Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-27
ROOSEVELT AND BRYAN.

/ President Roosevelt attacking Presi-
dent wilson Ter bis policy toward
| Germany will cause most people tc
regret that Roosevelt ever was hon
ored with the highest office in the
y ein ~ the nation Colonel Roose-
I yelt wants war az any price. just as
I nrvan wants peace 700 ans price The
vast majority 81 the American people
want peace but not 90 the price Of
tho nations honor
Ia NO respect BIAS American honor
been sacrificed ty tho Wilson admin
isratlon IN its attitude toward the
YER, delicate questions that have
arisen since the European war com
meuted so American right has
boon Yielded 20 the demands of any
nation none viii be yielded
Mr Bryan gave out an interview on
the sinking % the Arabic in which he
borsied Americans for travelling In
the danger zone lle says they Orc
ieopardzIug the peace o. the nation,
land. n they are 80 .ueonsiderate Of
the welfare of the government, why
should this government take into con-
sideration whatever harm may come
10 themg Fortunately people " this
country see the principles underlying
the Lualunlu and the Arabic more
clearly than they are seen by Mr.
Bryan. The greatest mistake made
by President Wilson was to listen 10
Bryan while American lives and prop
orty were being sacrificed by bandits
IN Mexico Had this nation told the
Mcxicans that invasion would follow
further attacks upon the rights Of
Americans the troubles Of the south
ern republic would have ended
quickly.
But colonel Roosevelt is az tho oth-
or extreme from that Of Mr. Bryan.
he thinks this nation should have
gone 10 war 10 punish Germany for
invasion OF Belgium falling In that.
Il should have gone 10 war over the
Lusltania tragedy failing in that we
are pusnlonimous because we do not
declare war on Germany for sinking
the Arabic Mr. Bryan wants all
such matters as the sinking Of the
Lusltunia and the Arabic thought
over for a year
President Wilson on the other
hand. has called the attention Of Ger
many to the Iusitania incident in the
most positive language, and the incl
dent has not been closed. In the
Arabic mptter ne Is waiting tor fun
information, At the present moment
he has only the statements of Amer
lean passengers. who knew little Of
what preceded the torpcdoing, be-
fore him, and The British captains
version. or such version as the Brit
ism censor allowed to pass over the
cables.
The fact that the first reports of
The Arabic were censored gave ground
Tor suspicion that there was some
thing concealed. that the British gov
ernmcnt was not acting frankly i'm
the matter. and Germanys report
was waited for
Germany asked the United states
to withhold action until the facts
could be learned, as no report from
the submarine commander had
reached Berlin.
Furthermore. the German chaneel-
Tor gave out an interview In which
he declared that II the submarine
commander had exceeded his iustrue-
tious evidently the instruction has
been given to submarines not to
ieopatdlze. contrary 10 international
law American rghts--full repuation
would De made.
Whether there shall be- war be
tween thls nation and Germany now
depends entirely upon the mstruc-
lions given to the commander Of the
submarine. We can not make war
on Germany o. amy other nation for
tho disayowed acts Of a subordinate
officer. Offenses justifyug bclhg-
orcney must be OF national commits
sion or omission