The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-06-02
Topics In Brief

The German apology: Sorry but
I'll do II again Philadelphia Ledger
Dernburg wants safe conduct on the
high seas flor Dernburg New
York Evening Sun.
The President believes also that na-
lions can be TOO proud not to fght-Phil
delphia North American.
Whatever comes in the shape OF
trouble. it will certainly not bear the
made in America" label.-Chicago
Herald.
Mexico's useful role was TO give the
United States the drill and exercise il
forebearance that it needed Chicago
Daily News.
Now is the time for American either S
one and all. 10 see America first, la, t
AID all the Chicago Herald.
If that's note. the Kaiser sincerely
hopes Mr.. Wilson will lever write him
letter-Boston Transcript.
Possibly Germany's idea was to take
advantage of US while T. r. was IT, q
up in Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
There are something's worse than war
and, then again, there are something's
better, as President Wilson limited at
Philadelphia Chicago Herald
If the Lusitania. as DIR. Dernburr
says: was a British auxiliary cruiser
why did not the German embassy pro-
test to the United States and cause the
ship to be Springfield Re
publican.
Dernburg wants the United States
TO give him safe conduct on the sea, anc
he can wager his whiskers that that is
precisely what we propose 10 do for him
and everybody else on earth.-BosIon
Transcript.
Have you noticed that DIR. Dernburg,
who says Germany has proved THAI
Britannia no longer rules the waves,
asks US to get Great BriLiqn's permits
sion for him to go home?-Philadelph
North American.
Elf Germany has department of real
intelligence" in this county, it should
report the action of the Connecticut man.
ufacturers, who, as result of the Lus-
itannia, disaster, have determined to
make all the ammunition possible fer
the Allies.-WaIl Street Journal
One fairly good argument for peace
with this country is It's last census re
Washington Post.
But who held the Minister of Foreign
Affairs while Mr. Gerard read the note
to him?-Boslon Transcript.
Don't rock that boat, they are say
ing at Washington. Which is a good
advice. And don't torpedo it.-Toledo
Blade.
Americans who contemplate a tour OF
Europe might find it safer to pass the
summer in Mexico.-Chicago Daily
News.
In a nutshell, the proposal is change
the freedom of the seas from the YER
tical to the horizontal = Washington
Post.
1t looks as if young Tirpitz might sue
coed General Weyler in American af-
fection.-Columbus Dispatch.
On account of possible slides and for
other reasons the fleets trip through
the Canal may be postponed Washing
ton Post.
You see, Germany, it isn't as if you
wouldn't still have the British Navy
for your submarines to practice on
Boston Transcript
If tho KaicQr n tho prpSi
dents note as a scrap of paper, the
United States will be right there with
scrap Philadelphia North American
In discussing the sale OF munitions il
should be borne in mind that Uncle's
Sans shop is open to all corners, but he
maintains no delivery service.
napolis Star.
To say that the Lusitania had ''ample
warning" is misuse of languages; what
it had was threat that it would be
sunk without warning The two things
are as different as can we'll be- Spring
field Republican.
The sinking of the liner is equivalent
to naval defeat, and perhaps one result
of the accident will be collaspe in Amer
lea of faith in England and greater re-
gard for the German Vienna
Neue Freie Press.
Some practical joker on the wire sent
a cable dispatch saying the German
school children were given holiday
the day after the Lusitania sank. fIe
might have also included all other coun-
tries, as the day after was Saturday.