Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-07-15
SITUATION AGAIN
BECOMES SERIOUS
TIE GERMAN NOTE RECEIVED IA
WASHINGTON ooss sor
SATISFY osxsNrs
ISSUES RAISED syApep
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Wsshtngton.-officsal Washington
axes a grave view of the situation
produced BY Germany's r=fzs.r "a
meet the demands Of ths Uuif-f
stsfss growing cut Of the sinking AZ
me LnsstaniA- with a loss of more
than 100 Americans.
Upon President Wilson rests N.
burden Of deciding the policy which
ne United States Is TO follow- Quiet
" and carefully as ls cunsiderfnR the
Situation il vas stated at ths whf<.
Hcase- amer telephone eoumuniea-
ions with he president az Cornish.
~ d. and the country nav sxperr
him n act with -delIherarson a well
- trnness~ when he has examined
al phases Of the problem
What action the United States VII
take officials could not predict win
certainty Some of those who have
been familiar With the presidents
point Of view and with the details of
the present situation. however. point
ID cut thar there seemed % - but
one course open WITH dixnfty and
honor 70 the United Sszsss-ths esn-
crued Assertion and exercise of me
rights az nsut-als OF the aIgn seas IN
scrur44ncs with he esrahltshed grin
ciples of infsrnafsgnai law
Responsibility h1r any rupture In
friendly relations Eaich nixht sunze-
zuenriv e1sus between the Crlt.d
States and Germany. Z vas declared.
would rhsn AL zpun the Berlin gov
srznanE
r1srs Is as ysr no fefnsfs crrstaE
rzzfion ~ opinioa among officials as
10 asrAilz. but the dfztinrt ssndency
- toward 4 rsifsrzlnn not only IN q
sor-n4I aocs 5ut n actual przcfice af
the PRINCIPLES t1r whfch the Unir.<z
States h1s been enntsndfzx he
unanimous vsrliict Of hixn officials
vas that the German reply was thor
oushIy unsatisfactory and leaves the
sitzzf.on exactly AZ the point where
& was IN the taTs Immediately f1lIow.
ing the sinking 1f the Luzifznia-
While rae continued exerriss az
American rights n the future = 1rg-d
As a logical course To be fnEIoxed. Z
a recognized also that tho United
States cannot abandon the demands
Il has made for the disarowal of intent
% druxu Americans and the g1estinz
u rsparation-
ceruzny's refusal On these points
uzy lead.. L II believed. % steps ~
ne urnsd States 70 show ifs dtzzp-
uruxal n fAe last note whsxaer am
nssssnr Gerard might be recalled or
a srrpIess ssverance af Diplomatic re-
xr.uns arsiered ~zs z<zsz s.sSzsset =
ufsrsaI circles as val As znong tiplo-
lnHrtssz.
There was no denial IN any quarter
tsat the general situation was frznghf
win grave possibilities This was IN
Heated. however. IN the undsrtons Of
comment rather than In xny direct
way
Text sf the Nata-
Berlin. July q
-rre uudsrxixued has the honcr 70
rake the following reply 20 bis excel
t.rrx Ambassador Gerard. 70 the note
AZ the lgsh alrinao rs- the impairment
AZ American interests by the German
submarine war
The imperial government learned
xi.h =agtssactfnn from the note how
earnestly the government Of the United
states Is concerned N seeing the prsn-
rsulss cf humanity realized N tae pres
a., var Also this appeal finds ready
.rho IN Germany. and the imperial
rc.rnmsut S quite willing % permit
~ statements and decisions = -
urassnt czss 10 Be governed BY ths
nr.aciulss of humanity. izsr ss Z has
done 1A&4ra-
The imperial government welcomed
nth x-zrstuda when the American
xoxerumsnt. IN the cote Of Nay is. n
salf recalled that Germany had al
xsys had permitted itself % De snx-
srnsd by the principles Of Drugrssz
ana humanity IN dealing with the Iaw
nf maritime war. Since the time when
FREDERICK the Great negotiated vita
rohu Adams. Benjamin Franklin anf
rxcu.ss Jefferson the treaty Of friend
at, and commerce Of September ,.
r-s5. nerxeen Prussia and tAe repuhlic
~ the west. German and American
statesmen have. IN fact Always stood
,o~s,her IN sae struggle fnr the Tree