New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-05-11
President Declares He is Thinking
Of the Cain Some People
are Trying to Raise
Sen. Stone, Chairman Of, Foreign Relations
Committee, Says He is for peace With
Honor La Toilette Against War

fI0THldHy " Gnu rHcI SuUHldIIAC wal
fare against unarmed merchant ships
carrying non-combatants.
Message to Kaiser.
In some quarters the suggestion
was made that the president might
forego the usual means Of diplomatic
correspondence and address a mes
sage in person to Emperor William.
It was pointed out by persons hither-
to in the presidents confidence that
he might first try to prevent a recur-
renee Of such an attack as that made
on the Lusitania, taking up SUISSE
quently the question of reparation for
the loss of American lives. g
Germany's disavowa1 of any. inten-
ton to destroy American lives was
looked upon by many officials as sig
nificaIt of Germany's desire to main
tain friendly relations with the United
States and shat her main purpose was
to terrorize Great Britain and para
I'VE trans-Atlantic travel
sixteen Bodies Recovered.
Queenstown, May 11-Sixteen
bodies were brought into ,aueenstown
this afternodn by a tug chartered by
the Ch1nard Line. None of the bodies
have as yet been identified, XII
The. bodies are those of nine men,
five women, a boy and a girl. They
We're floating with life-belts twenty
miles east of che scene of the disas-
lter. ......5i
Bodies Greatly Dcteriorated
i All the bodies have greatly deter.
iorated and in consequence identifi-
cation, will be slow. s
The tugs decks were Uttered with
deck chairs and other wreclSage from
the Lusitania.
Watching United States.
Paris May IL, 6:35 a. n.-while
the press continues to display intense
interest in the sinking OF the Lusi-f
.tania, the discussion in editorial
columns is now turning more towards
the political side of the tragedy and
the probable attitude Of President
Wilson, Much curiosity is displayed
rs to what will be the decision of the
Washington government The Matir
believes the least the United States
tcould do would be to expel the Ger
man ambassador
s4 Not Afraid Of u. S. .e
London, May IL, 1881 a. rn.-T.lo
principal themes of editorial discus-
advocacy of drastic treatment for
Germans in Great Britain and curios-
ity as to what action the United States
will take in reference to the Lusitania
disaster go
Sir Valentine Chirol, writing in the
Times, attributes the German subma-
srine activity entirely to Albert Bal
lin, director-general of the Hamburg-y
American Steamship Line who for
years has been one of Emperor VIII
lian's most trusted advisers in all
questions of maritime policy. Sir
Valentine declares Herr Ballin dis
suaded Gerniany's ruler from goiig to
war in 1912 over Agadir, because tho
German submarine was not then de-
veloped to a point, where it could ex-
act effective reprisals from the British
mercantile marine
Discussing the attitude Of the Unit
ed States toward Germany, the Times
says it docs not complain because
Of the lack ofavigorous action at
Washington, but says: I'VE are con-
cerned only to make the British peo-
pie understand they must not look to
the United States nor any other ex-
ternal factor, but must rely upon
themselves and their allies What
ever prompted the sinking of the
Lusitania, it means that the German
nation is so confident of ultimate vic
tory that it does not care in the least
what the United States may say or
do H
Disaster Arouses Australia.
Sydney, N. S. W., via london, May
IL, 1928 a. m.--"The deep Indignation
felt throughout Australia at the sink
ing Of the Lusitania should find i'm
mediate expression in increased par
ticipation in the war" was q state
ment contained in resolution adopt
ed yesterday at the conference Of Aus
tralian premiers.
The conference also agreed to the
suggestion of Premier Holman of
New South Wales that recommends
ton be made to the imperial govern
1nent that Great Britain shall not
agree to any peace terms which do not
guarantee that officers of the Gernnar1
admiralty responsible for the orders
given submarines be handed over for
trial before British judges, charged
whit murder on the high seas