The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-08
Don't Forget Germany
Gave Warming Says
Editor Markus
OTHER GERMANS
MORE SUBDUED
Express Horror at the
Terrible Loss of
Life

the seriousness OF the situation. and
a subdued defense OF Germany, run
through the expressions OF Detroit,
COMMUNICATIONS regarding the
sinking OF the Lusitania
Awful" Is Mayor Marks charac.
terization OF the destruction OF
Englands finest merchant vessel and
the loss OF over ] 300 lives. IL don't
want TO discuss the matter until |
know more about H." he added.
Macmillan Markus. editor OF the
AbendPost, offered an apology for
Germany.
We must not forget that Germany
gave warning" he said. The Ger.
mans are not used TO bmffing, you
know. IL was a hard necessity for
Germany. II Is true that most Amer
icAns did not take the warning Sc
riously. but after the warning was
given. | expected the ship would be
blown up. don't look for any Sc
rious diplomatic result. The situa-
ton Is similar 10 that caused by the
sinking OF the Falaba. There will
be an investigation. and II will DC
seen that the Germans could not
have avoided sinking the ship. Fur.
ther than this. can't say until /
know more about what happened -
G. Leidich said:
Il think that the United States
should never allow a passenger ship
to leave port carrying ammunition.
either in time Of war or peace. 1t
has been known right along that
many passenger ships have been
carrying ammunition. and especially
I the Lusitania. or course We all re.
! greet the sinking OF the ship. I have
always put n UP TO those who want
ed 10 20 TO Europe that war situa-
ton exists, and that no lines were
really safe except those which go
ITO scandinavia. taking route z5U
miles north OF Scotland. People are
foolish 10 take their lives in their
hands in their desire to get to
Europe
The sinking OF the Lusltaria
came as n great surprise TO me in
IaIlte o. the warning. was sitting
AZ luncheon, Friday with Harry
Btci'mCyer, when nc asked me II /
thought that the TusitRnia would re
sunk ;old him | didn't think so.
and almost at that moment was
called o the telephone AMI :old that
hc ship had been torpedOed
thought that nc Lus.tduia was too
wifi a boat to be attacked by n sub
n'rinc I, goes 20 show the efficiency
-, Et German war machine.
"Stll. cna VIC have more sympa-
thy for an Englishman, blown up on
the usitania. than for German
grandmother. so years old. dying OF
starvation because of the British
blockade"
But Germany claims that she has
plenty OF food Mr.. Leidich was re-
minded
THAT is due merely TO the fact
that Germany has been careful with
| her food supplies" he replied. ut
does not alter the fact that Eng
lands blockade Is aimed at the star
walton OF the German people.
But any measure that leads TO
the end OF this war Is good thing.
and the sinking OF the Lusitania is
good thing II 1t can have such a
result. We in America have TO
sympathize with the poor people or
all the powers-Germany. England.
France, Russia, all OF them-for the
suffering which they are going
through. II is on the poor people
that the burden OF the war is fall.
ing. The millionaires can stand IT,.
but the poor must suffer. That is
the horrible part OF II. I hope II
will soon be over.
But 1t puzzles me 10 know what
Englsnd's navy Is doing. Why were
there no warships protecting the
trade lanes? How was II possible
for a German submarine TO get so
far from its base TO accomplish the
sinking OF the Lusitania? II seems
too wonderful to believe"
! Philip Breitmeyer said that he
ouid not talk about the torpedoing
u the Lusitania.
Il want TO be absolutely neutral"
he said. 81 don't think anything
about H. II is too much, too much.
\ No. don't think any more"
The Rev. Albert Homrighaus, pas
tor OF the Messiah Lutheran church.
said.
IL deplore greatly that such
thing could happen. As to the right
or wrong OF the matter. don't care
to enter on that
But since England claims all the
land and all the main, It is really
owing to her that Germany has TAX.
en- the course which she has. am
an American and stand by Amer
lca II anything should happen; but
We still love the fatherland. and
think that the world cannot afrord
10 destroy H."
DO you think that the torpedoing