New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-15
PUBLIC LEADERS
STAND TOGETHER
BACK OF NOTE
Governors, Senators and
Representatives IndOrSe
u. S. Protest.

Governors of states and Senator'S and
Representatives of the United states
Joined Yesterday in indorslng the attl-
tude of President Wilson as expressed
in the American note to Germany: 70
litical differences were waved ASIDE IN
discussing the situation and all de-
clared the people would stand by the
President in any outcome.
THE President has sounded note
Of decision and deliberate CONVICTION
which will be heard around the world
said Governor Willis OF Ohio. ne
American people. devoted as they. are TO
peace among nations, Will sustain MIN
in his decision
This was typical Of the comments
made bv numerous state executives VINO
sCreed with Governor Samuel VI. Raj
sion of Indiana, that the note TO Ger
many was CLEAR, firm and dignlted,
and "as vigorous as il was convincing.
Among the Governors who Endorsed
the administration protest were David
I Walsh of Massachusetts,, Woodbridge
\. Ferris OF Michigan, Charles Hen.
derson OF Alabama, Locke Craig OF
North Carolina, George W. Hays OF
Arkansas, P. L. Goldsborough OF Mary,
land. Edward F. Dunno of Illinois and
Arthur Capper Of Kansas.
Endorsed by Senators.
"The right word at the right time"
IN. comment of Senator Alice Pomer-
one. OF Ohio, who is a member OF the
FOREIGN Relations Committee, expressed
tho opinion of most of the Senators
who talked about the note. Among
these Senators were James ID. Phelan,
Of California; william Alden Smith, OF
Michigan: ". s. Kenyon, of Iowa;
Charles S. Thomas, OF Colorado, and
Thomas y. Catron, of New Mexico.
Senators who failed to agree with
this view of the note were Gilbert NJ
Hitchcock. of Nebraska, and John u.
Works, of California.
personally" said Senator Hitchcock
81 should not be willing to go 70 war
for the purpose OF securing TO amer
can citizens the right to travel In tne
war zone on an English ship loaded
with arms and ammunition
at would be much better for Us 70
stop sending munitions OF wal 20 the
beliigerents," said Senator Works'
Praised by Champ Clark.
Sneaker Champ Clark issued state
ment, in which he said:
The American note on the awful
tragedy Of the Lusitania Will attract
world wide attention, not only by res,
SON Of the gravity of the situation ana
the inheritance of the subject matter,
hut also by reason OF the clear form
and dignified statement of the case.
I'm all human probability II Will
rank as a great state paper. u goes
without saying that the situation IS
exceedingly ticklish, and, while many
Of our people are prone 10 look upon
/ dinlomacy as Of little value, neyerthe-
less the fact remains that diplomacy
has hitherto ironed out several quar-,
rels and entanglements which seemed
70 presage our entrance into the WAT
| have no doubt that President VII
son will succeed IN preserving peace
with honor.
"The last sentence in the note, as
sorting the ADMINISTRATORS determine
tion to maintain the rights Of Amer
ica and Americans, will be most gen
erouslv applauded. One thing IS GER
tain-the American people WILL sustain
the President in this crisis, for they
doubt not his ability or his patriot
ism"
Representatives Allen T. Ireadway
and Augustus =. Gardner, OF Massa-
cbusetts. and Cyrus Cline, OF Indiana
vere some Of those who Endorsed the
Presidents attitude.
Numerous societies and organlza-
,ions in various parts OF the country
sdop,ed resolutions deprecatiIg war
except as last resort, bu: warmly
commencing President Wilson's course
thus far and pledgng him their sup
port in UNFOLDING the righJ Of AmeH-
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