The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-03
German Reply
Is Too Shifty
To Suit Press
American Newspapers HOLD
Berlin Government Has Not
Met Main Issues.
VIGOROUS ACTION URGED
All Believe Crisis Is Imminent
and Will Stand Firmly Be-
hind President.
VIGOROUS ACTION URGED

American press comment today in
dicates nation wide d]isapproval of the
German reply to President Wilson's
note. Only the american news
papers hold that the Berlin government
has met the issue squarely. The
German American press holds thai Ger
many Is entitled to the information
sought, while the American papers hold
that the German inquiries question the
good faith and ~veracity OF the as
%surances already given that country in
regard to the points raised.
New York IN. " Times: The Ger
man reply Is not responsive to our de-
mand. It does not promote that clear
and full understanding" as to a grave
situation which President Wilson In his
note declared to be desirable. " " .
The manner in which Berlin receives
our representations in regard to the
sinking OF the Lusitania, cannot fail
to create a most disagreeable impress
sion in this country, which the notes
outward form of courtesy will not re-
move.
New York IN. " World; The Ger
man note In esponse TO the American
protest against submarine attacks upon
merchantmen does not meet the issue.
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cere, even pettifOgging. Regret will
be felt everywhere In the United States
that the affairs OF a great people be-
lieved to be friendly a fallen into
the hands OF men capable OF such des-
perate trifling.
Fails to Satisfy.
New York IN. " Tribune: Ger
manys answer to Il governments
protest against the slaughter of its
| kt1.,, naaaF,IIr --l ln-.F1r .1
ing about their business on the high
seas will not satisfy American opinion.
Courteous on the surface as Herr Won
Jagow's communication Is, 1t does not
strike the note which the people OF
this country hoped that 1t would strike.
New York IN. " Press: Berlin's
answer to President Wilson's note is
friendly, gracious and-unsatisfactory
The point as made unmistak-
able In Mr. Wilson'S note Is that the
o Tirpitz admiralty must stop
Strengthening American citizens, wheth-
er in the case Of a G%ulflight or a Lu-
Citania, whether by pairs or scores. The
Berlin foreign office speaks Of a prob
able Misrepresentation on the part Of
our government Az to the real char
acter Of h Lusitania. There is none.
There could be non
New York IN. ~ Herald: Germany
ha ignored the real issue presented by
the American note of May 10. As was
clearly set forth in that historic docu-
! ment, the attitude of the United States
Is not based upon any one Of the series
Of events cited but upon the principle
involved in the method Of warfare in
! which they were Incidents. Tn United
States stands today the champion of
neutral rights n non-cOmbatant hu-
manity. In the case Of Germany versus
civilization the United States holds. a
brief for civilization-and will to the
end. Germany must respect the rights
Of non-combatants travelling upon the
high seas.
One German Papers View.
New Yorker IN. " Herold: The re-
| ply OF Germany shows c~onclusively
that Germany is most anxious to live
at peace with America. That she de-
Sires to be shown where shG Is in the
wrong is but natural and we think fair
minded men will concede that with the
vessel being carried on the navy list as
an auxiliary cruiser the presumption
Is strong that German submarine Of
fcers thought her armed and ready