The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-05-25

enhavn have bitter comments, while
in Sweden the strongly pro-German
Stockholm Nya Dagligt Allehanda
writes:
"a cry of horror and indignation
will rise from the civilized world II
Germans have sunk the floating pal
ace solely because it was British, it
was an objectionable crime against
humanity. One can hardly understand
how an officer of the German navy
could be able perpetrate such an act.
We must presume that the Germans
have discovered that there were arms
and munitions aboard But the act
remains, nevertheless, revolving and
horrible"
The Russian papers are Mortified.
The Petrograd Novoye Vremya aetu-
ally suggests that the Allies should
employ "frightfulness" against the
| Germans, the Birzheviya Vyedomosti
claims that the Kaiser should be held
personally responsible, and the Cour-
Ter says:
"The right to punish criminals who
violate the laws of humanity belongs
first and foremost to the great Amer
lean republic America knows well
how to use this right The sympathy
Of the civilized world is guaranteed
her beforehand The world is being
suffocated by poisonous gases of in
human cruelty spread abroad by Ger
many, who in the madness of her
rage. is committing needless, purpose
less and senseless murder solely from
lust of blood and horrors"
Generally speaking, the French pa
pers refrain from offering any advice
to America, and this stand is taken by
such Paris organs as lie Temps, FL
gar, and LIE Gaulois. Other important
Paris journals expect strong line to
be taken by President Wilson, as, for
example, the Matin, Journal des
Debats, and the Echo de Paris. La
Liberte calls upon the United States
to take place among the belligerents
and La Guerre Sociale thus concludes
it's comments:
Brave Yankees who sailed in the
Lusitania despite the German warn
ing, If President Wilson has your
spunk, Bernsdorff will get his pass
ports within twentyfour hours"
LIntransigeant adorns it's tale with
the following moral:
"Will the United States permit Ger
man terrorism to cut her off from Eu-
rope, civil prisoner of Germany?
We can not advise the United States.
The present case only shows the dis
advantage of being a great nation I'M
armed. There is no diplomacy with
out armies, no prestige without the
means of making oneself respected"
Among the journals of the British
capital the liveliest interest in Ameri-
cas- attitude is displayed, and almost
ton, What will America do now?"
The London Daily Mail writes
ITO the American people, who have
suffered from this felon's blow equally
with ourselves, we address no words
of impertinent counsel, but we do ven
ture to offer them, from the bottom of
our hearts, message of profoundest
sympathy We share their indigna-
ton, their loathing and contempt for
the assassins who sneak under the
waters and wage a campaign of muir
der against unarmed and defenseless
passenger ships, merchant vessels,
and fishing trawlers, and we promise
them that, so far as in us lies, the
deaths of these American citizens shall
be avenged"
Similar sentiments are expressed by
such influential organs as The Times,
Morning Post, Daily Telegraph, Daily
Chronicle, and Daily News, but one
and all seem to expect that America
will take swift and vigorous action.
Quite contrary views are held by The
Observer, which in the course Of a
long and interesting leader, remarks:
THE course which the American
people can follow is by no means
clear, and the obstacles in President
Wilson's path are so many and so dan
gerous that no one can fairly accuse
him of pusillanimity if he declines to
take forcible action. We shall certain
ly not rank ourselves among those
who urge the United States to aban-
don their neutrality. Great and grie-
yous as is the wrong done them, we
hold very decidedly that they have
every reason for prudence and re-
straint. 1t would in our view,
be a blunder if they permitted them
selves in moment of indignation to
further the deep-laid plans of Ger
many by picking up the gauntlet
thrown down to them. A man of prov