The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-11
OPINIONS ON NOTE
BY NEW YORK MEN
Sentiment Generally Is That
Gcrmany's Reply Is Not
satisfactory.
SOME OF CRITICS HARSH

Following are the opinions Of leading
men in this country on the German
Iots
Chancellor Elmer r.. Brown OF New
York University said The note seems
20 me to be very disappointing in almost
every particular. 1t gives the impress
son that a great deal of 1t Is directed
to public opinion in Germany rather than
IN tho United States. ] cannot find any
thing In II. I hope somebody will be
able to find something In IT,"
Henry l.. Stimson. Secretary Of War
under President Taft. refused to COM
ment specifically on the note. but re-
f,rred to his Carnegie Hall speech OF
June IA. In which he took the ground
that the sinking of the Lusitania was
technically as much a violation OF neu-
trail rights as the invasion OF Belgium.
Maurice Leon. an authority on inter-
national law. at his home at I%rvington-
on-the-Hudson, said Almost two
months ago the United States called on
Germany to make prompt reparation
for the massacre OF its citizens on the
Lusitania and TO give full assurance tina
the lives OF American citizens exercising
their undoubted rights to travel on bel
~ligerent merchant vessels would never
again be wantonly taken. The German
note Just made public rejects both de-
mands.
The President said at the outset that
the American Government shoul not be
expected by the Kaiser's Government to
omit any word or act necessary to
secure compliance with those demands.
IT is fair to say that the President has
omitted no word. Failure I act now could
only be construed by the nations of the
world as meaning that this country has
forgotten how to act.
Little else need BE- said at this time.
Germany's championship OF Government
owned American merchant marine, now
openly revealed. while another proof of
her meddlesome and dangerous interest
IN our internal affairs, hardly deserves
discussion
pr. carl Pfister, formerly president
of the Liederkranz Society, in
ing on the German note said In spite
of all that has been said IL is the duty
Of the German Government to protect
ITS own people and IL own army. The
proposition of the German Government
to the United States to protect the lives
Of American citizens on the seas IL 90
absolutely fair and practical hat any
body who has IN view the welfare Of
the United States can see no reason why
the Government Of the United States
should not accept the conditions"
Frederic Il. Coudcrt of the law Arm
Of 'oudcrt Bros. when reached by tele-
phone at his summer home in Oyster
bay, authorized a one sentence state
ment on the German note. II was: IL
have nothing to say except that it is toe
iuSOlent for
George sylvester VicreCk. editor Of tho
f"hcridId, found the note absolutely
satisfactory. His statement was AS fol-
low Il think the German reply Is "A
noble and inspiring document. 1t is
absolutely satisfactory. Those who md
1t anything but satisfactory can only
he the DULLES cra2ed for war after the
ypo of IA certain oyster Bay politician
ar men who have fallen directly or in
directly under the influence Of the billion
dollar powder trust"
Dr. James II. iIoadley. pastor of the
Greenwich Presbyterian Church. said
~ do not anticipate war-l do not
think that Germany wants war with us
hut am of the opinion hat the Berlin
reply to our note viii do much to in.
tcusify feeling In this country. II cannot
i" satisfactory to any Americans to hav,
tho very immediate demands for the pro-
lection OF ihcir countrymcn on the higf
scaS ignored.
Germany has avoided a discussion Of
the very question which President vii
son has put forward repeatedly anc
urgently, II seem" To me mat she has
avoided " direct answer purposeiy, witt
'H' OBJECT "t gaming tlnc'
Jacob II. Schin declined to express al
opinion ON the German reply.
Ht"rE' W fcrklhS SAD although
nav" READ the note over nut once, !
llnlreSSes me as eVldencins IA desire 81
ferinanys part TO reach some salts
factory adjustment OF the matter. The
Germans appear 10 regard the questions
AT issue as OF serious moment ana u
nave met us III tne spirit III Which ou'