Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-18
Sunday, July Is, 1915.
DOES GERMANY OWN rAE seA7


 Germany's long delayed and carefully considered re ply to governments protest against methods warfare has brought keen disappointment It was expected to an understanding of the American a tude and disposition to meet us halfway The nation hoped that Germany would at least disavow the Lus tana and indicate desire to return to humane and legal methods far her submarine policy direct ly affected the United States
 Instead, Minister Won Jagow's note is an almost in credible document evasion insoence unconceaI ed by phrases of mechanical courtesy.
 The thing which aroused this nation to fever heat and the principle of which is regarded as far vital than any controversy over mere property rights the sinking Lusintania without warn ns and the killing of l4Oo people than 100 of them American citizens It with that in mind particularly that President Wilson wrote in his note of May 15: "It Uhe United States governmenD confidently expects that the Imperial German Government win disavow the of which the United States complains they will reparation so as reparaton possible iures which without measure and that they will steps to prevent the recurrence of anything obviously subversye of the principles of warfare" The first German reply making only the untrue com that the usitana was armed ignored that demand, and our government renewed it very earnestly and emnIy" on June 10.
 Now Germany defends that act of assassination the quibbIng and irrelevant ground Britain armed some of her merchantmen and encouraged them 10 defend themselves against submarines, and main tans that the submarine justified in killing 140o noncombatants to give them chance to escape might endangered the score or so of the Y boat
 She adds the mocldng comment that the Lusitana really soudnt have sunk so quickly anyway and makes the absurd and petufoggng insinuaton that the cartridges board that her the bottom rather han tho German torpedo She reaches a climax the astonishing declaration the Lusitania case shows ito what ieopardizing of human lives the manner of conducting employed by our adverseries leads" U is impossible that the United States can be satis fed with such heartless and lawess evasion.
 When it comes To other matters involved the German position just amazing. President Wilson has de cla+ed internationally Americans will surrend CT their nalenabe right sail on any peace ful vessels whether under neutral or begerent flags Germany refuses to admit this right which has never before been questioned and to allow Americans to the Atlantic except neutral ships The pair inference is that reserves the destroy othe passenger ships flying enemy flags she destroyed tho Lusitania without warning.
 If we want to cross the Atlantic she informs us. w must do SO in our own ships Doubtless would be wise thing to do; but We free agents in the matter She is willing to have us operate reasonable number of passenger ships and will even allow us to buy som from her enemies-four to be exactif cant get then in any other way Those passenger ships she us must carry no contraband
 As for American freghters that carry no passengers
 t,,rft mate shipping" In German diplomatic phraseology "lc eiumate" means 'non.oontraband" although neutral ship are legally safe what the cargoes She expect our government give her in all tha there are no contraband goods aboard
 In other words, Germany preends that she owns tn sea- and that Americans have no right sail it exceI by her sunerance She obey international av She puts on us the onus searching ships which b longs 10 her. and assumes the right destroy sh under the American flag she fails to receive assuranC that there is no contraband aboard, although that is absolute disregard of our own rights guaranteed the Geman-Amercan treaties She refuses to apol size tor killing he Americans the Lusnania, and 2 fuses to make reparaton their families.
 The situation serious Unless sGemany quick changes front there apparently nothing for Pre' dent Wilson to do in of the position he has tak' with the solid support of the whole nation, but to cut diplomatic relations with German,