Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-20
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Newspapers Generally Approuc
Course but Still Hope tc
IUcrt War.

II ANeof|ef'S'S NS''S'ott9 |1f1f1fooS
Course but Still Hope tc
Aoc,t War.
{ New York Sun-Nc must regard il
! the address, as. in part, Il repetition
! OF III" true ana now too familiar in
/ d,",nent Of civilized nation for H.
; lcGal practices. and In part a r"statc-
nlcnt Of the Presidents views concern
! ing Lis responsibility not onl" for the
! protection "f American rights, but
. Misc FOR the general interests Of hu-
, manly.
New lorI, Worib-Th"y CHE Amer
! lean pcopIct still hope. and hope VIII
! not cease unless the German govern
nent dclibcratcly takes the fatal step
! that ends all possibility oil an honor
! able ana amicablc adjustment or past
| wrongs and all possibility Of fntJrc
guarantees.
! New York Hcrnid-rhis IL no time
for division anywhere in the United
! states. The country is on tho bvini;
Of war The Prcsidcn, is right H..
| speaks for tho nation. Fart. spirit
should bc laid aside Personal pryju-
country that speak. through Nj Viii
sor.
New York Iim-x-Sharing the rrcs-
, idcnts nope, il is better that ". .hoald
face the worst now, that wc should PIC
turc forth ard have clearly in mind
/ the p"ssibil" s"Tucls ct "a breach Of
diplomatic relations. l.; might bring
. on war, and to impress Upon tho Ger
/ man mimi what that would moan for
II, German! iS the Srrost resource noyv
left 1" US against war.
New York I'rihune--If there is Il def
INT" 70 suit az i:,at--wiicthcr a plomat!c
relations arc broken of or intercourse
Is continued on tn" basis OF German
idiSavowal OF tho policy OF murder on
! til" high scas-wc shall owe nothing
! passed IN Washington for the last four
teen months as modern American diplo-
macy.
New York Stnats-Zcituns-Prcsi
dent Wilson has given the German gov.
eminent tho alternative of complying
/ "ith demands which sccm impossible
to conuDly with. 10 expect war with
| the United states. FOR severance OF
| diplomatic r"lati. rs under rircum-
stances like the present only re-
suit in war
/ Chicago HcrnId-We have heard from
The German amba ssador that a sever
ancc OF dipioma,ic relations means
! war. Tina, IS for Berlin IN decide.
Germany will have 20 begin the war
! II there be.
| Washington Post-As - TIE Justice
| Of the demand that German submarines
| shall no longer be employed go t1d!s-
| cvimiratcly as 20 endanGer or destroy
| American passengers there is no ques-
| tion. There Is no reason TO doubt that
| tIgrnlHn.r will "a leit IN y
demand is proper Doubtless sh"
/ viii now take precautions that viii
avoid further causes OF offense
nnnvil,c .In., Ner.-ln his ner
emntory demand upon Germany Pr+si-
dent wilson has ndroi,iy forced the
{ Kaiser 10 accept the onus OF :, sever
aner o. diplomatic relations
Grcen,iiIc IS. c. Daily Ners-The
Presidents address is scvcrr-alr7ost
warlii.c. II was not with alarm but
satisfaction. thar the country rcea rds
'ho ut'erauces The national honor. in
teinationa! rights demanded 1t,
Wilmington Star-That tho crisis has
T., arrived IN .tmcrica'i relations with
; Germany over ,hc submarine contro.
( N"fSicS no need doubt,
J i'r"sid.rt Wilson has made IL plain
th"t rs Patience !. exhausted.
nni'im"rr >nn-Th"re arc only .wo
, types al men who could follow tho
, c"u's" Wilson has adopted The rirs;
Is The weak opinionless. inver,ebrate
i,Ho" WI" IN no circumstances can
MAKE decision. The second Is RI.
/ man Of exceptional strength and de-
, teri" nation. II Germany has susncctcd
! The President Of tho United S.atcs IN
. he of the former class. She will quickly
Il" n7de I" realize her mistake.
Illinois State Hri,uny ,Chicrro,
! w" arc not aware that Mr.. Wilson ever
| received n mandate 70 rcpresrp, bu
NANNY; and. If he did. he ought 10 re-
| 'Erh 10 his retainer. FOR lie never ron.
resented humanity. but tho interests OF
! IN" "'unltion manufacturers in onro
Siton 10 the real interests OF h,,,,,ni,
I Louisville COuricr-.Iournal-A. ;.r,,,
! double dealing can go no further IT,,
: r'"ence' which long ago wore 10 a
/ irhZHle with the mass and body of M,
triot!c Americans tho eovernms,,
hefi'n has exhausted with the GOV
| eminent or the United States w.
haFe come to parting OF the WAYS,
/ utude of the President docs mn, 49,
, sariiF mean war. Blu, It means C:or.
! many must come to the American No
c.'o'' "nich Is one simply and solely
VI nuhh n'tS, or must shoulder rcs,or-
s'hiiit" for the consequences.
| Nashville tTenDD Tcnnessean md
Amcrtcan-lt means war With CO..
! many--a war that the United Stato.
could not escape and that it's neonIa
VIII approve 1t brings the las, of
inc worlds continents into The Gov
, hict. 'oh
/ Dallas tTexas, Nev,--rh. ,ao,,.
me United States feel that, i! unhan.
ply they must go to war with &C.
many al least they have exhausted
every honorable means of avcr,;n~
that calamity. "s'
J Charlotte IN. C0 Ohseryer-,rb. ,.
germany to-day was indecd :,
!. masterly and accurate c,,,nni