Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-20

have a right to be where they were. but
they had every assurance that their
act" necessary to insure protection to
them in that right. The United States
has demanded of Germany that these
rights be respected.
Is Germany's answer one of open
defiance?
The New York Tribune:
T Deliberately Unfriendly."
In every detail the German attack
upon the Arabic fulfills President VIII
sons definition of an act deliberately
unfriendly" to the United States.
Since this is the case only one road
remains open to Mr. Wilson: there is
only one course that he can follow win
dignity and, with honor. Without de-
lay, further protest, any diplomatic eX-
change whatsoever. the German am
ba ssador in Washington should receive
his passports, the American ambass1-
dor in Berlin should be recalled.
1t is time to have done with nation
which has repudiated every scrap of
international law. 1t is time to have
done with state which has adopted
a policy which is alike challenge to
civilization means.
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The Murder of the Arabic.
The only possible excuse for the tor
pedoing of the Arab is that she was
a British vessel. For sinking her with
out visitation, or, at least, without am
pie notice, there is none whatever. She
was going away from England, not APP
preaching. The cargo she was carry
ing was not contraband. 1t was known
as matter of course to the submarine
commander that she had passengers
aboard, and his intelligence must have
t@Jl l., 0y>y<
among them. Hence. when he sent the
Arabic to the bottom he was inviting
a repetition of the Lusitania crime. a
crime which would not bear repetition.
The Philadelphia Press:
The Arabic Torpedoed.
In the face of the critical condition
thus brought to a sharp focus cool
judgment should prevail among the
Washington may be trusted with the
utmost confidence to deal vigorously
with the grave situation. When the
news came that the Arabic sunk in
death wound. but that eleven boatloads
of passengers and crew were nearing
Queenstown, it was believed that the
liner had been intercepted and proper
ly warned. This would have been in
accordance with recent German prac-
tice.
Capt Finch's positive statement that
there was no warning skaters this
hope. Yet it is hard to believe that
even a German submarine commander
would perpetrate an act that could pc
regarded by our government as "dellb-
erately unfriendly." Secretary Lam
sings words have solemn import in
the language of diplomacy.
The New York Times:
The Arabic.
Our latest note remained unan-
swered, and just as from an apparent
lull in the operations of Germany's
submarines, we had begun to hope that
she would conform in acts and fact to
our representations, comes this new
offense distinguished by no saving
principle from others that preceded it.
That the loss of life was not very much
greater is attributable not to the hu-
mainly of the German commander. but
only to the preparedness and CELEBRITY
of the ships passengers and crew.
We cannot conceal from ourselves
the gravity of the situation to which
this fresh attack gives rise. The rights
of our citizens, in defense of which We
have warned Germany that we should
omit no word or act, have been
stripped from them. The terror of
marine commanders closes to US the
seas upon which we have the right to
travel. Our citizens will be deferred
from going in a lawful manner about
their lawful concerns. They will look
to our government for that protection
and assurance of safety which it has
pledged itself to give them.