El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-15

bune: The strength Of just men. armed,
IS the protest from president Wilson.
COMMENT -FOUR
Washington d. c. Post: The note
Is framed in moderate language and
leaves abundant opportunity for the
German government to reply in a way
that viii restore good feeling between
the two countries.
Boston Globe; Preside-t Wilson has
not shirked grave responsibility.
Note Suited to Occasion.
Boston Herald; President Wilson has
never written a greater state paper
more exactly suited to the coca sion.
Boston Journal: President Wilson's
words are those of a patriot.
Boston Post: The note is all that
such message from justly. az
grieved nation 10 the aggressor nation
should be
Writing With Heavy Heart.
Milwaukee CWis.) Abendpost: We
do not remember ever having written
an article with heavier heart While
We compose it we are under pressure
Of the most cruel situation which an
American citizen Of German extraction
may have TO face. That which in all
ways appears to US not only as the
direst calamity that can befall US, but
also as the most heinOus crime that
could be committed against civiliza-
lon, has apparently at least become a
possibilty-a war between the two
hearts. We can only express most ard
ent hope that the German government
while fully conserving its legitimate
rightsN may vet find in its answer tha
tone that will spare Us the worst
Note Measures Up to Crisis.
New Orleans Ga-) Times-Picayune:
Both its contents and in tone the
American note concerning the Lusitania
tragedy measures up to the require
ments of the crisis which has arisen
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great empire
Boston Christian Science Monitor:
There is probably no body OF opinion
in the United States which will be dis
satisfied either with the tone or tenn
per OF this note
strong for I. :
St Paul tMinn-.) Volks Zeitung: we !
are glad 70 see the president take such /
2 strong hand for unfolding the rights /
Of American citizens; we sincerely }
trust he win demand that hereafter all E
countries viii respect our rights 10 the q
sacred freedom Of the s-as-
Americans are Satisfied
san Francisco (CaliEJ IItalla Daily .
News News-Presiaent Wilson's note ,
has come in time 10 reassure US about .
the resOlutenessr dignity and manly /
and humanitarian spirit Wnlcn am
mates him While calm and dignified /
in form, il is. on the substance suffl-
GENTLY energetic and determined Many I
American citizens expected, perhaps,
an even stronger note, expressed IN 1
stern words, which would have been
the prelude TO a declaration Of war,
but were satisfied with Wilson's polite
and yet unmistakable words.
Demands without Promise.
Chicago IIL) Staats-Zeitung -W no
insists upon rights must fulfil duties. J
Had this government in its note at
least bound itself to see that British
merchant ships viii not carry contra
band from American ports to England {
in the future, her demand upon Ter
many to allow such ships TO pass IN
would have found. probably !
an open ear in Germany But the
American government demands only
without assuming any obligation what
ever on its part
lis Political ImPudenee.s
san Francisco CCalif) California
Demokrat-Nr. Bryan's note TO the
German government, in our opinion,
political imDudence, as IL
goes far beyond its proper limits and
places the United States unn scessarily
n possible complications very far
-eaching in their effects The Amer
cans of German birth. so far as the
foreign relations Of this government
ire concerned, do not differ from
others. They regret that the mex
he shedding Of blood Of many citi-
ems. They deplore sincerely the Ian
5uage of secretary Bryan's note sent Z
o Germany Thursday. This language
s impudent ana unusually so is the
.emand that the German government
efrain from submarine war We doubt 1
whether a majority Of the American I
leople desire to be actively drawn into
he war. But Germany is not Mexico 1
md she vii unquestionably draw the (
necessary conclusions. Our country ,
nay thank Wilson and Bryan for this
ituatiOn.