Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-29
Thursday, July 29, 1915.
QUE INEVITABLE WAR POLICY.

OUR INEVITABLE WAR POLlCH.
 It has taken three vigorous diplomatic notes and nearly six months of free unanimous expression ican people to impress Germany with the fact that our government meant what 1t said its of Feb 10. That document was our first protest against Gemanys announcement of her plan destroy without warning. any merchant found in a prescribed war zone' which she presumed to draw around the Of Great Britain and France
 In that note, government declared that "it would be constrained to hold the German government to a strict accountability their naval author ities, take any steps it might be necessary to take to safeguard American property and to American citizens the full enjoyment of their acknow edged rights the high seas"
 In reply Germany on Feb 16 agreed with the principle of international law that is supposed guarantee the safety of neutral shipping But pleaded struggling for her exstence". and so obliged to wage a ruthless submarine campaign against British ship ping also that, because British ships misusing the American hag could not guarantee to respect the flag.
 After seysra weeks of illegal attacks enemy mer- chantmcu and on three American merchant men, came sinking of Inc Lustania, with the killing of more than 100 Americans. Six days latter May
 
 enment to a strict accountability" demand "repsraton so as reparaton possible for injuries which are without measure" He added the momentous announce ment that the United States would mot omit any word or act necessary to the performance of it's sacred duty of maintaining the rights of the United States it's citizens.
 Germany answered May 3O pleading that the Lusi carried cannon, and therefore might properly be considered an armed cruiser that German commanders are no longer able the customary regulations of the prize law" that Germany believed she was acting in justified sefdefense in using any what ever to destroy ammunition en route to the enemy.
 the second Lusitania note June TO- the presi dent denied officially that the Lusitana was armed peated his solemn warning" in behalf of an offended nation and explained that the United States "con tending nothing less high than the rights of humanity"
 On July Germanys last and most disapponitinl response definitely denying responsibility for the Eusitania crime and refusing reparaon and proposing plan by which Amercan citizens and goods might the Atlantic with mpunity under certain strict condi uons prescribed by Germany
 On July 2l President Wilson delivered to Germany what may be considered our last on subject H refused without discussion Gemany's humiating pro posas for limiting of the sea; he declared that this nation is determined maintain its rights a neutral the high without compromise and a any cost", and will be accepted deliberately uu friendly act"
 Our government has steered absolutely clear am consistent course from its first word the controyer to its last It has held to the point regardless of Ger eyasons, bubbles and threats. It has stood fo American rights an the firmly because those right arc also the rights of all other neutrals and of a humanity.
 this whole the President has the united SUI port of all true Amercans-the few disoyal ones, move by alien inspiration may be dsregarded
 We do know what the outcome will belt rest with the German government. But whatever comes, h nation is prepared do ts duty in the consciousness that is eyerasungly right and could not do oherwis than has done without sacrificing the ideals of 1l years and betraying the cause of civilization.