The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-12
ENGLISH VIEW OF
 AMERICAN NOTE

London, June 12-02:5O a. m.)-The Lon don morning newspapers, in their edi- torials on the latest American note to Germany while remarking on it's extreme courtesy, combined with firmness. all seize upon it's essential point, that there can be no further negotiations until as- surances are forthcoming that American lives and American ships will be safe guarded.
 Notice is taken by the newspapers of the full opportunity that is given Ger | many, as some of them express it, Ito save her face" and some measure of l surprise is expressed why MT. Bryan should have considered 1t necessary to resign as Secretary of State after hav- ing signed the first note.
 The Daily Telegraph says; 1 "The spirit of the second note Is ex- 1 actly that of the first and 1t leaves us to wonder even more than we did be- fore why MT, Bryan thought 1t neces- sary to resign There is nothing of a mandatory character in the note; nothing that the most fervid imagination could l construe into a challenge or ultimatum I The tone throughout is not only diplo- matic but friendly The phrases are those of appeal and warning, rather than of l stern denunciation.
 l "To have been content with anything | less than the assurances demanded would l hardly have been consistent with the self respect of the American nation. We are | certain that a great majority of the Amer jeans will give whole hearted support to their President in the dignified position l he now has assumed
 l Discuss Bryan's Resignation l The Daily News discusses the American note to Germany in an editorial based on the supposition that the demand foi assurances was what caused the resig- nation of Secretary of State Bryan. The News questions whether Mir. Bryan's n- 1 ference, as the paper puts it. that Ger many will reject the demands is sound and whether. if it is sound. the situation arising could have been avoided by any conduct of negotiations which did not in volve the betrayal mot of American | rights only but of the rights and hopes of humanity"
 The editorial continues:
 | There is no reason yet to believe that the President throughout the dealings | with Germany, has sought peace with ths | steady coolness and high purpose habitua | to him, despairs of success. The phra S. l ing of the note is as little provocative az | conceivable.
 "The German government cannot be un. l aware of the tremendous additional hand icap which the entry of the United State, into the struggle would mean for Ger many The attacks of the German pres. on America reflect the view of the Der 1 lin government but even supposing tha war should ensue, what other course wa! open to the President? He Is not rislxins
 war with Germany for stiff-necked de l termination to uphold Germa n-A mericar | rights The rights the President is up. holding are the fundamental rights o' humanity, and although the help to tn. allies which the entry of the United States into the struggle would bring would b, dearly purchased by the loss of American neutrality, which is one of the factors in tended to soften the ferocities and bru
 talities of the war there is a price whicf no nation can afford to pay for peace. | Variety of Predictions | Close reading in diplomatic quarters | of the American note to Germany, pre- sented by Ambassador Gerard today l the second since the Lusitania was I sunk brought out a variety of predic. 1 tions and views as to the manner il which Germany would reply. There wa. a general feeling of confidence how. l eyer that Germany would accept some
 
 posely included in the note by tn. | American government so as to mal<, possible a friendly settlement
 | Much importance was attached to In, statement of the willingness of tn, United States to exercise its good of fices as between the belligerents in an,
 attempt to come to an understandine
 by which the character and condi
 tions of the war upon the sea may b, changed" This. it was believed in man, quarters might result In a correspond ence that might ultimately lead t, peace negotiations. It was learned too that copies of the American not [ 10 Germany had been cab1ed to tn American embassies at London Paris
 Petrograd and Rome for the irforma
 ton of the ambassad dors there. an, that copies would be deposited witt f the respective foreign officers at thos capitals.
 Will Reject Farley This procedure enables Great Britai , and her allies to take cognizance O
 the virtual invitation of the Unito
 States to the belligerents to make sug
 gestions affecting maritime warfar
 and it is suggested that out of it ma grow a modus vivendi or temporar
 arrangement whereby the rights Q
 neutrals or belligerents would not D given up during the progress of tn | war. but changes effected so as to nit ieate the terrors of the conflict an afford safety to noncombatants am
 ncutra1s on the nigh seas.
 The resignation of Mr. Bryan be
 cause he believed the note to German
 might lead to hostilities is facto
 which high officials here regard a