Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-17
VIERECK ARGUES ON
BEHALPOF GERMANS
Editor of Fatherland Takes Issue
with What He Calls the Bryan"
Note to Germany.
SAYS IT HAS GONE TOO PAR

ment made by George sylvester Vie
reck Is transmitted by wire 20 every
German-American daily. and will
appear in the next number OF the
Fatherland:
The country has been carefully
groomed to applaud Mr.. Bryan's
note to Germany as a masterpiece.
As a matter Of fact, IL is not a mas
terpiece, but the most serious blum
der Of shirtsleeve. diplomacy. On top
81 Is all velvet, but IL is castiron un-
derneath. and we are afraid that the
castiron is poisoned. Mr.. Bryan has
not only spoiled the American cass
By overstating Il. but he has brought
the country face to face with civic
discord and foreign war.
I'VE hear that this Is the time when
We must all get behind the prssieent. IL
is. On the contrary. the time when all
patriotic Americans must voice emphatic
ally their disapprovai Of his policy n
they think that his policy is wrous.
Pots BIame on President
III ny our silence now. We permit the
country 20 drift into war. Il viii be too
late TO protest We pride ourselves upon
being a democracy. yet we permit the
president 20 seclude himself for several
days. and then, without consultfng with
the people, take q step which brings us
at once before the greatest dangsr--both
external and internal-that the republic
has ever confronted. N we enter the war.
.aka
of avoiding entangiing alliances; we viii
he drawn into the whirlpool Of European
politics against the wishes OF the vast
majority Of Americans.
II the country were IN imminent dan
ser of a foreign attack. criticism Of the
act OF the administration would not be
desirable. But there ~ no danger Of the
German army leaving it's trenches and
marchins across the OCEAN 10 invade the
United states. II Il equally unlikely
that the American navy WIN succeed
where thu British navy has faiIed.
Mast Diseuss Question.
I'VE have the right to insist upon dis
= cussion before an irrsparabie breach has
been made Many Americans have not
-condemned Mr.. Bryan's n0ta. bocauso
they read II with the impression OF The
AILafuDut
in their minds
"A careful analysis win reveal the wide
discrepancy between the presidents
speech and Mr.. Bryan's note. The sober
second thought Of the people Will con-
firm the opinion that in our protest 70
Germany We have far exceeded our
rights. hfr. nrysn haa not merely stated
our claims. based ON the ioas Of the CALI
light and the Lslaltanla. but he Inns
taken upon himself 70 deny TO Germany
The only weapon that 4 can WELD on the
sea. et@
status OF the Bfsckaae.
EFF we have no right TO deprive Eng
land OF the advantage Il derives from IL
dominion over the sen. VIC have no rfghs
: to if11alr 0ermany,s superiority under
ths sea. Engiands oversees fleet block
AIDES. az a long distance. the harbors Of
Germany. 0ermenys rndcgea fleet block
AIDES. also a. long distance. the har-
Z bofs Of England Every ship that at
tonpfs 70 run the oversoa or the Under
sea Blockade with contrubAnd q war
must bear the risk attaching from times
flnncmorial 70 such an enterprise.
This official announ ,oment Of the Ger
man admiralty makes u clear that u was
not scressen that tina Lusitania would
sink 90 quickly. In fact. the Lusitania
would not have sunk 20 quickly. tut for
me explosion OF the Munitions Of war IN
lie hold. II we permit American pas
sensers 10 embark on floating arsenais
Z In spite OF the German warning. We have
nc right 10 blame Germany for our crimi-
I, nal negligence.
Traffie In Munitions.
Our appeal 10 humanity must read
s like sravesty to those Germans whose
3 brothers. and cons have been slain or
MANNED By ApeFiean hsllets.
( "Rerrniiy tho American Aaohinist
I. printed an advertisement Of q new nas
chine for the preduottoa Of shrapneL In
the advertisement a vas stated that the
enraDuei "a question byrv; into smaller
particles than any other kind Of shrap-
mel. and that the fragments we're poison
ous. The advertisers boosted that there
WAS "a anfidots In existence. ana that
ths soldIsrs wounded by even the smallest
: apllatsv would ole within foW hours.
Z D1d the Lusitania carry snch shrapnels
I'VE DO not knoW. But can we blame
! Germany n II sinks every boat osrryins
10 re enemies such heilish devioes3
would the United States permit such
: traffic TO so on against itself II It could
: possibly help it?' What right have we
! 10 prata Of humanity. while We gain
sordld profit from Instruments Of torture
and MURDER
Attitude Of German Government.
Mr. Bryan claims that he YVES not
ofIkoiaily Apprtsed OF oermany's warn
ing Mr.. Bxyan's memory must be very
short n he has already forgotten the
formal note OF the German government
delivered IN February. in which Ger
many's Intentions with reEard 20 the
war none were clearly Get forth.
il '-rhsre Il no question that Germany is
willing TO meet ns half way. she will
alndoubtedly provide safe conduct TO any
Amsrtean passenger ship bearing a GER
tifioats from the United stasas govern
Enenf or ff0m the German oonsul-general
that n carries no munitions Of war.
Germany cannot desist from her sub
marine warfare 90 long az England
keeps up her Illegal blockade and her
attempt 10 starve Germanys women ana
children. oemanys infnaction Of what
was once International law Il merely a
retaliatory Measure.
No nt9hs 20 Psotest.
We have not taken any action against
England's lawIsssness. We cannot there