Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-20
Question Of the Continuation o1
Friendly Relations Rests
Entirely With Him.
President Wilson's note to
Germany was editorially COM
mented on throughout the
Unitd States with distinct
praise and appreciation.
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Washington, May 15.-Whether or
mot the United States is to continue
on friendly relations with Germany
hinges on one mans position.
That man is Emepror William.
Official Washington believes that
with Americas last word condemning
German methods of submarine war
fare delivered to the Berlin foreign
Office the military party in the father
will demand that President Wilson's
request be contemptuously rejected.
1t is the kaiser, however, who will
have the last word.
1t is known that the president. his
cabinet members and unofficial ad=
.visers are hopeful that the kaiser
finally will prevattss.,s .,s q - = r.
There is q gravity H., ofcial quar-
ters at Washington that has been alb
sent since the stirring days imme.
diately following the blowing up of
the Maine and when American blue
jackets and marines we're battling in
the streets of Vera Cruz.
WILSON SOLE AUTHOR
OF NOTE TO GERMANY.
The latest American note to Ger
many, signed Bryan" but represent
ing the final word of President Will
son himself, abounds in assurance of
long continued friendship and ex-
presses the belief that many Of the
unfriendly German acts complained
of resulted from misconstruction of
orders to submarines. Stripped, how
ever, of all this verbiage, made neces-
sary by diplomatic usages. the note is
first demand and, secondly, a threat.
American citizens act within their
indisputable rights in taking their
ships and in travelling wherever their
business calls them upon the high
seas, and exercise those rights in
what should be the we'll justified con-
fdence that their lives will not be
endangered by acts done in clear vio-
lation of universally acknowledged
international obligations, and certain.
ly in the confidence that their own
government will sustain them in the
exercise of their rights
Such is the Wilson Administrations
new declaration Of independence.
Americans are to go where they
have legitimate business, and they
are to have thei- home governments
protection. This affects all countries.
CITES VARIOUS ACTIONS.
DONE CONTRARY TO RULES
So far 90 Germany is concerned,
however, the United States has gone
much farther. Rather At the notes
outset the Falaba, Cushing, Gul1ight
and Lusitania incidents are cited as
constituting series Of events which
the United States has observed with
growing concern, distress and amaze
ment."
These acts are characterized direct
ly as $50 absolutely contrary to the
rules, practices and the spirit of mod
ern warfare that the United States
cannot bring itself to believe that they
could have the countenance or the
sanction Of the imperial government
That is Americas position today.
It believes German submarines ran
amuck through the misdirected zeal
Of the Berlin admiralty and of squad
ron commanders. 1t holds the olive
branch out to Germany in asking her
to disavow such acts. Yet it is mo-
20 much the past in which the United
States Is concerned. The confident
position is taken that the German
government will see the error OF the
past and will make ,reparation so ia,
~ American citizen4. are coz ee:Red !;
60 much for the past.