editorial comment on the situation
| n today's issue. A news item in its
columns, however, contains the signiti-
cant statement that there never has
been but one flag under which German
| Americans ever fought and there neye"
can be but one flag under which they
will ever fight, and that is the stars
and stripes"