The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-24

As aeainst these severe statements there is a feature of the note which is expected to go far toward allay- ing the deep anti i-Amerdcan feeling that is IfkelyT to be aroused in Ger many. The Presidents warning that the United States will contend for American rights on the high seas without co1npronaise and without cost is made to apply equally to Great Rrs4ain as well as to Germany. These rights will be protected from whatever quarter violated'' is the way MT. Wilson puts It.
 There is no doubt that this will be regarded, both in Germany and in the United States as a promise on the part of this government to deal as vigorously and insistently with Brit ish violation of neutral rights on the Uni gh Seas as with those of GeT1na any. 1t often has been asserted that could the German government and people be convinced that the United States goVeru11nent was sincerely fI.y- ing only to assert it's rights and not to favor the Allies as against Ger many much of the resentment ca'us-l ed by the submarine issue would in stantly disappear This expression was deliberately written into the note with this phase of the German a.ti- tude in mind
 7-=- aAnofhr Concd1iafory Feature
 There is still another feature of the note. in which the German Govern. nsnt- may dnd some cause for gratid- cation: The President, in two para graphs written by hss own hand. ad-, yerts to the remarks of the German terest of the two Governments in ---the freedom of fha seas'' and opens the way to Germany to prove the sincerity of her statement that she really de- sires law to prevail during this war
 Declaring that both Governments are contending for the freedom of the seas, the note invites the practical co-operation of the German Govern Fnent tat this time wh hen co-operation
 may accomplish most
 : The President not only echoes the expressed wish of Germany that this object may be accomplished during the present war, but also asserts that 1t can be attained The United States 1t is. declared, holds itself ready to act as the common friend of the beIiger-, ents interested 57l this case
 While these assertions of the reel dents .pesiti on are generally regarded as nfsets 7o the construction th I- she ] Tatted St;lteesis ready to wor1 with Germany in f;1rthering bona. fde proposal for 1cstoring the oose 1lnce of law on the hieh seas by Eng1anG as well as fhy Germany, it is also the opinion here 1fat they are [ 70 edged.
 The Presidents words are com bined with the assertion of this Gov ernment's determination to protect the rights of American citizens at all costs, and in some quarters created the impression that they were in tended to give notice that if the bel Hgerents themselves did not enter Into an arrangement whereby Ameri- can rights would be respected on the high seas the United States Govern pnent would be inclined to take such measures as might be necessary to se- ~cure such rights.
 Likewise the Presidents invitation to Germany to lend practical CO., Operation was interpreted as Strong hint that the best way for Ger many to set about securing her pro- fessed objective is for her to begin by observing the law of the seas her self.
 When these paragraphs of the note were read here tonight it was also feca11ed that the phrase the freedom of the seas" is being used by Ger mans with a very different meaning from that attached to it by this Gov ernment- The German Government Ind particularly it's spokesman here, the German Annbassa dor. has sug- gested, that the United States put aside it's grievances on the submarine Issue in favor of attempting to effect an agreement among the nations Wi14CA SAlAl1 AIlS1kAS lAS SeS1S AIee lO belligerents as well as to neutrals.
 The President, however, in neither his June 0 note nor this last one has many any response to this interpre- tatton of 'the freedom of the seas" but has contented himself with an endeavor to maintain the freedom of the seas as now prescribed by law for the safeguarding of neutral rights.
 It is apparent that this reference in the Presidents note to the freedom of the seasp left 1oophole for another note by Germany. but it is equally apparent that further dis cussfon even along this new line will be impossible unless Germany re- frains from committing any more of fences against American life on @the high seas.