New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-01
"OUIBBLE' AND "INSULT"
u. s. PRESS CALLS NOTE

evasion. a pettfogging argument about
minor details The future course OF
the United States is for President Will
son to determine. We believe he will
act with decision.
CHICAGO DAILY NEWS The Ger
man reply does not rise even to the
point of plausibility in its principal
contention that the Lusitania was an
armed vessel The report of Collector
Malone is sufficient reputation. Even
more convincing is the failure of the
German government to protest to
Washington before the Lusitania sailed
from New York, although any facts
tending to prove the charge that Ger
many now makes must have been
known to it at that time.
"Strict Accounting Now"
ATLANTA JOURNAL Germany's re-
ply evades the vital principles at issue
and leaves the United States no alter
native but positive action, unless per-
chance Berlin, at the eleventh hour. re-
considers and accedes to our original
demands. Germany must be, and VIII
be, held to strict accounting.
SEATTLE TINES Since VIC have
been patient to an incredible degree
sion whereby the diplomatic represen-
tatves of the two governments will
find out exactly what are the facts.
ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH Hope
Of satisfactory adjustment, held out
in the German suggestion for arriving
at common understanding of facts as
a preliminary to final settlement, is
diminished by the spirit Of the note.
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL - 1t is
doubtful il any state paper from one
government TO another in recent gen.
erations has ever fallen 10 such depths
of stupidity and prevarication.
BOSTON TRANSCRIPT 1t is not
saying enough to characterize the Ger
man note as disappointing or evasive.
1t is insulting in the implied attitude
of Germany that the United States is
not power demanding prompt consid-
Grafton. The time has come for our
government TO define to Germany
"strict accountability" in the terms
and tones Of an ultmatum.
"Disavows Nothing"
SEATTLE Observation-Disclosures -
Politely but fatty does the imperial
government Justify its war policy. II
disavows nothing. The SACRED duty"
so clearly indicated a fortnight ago by
President Wilson now becomes all the
more sacred and imperative.
SPRINGFIELD STATE REGISTER -
The note is all that this government
could have expected from a nation in
the turmoil of war, although. of course,
not all that this government has
wished for, so far as the conciliatory
attitude Of the German government is
concerned.
TACOMA NEWS From Germany's
standpoint and from ours. il we were
in the German shoes. the German note
is a valid and strong document. From
the standpoint of the neutral idealist
the note is an evasion and misses the
point.
ATLANTA CONSTITUTION - Get
ting down TO the gist Of the note. it at
least definitely settles one thing, and
that is Germany's admission of the in
volatility of neutral shipping in the
absence of contraband of war. Our
ships are free TO go and come as they
please. without contraband cargoes, and
where unintentionally attacked by Ger
man submarines or aeroplanes, Ger
many agrees TO pay the damages.
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN The
impression Americans must receive is
that no ground will be yielded on this
issue except after determined de-
fence OF every act in the least capable
OF defence. There is a stiffness in the
communication that reveals no remorse,
yet by no means is il fatty uncon-
ciliatory or defiant. 1t does not leave
the situation hopeless.