The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-06-14
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we're init alont to indulge 81 scme f8f-
Cher sDeeplstion n regard - 4 etsez.
We happepeb 10 run aeroa2 ~ editorial
Sn the Chicago Herald which coge1s
the eaae ia a'manper that ~ quite com
psehenslye The Herald Ii not 5inzo
ioarnai and aeftker ID Il partisan - ~
pp9lciet, II ~ ipdependeni In pclltiez
and d aIwags enslnently sane ana IA
ia it, treatment of national lssaea
JEe Herald comments a. fSllows.
President WAsa1a's latest nessmse
70 Germany vas gIyen 10 the Ds5iIc
yesterday morning. Il was read aaih
sergpaioas attention trDm cae end 81
fhe conntry 70 the ofhef. II ls safc
10 szy that the fight thought n mIi
Hons of Americans after cofnDIeting
that reading wag What could VII
Bryan have possibly found IN thai 70
make him think duty compelled him
to resign 1t this critical moment ln|
hls cOuntry's bletoryr
The more one thinks about if--fh.
more eIosely onc scanz that temperate.
friendly and fIryn presentation of facts
- indl1putsbIe IN reason ~ they ar
In law the more one realizes the plain
faei that II II our presidents Intention /
nSt % force conflict but to aeea~-s
only sueh respect for American ngath |
~ nation IL bound tO secure or for
felt ite seIfTeepccf the more the won
der q Mr. Bryan's resignation grow
What was Il thai ~ objected u N
strcnuousiy that be feit II better % ii
spr me odi9aB " deserving his chief ~
. supreme moment than even remote
Jy u approve of9 Was b. paIned 81
bic governments expressed gratifica,
ton Al German recognition of the
rights of neutral ships sn an parts 81
the open gea2 Was his conscience dls
turbcd BY the presidents simple baf |
ai'roIutely correct statement With rel
creme 10 tfSs Falaba, that nothing but
actual forcltie resistance Or continued
efforts 70 escape after being ordered
70 stop has ever been held 10 forfeit
The lives vf passeBgers on crews Of
merchant shipsz
Did Mr. Bryan take exception 10 the
presidents statement that the govern
ment Of the United States had die
charged its duty in the case of the
Lusitansa BY seeing that II was not
arrncd--thst II was not practically an
auxiliary cruiser wien II left our
portg Was he Indignant at the state
pent that the sinking 81 passenger
sbiDs without warning involves princi
pies oi humanity as well ~ plain rules
~ international law Was he piquedl
A. the presidents cordial declaration
that thls country would be pleased u
nerye ''ita friends and the world" by
transmitting any representation Of the
German goyetImcnt 10 Great BritaHl
on the character and conditions of war
At sea and vice versa
n i possible that SIR Bryan regards
- bad law. mad humanity OF bad
policy The reiteration of the statement
that this government cannot admit
thai the creation Of n war zone" Dc.
priyes American citizens or American
sbipmaeters Of rights they ponseas M
der international Iaw7 Or was IL the
final paragraph IN which, IL language
AZ free from offenye AZ language can
be, the president asked Germany Tor
assurances that IL would adopt mea
fures 70 put into effect established prin-
cipies regarding the safeguarding Oh
American lives and American ships
'hat rendered abandonment OF bis pos.
Imperative
These questions pass Ia review ever
position taken IN tbe latest note 70
jermany There h nothing IN that
iote 70 which Mr. Bryan has not prev
ougIy affixed his signature There Il
.oihlng IN that note which indIcntea
-'as his appeal printed Friday morning
nsipuics that he Is the safe Hooper
Z the principle of perauasIon While the
president n The champion Of force
lone There is even no repetition Of
he strong phrase a strict ncccpnta.
iliiy' used in the first note The
ocumeit II full Of persuasion. OF
and Of tempered flrmneas
When one considers these unques