The Alaska citizen., 1915-05-17


expressed only his personal views.
He said there Was such thing As
being TOO proud TO fight. We should
think first. be said. no, only OF
America, but OF humanity in gen
eral. and peace. He implied that
/, would BE- the policy Of the ad.
BY peaceable means. Of the injustice
OF sinking the Lusitania. Americans,
be said. must be an example 10
the world. Humanity first. was the
keynote Of the speech In conclu-
sion. he said tina, whatever steps
were taken - the United States
mus, have the good Of humanity as
their object
Many OF those present believed
that the President, had indicated the
policy tina, would be adopted with
regard 10 Germany. but before the
executive lief, the platform he de-
clared that the question had not yet
been se,,led-thA, no policy could
be adopted until further informa-
ton had been obtained.
LONDON PAPERS PlEAsEO
LONDON, May lin comment
ing on the Philadelphia address OF
President Wilson. the leading after
noon papers Of this city commend
the attitude OF the executive. They
say tina, he will be no less = man
If the American nag is nailed to
the mas, OF peace. They character
re his peaceful attitude A. cour
ageous In the face Of trying circum
stances. rather than cowardly. Sew
eral Of the papers suggest that
Americana cannot 90 too slowly in
keeping on. Of the terrible conflict
EXAMINE VESSELS.
NEW YORK. May 12 Seventy
United States customs inspectors ar"
At Hoboken making an examination
OF the many German steamships
which ARE interned there 1t Is
stated that the inspectors made the
visit following the receipt OF tele-
graphic advices from Washington.
MAIL LOST.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. May l2,--
The 81 sacks OF mail which went
down with the Lusitanis was the
first L. S. mail lost since tina com
nercement Of the war
HOPES FOR cALMhESs
BALTIMORE. Nd. May ls.-Car
dinsl Gibbons. in a Statement, given
on; this afternoon. urges prudence
and caimness in the present Amerl
an crisis.
THREE VESSELS ON WAY.
NEW YORK. May l2.-There are
route ACROSS the Atlantic at the
prcsen, time 10 destinations which
will take them through the war
zone.
DAVE MADE MAYOR
OAKLAND. Cal, May l2,--Johu
Davie has been elected mayor OF
this city.
1AFr pRA,sEs WILSON.
PHILADELPHIA. Nay l2.--In an
address, delivered in this city today,
former President TAT, urged the peo-
pie OF the United States to be calm
snd patient. He expressed the
;restest confidence in the judgment
II presiden, Wilson. declaring thai,
lis great Influence over tie people
nd their belief in him would save
the country no matter what policy
| Nigh, be adopted War, he said.
WAS something not to be undertaken
lightly. and he expressed the hope
.ha, the necessity for entering the
conflict would not arise.
AMERICANS ARE WARNED.
LONDON, May 1s.-According to
idvices received In this city from
Berlin, Americans intending 10 leave
Germany have been warned not TO
30 TO England within TIE next fort
night. for the reason that the Ger
mans are planning q Zeppelin raid
on Il big scale The receipt Of the
news has caused much uneasiness
n this city.
SHOOTS HIMSELF.
NEW YORK, May IL Otto
F1eischman, a wealthy vehicle man
ufac,urer, shot himself with suicidal
intent and Is now In precarious
condition F1eischman went to an
obscure hotel 10 end bis life and
bis Identity was not discovered IN
I'll he was taken to hospital after
he had tried to take his life.
YANKEES SAVE WOMEN.
kINSALE. May l2.-According TO
the statements OF survivors of the
Lustania disaster many American
passengers on board the ,orpedoed
liner gave their lives In order that
women passengers might be saved
oeen reported.
DEFENDS GERMANS.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn. May IL
Simon Lake, inventor and builder Of
he frs, American submarine, de-
ENDS the attack OF the German sub
marine U-s9 on the Lusitania on the
ground that the commander of the
lnderseas vessel was unable to warn
the passengers Of the liner that an
attack Was about to be made. To
expose himself and his submarine
within rife shot Of the Lusitania
would have been fatal 10 his fr1il
raft. In the opinion OF Lake.
DIPLOMAT UNPOPULAR.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. May IL
There Is the probability that DR..
Bernhard DernburE. the mouthpiece
Of the German cause in the United
States. will be invited to leave the
country because OF his emphatic Ut
terances. His remarks are said to
have aroused the Indignation OF
administration odlcisls.
"TED0Y" WAS oosS.
SYRACUSE. N. r. May la-Ac-
conding to testimony introduced to-
lay ct the Barnes Roosevelt libel
hearing. Roosevelt was A. much Of
a political boss az Barnes August
Belmont and William Sheehan. Dem
ocratic candidate for senator In 1911,
both testified for Barnes. the former
do~1ovSno