Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-13

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Germany admit- she attacked tie Sus-
sex. Germany has admitted, III fact, that
She haa murdered hundred 81 Americans
through her illegal submarine attacks upon
passenger vessels. Vet. this country has
not demanded Intervention ia the Euro
pean war, and Il willing 10 accept Ger
nany's admission Of blame and vague in
iimation~ that perhap- ~ -omc distant
day - monetary consideration may be
given by the imperial government n
recompcn9e 10 the surviving relatives of
her American victims.
And, despite her repeated assurances
that she would observe international laws
protecting The rights Of %neutrals here
after. she has cone right on sinking pas
senger ~hip~ without warning. rega rides
of whether there were citizens Of neutral
nations aboard or not. We even read now
that two German submarines ronvoycd by
German marine raiders have been cncoun-
tered ~ the middle 81 the Atlantic. where
they douhtle-, plan 70 pursue The same
scheme 81 sinking ship, rreardIr-~ Of
whether they are passenger ships nr not,
and relying upon the diplomatic ability al
her minister to frame apologies and
prcuii-c- that viii ati-fy thr American
people.
And -tIIl. there ~ huruiur demand ~
thg Dnltcd States Tor war with GERMANY.
On the other hand, McVI,o. completely
Frustrated I'm the revolutions M the pat
five year. absolutely bankrupt her
money rendered worthle largely Nm the
printing of millions III dollar worth III
bogus constitutionali-t bulls ~ this conn
try which were sem INTO the republic for
the express purpose ~ deprcciating the
value Of the genuine con-titutionah-t
money-unablc "a finance military opera
tons against the Villa bandits along a
border that i~ practically an lmpcn,trable.
unchSrtcd wIldcrnc~-. has found 1t impos-
siblS 81 tar to suppre~s handitry on Thu
border.
The result o.. core of American have
been murdered by these bandits along our
border. These outrage have caused re
sentiment and Indignation ou the part oi
Americans that Is perfectly natural The
American people feel iu~ily that the muir
dcrerS should be- punished. and that the
situation ha- become mtolrrahlc ga ac-
count "f tins state ot affair. 40 matter
who Is responsible Tor n.
Vet McxIco, with tar more sincerity
than Germany. ha- d%cplorcd this state 81
affairs. She has ~hown plainly that these
murder and outra-c~ were the work ~
irresponsible bandits and outlaws. These
crimes have not hcrn committed. ~ the
German submarine nutragc- were. TN GOV
eminent command. but III fact ARE the work
At the enemies NJ the a. tacto government
in Mexico. IA fact. Cameron county has
indicted n number ~ ~ own citizens for
completely ~ The bandit raids. The lead
crS ~ the bandits ga this border were
American citizens. and on May 10 two
Mcxicans who are citizens ~ this country
will hc hanged for murders committed BY
those bandit gangs.
The two eases are thus described briefly
in true c%olors.
The question which confrontS the United
States i this: Shall We 90 To war with a
helpless, absolutely PROSTATE neighhorlng
country for the crimes of those who are
in actual rebellion against that country
itself. while nj the same time passing over
the murder of Americans by another for
eign government Shall = nation OF
100. 600 600 people. the richest and great
est nation on the globe today. crush q
weak and helpless neIghbor for crimes IN
some of which our own citizens were I'M
plicated. while overlooking far worse
wrongs by a nation which happens 70 be
one Of the powers Of the worldf
Shall the American government. after
its most earnest assurance e. all Latin
American countries of its sincere friend
ship and desire to assist them IN building
mp and strengthening their own govern
Fments. 50 a. to make the American
hemisphere one chaM ~ powerful repub-
hes. turn in and fight the struggling peo-
ple of one Of those governments. because
a comparatively small number Of if re
bellious people have committed ouirages
on our frontier?
Nor do we believe that the Christian peo-