Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-21

The following selections Of editorial
comment upon the sinking Of the
Arabic, apparently written under the
assumption that there were no miti-
eating circumstances to justify the
action Of the commander of the Ger
man submarine. are from a large num-
Der sent out by the Associated Press:
New York Evening Post: 1t is use
less to heap words 10 show how criti-
cal is the situation The
whole tale is not yet told, but enough
is known to prove that the command
er OF the submarine acted in defiance
CT tla, distinct warning given by
President Wilson 1t is pos
sible the German authorities may
apologize.
No one imaEines President Wilson
viii think for a moment of retreating
from the positions taken by him The
only question is in what way he will
fulfill his pledge. to omit no word or
act
Brooklyn IN. " Eagle: Assuming
that all the circumstances are as re-
ported. the first step he (the presi-
denD must take. a step that can no
longer be avoided without national
abasement and humiliation, is to send
COJtt Won BernstOrf out Of the
country and simultaneously recall Mr..
Gerard from Berlin After that con-
SEtSS COu4u Wen De assembled 10 pTO-
vide for whatever may be forced upon
US.
Boston Transcript: In twenty-nine
days the United States resolved the
answer of Germany. It was carried
by the torpedo which sunk the Arabic.
We called upon Germany to elect
which course it would follow toward
US. anS-et has elected that which Pres
ident Wilson aptly characterized as
deliberately unfriendly."
Should the president (thus) sever our
diplomatic relations with Germany
his course would reflect the sentiment
OF the AmericaD people, a people tired
of -supine submission" and Of a
correspondence as prolonged as it is
fruitless.
Chicago Journal: The sinking Of
the Arabic is exactly the same sort
Of piracy as the sinking Of the Lusi-
tania, with the added aggravation Of
being needless. The German COM
mander could have stopped the great
liner and given her people a chance
for their lives without losing his
prey. Whether the American gov
erument should break off diplomatic
relations with Germany over this oc-
currence must be decided by Presi-
dwent Wilson and Secretary Lansing.
not by any newspaper. But frankly
the journal can see no use in arguing
about neutral rights and humane
! duties with the Hoheneollern court
Indianapolis News: The question is
not whether American lives were lost
though that would asgravate the Of
fense-but whether they were put to
/ jeopardy" by the sinking Of the Ara
bic. The questions to be determined
are whether the Arabic was torpedoed
without warning and whether the
Arabic herself received a summons to
| stop and refused to heed it.
indianapolis Star: Judgment will
! have to be withheld until the full de-
| tails Of the sinking Of the Arabic be-
come known. but there is no question
| that grave crisis confronts the
United States IL American citizens
lost their lives on the ill-fated ves-
sell
Minneapolis Journal: BY sinking
| the Arabic without warning. Germany
| has given the United States final no
| tioe Of her determination to persist In
| the role Of an outlaw nation. She has
united the civilized nations against
| her.
St Paul Pioneer Press: No one
believes Germany means Intentionally
| TO anrOnt the United States but the
pursuance Of her naval policy toward
| pa assengeT ships. regardless Of the fact
| that Americans may be among the
correct that the Arabic was tOrpedoed
cares little whether We are affrOnted
or not.
Portland OreROnians The attack on
the Arabic is "A challenge definite ana