Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-06
Views of Editors
on German Note
to United States


! New York Stats Zcitung evening
edition.: The day of the decision has
arrived Whatever the inter-
probation Of the German note may
be one thing is indicated on the sur
| face of the answer and that is, the
| honest wish of the German nation
and her leaders to continue peaceful
relations with out government.
They are not binding Germany to
the effect which the participation Of
the rich, young ans powerful nation
on the side of the exhausted allied ma
lions will create. Germany wishes to
avoid a break under all circumstances
and at any cost. For this reason
solely, Germany comedies everything
and makes concessions which vie
torious nation under other conditions
could not grant AS soon as
the people have been heard from as "A
final court, ds soon as the question,
whether there shall be war or peace,
is submitted TO congress, the answer
viii not be beliigerent.
Raleigh IN. o. Times: The note
Is a stump speech to the German peo-
pie, preparing them for a break in
relations
! 81. Joseph tMo.) News Press: For
the present at least, the American de-
mand has been complied with. SO
long as they tnew orders to subma-
rine commanders) remain in force
there will be nothing at issue.
Buffalo On. " Commercials The
+ inevitable has come. The United
States Will be forced to break dipio-
matte relations that have subssted
! with Germany. There must be no
i more note writing. Nothing remains
! but to recall Mr.. Gerard and hand
/ Count Won Bernstortf his passports
| Boston Evening Transcript: II (the
note) will molliiy the puonc mind OF
Germany and middle the public mind
/ Of the tfnited States 1t is pitched in
q tone so sneering as to satisfy the
Germans and couched in terms so
! clever az to mislead many americans.
Minneapolis Journal; While the
4 United States can never ADMIT Ger
lmanys right under any circumstances
! to violate international law in the use
/ OF The new weapon Of undcrsea war
fare, II should now proceed with all
/ dispatch to push the negotiations with
J Great Britain initiated more than n
! year ago
/ Washington Star: If the United
States does not obtain from England
satisfactory guarantees as to the
| blockade, meeting the German view
! of the rules of warfare, Germany will,
! it Is indicated reopen the question OF
submarine warfare In accordance with
/ international law.
! Hartford Comm Times: The gen.
eral tone of the note is irritating and
apparently intended to be SO.
WATERFOWL IN. W Times: The
time has struck for "A severance OF
I diplomatic relations.
Philadelphia. Evening Telegraph:
American fairplay WIN scarcely de-
mand more than this of Germany.
/ Today Germany Yields. but with a
pertinent reminder that Great Britain
must do the same
/ Albany On. W journal: Germany
/ again makes a promise that merchant
vessels shall not be sunk without
warning and until those on board
/ have been safely removed. The
! wording of this governments demand
rs such that acceptance of n condi-
tional promise to comply with it
seems impossible.
BROOKLYN Daily Eagle; What we
want from Germany Is an admission
of wrong-dong which we have not
obtained; reparation for the injury
wrought, which we have not
evidently not the reply for which she
president and the American people
had hoped.
New York Herald: The German
/ note confirms our assumption that
the imperial government is prepared
to go very long way toward meeting
us. II offers 4 measure of Cancellation
which In turn affords to any respon-
sible statesman the opportunity to re-
| move all difficulties. We can do
nothing else at this moment than
call upoa him (the president) to
grasp the extended hand of Germany,
to pave the way toward an under
istanding. We know that In this de-
mand We are one with the vast ma
/ Jority Of the American people.
Toledo (Ohio) German Express:
| The note is not an ultimatum, but on
the contrary a sincere and renewed
effort not TO have the peaceful rela-
tons of the past hundred years dis
turhed during this crisis in Germany's
fight for existence We hope the
/ president win follow the prayer of
millions of loyal citizens and save us
from the unspeakable horrors of an
unjust war
Worcester, (MasS.) Gazette: The
lSaiser's note Is an effort TO save HIM
+ self and his dynasty. In the en-
/ deavor he is Juggling with Germany
/ fate, What the concessions are does
not matter 1t viii be the president
of the United states who sewers re-
lations with Germany-and no other
course appears TO be open to him
but II will be the kaiser of Germany
who dictated what the course must
be. The German answer to
Americas note. il mo"
itiH mond. tNa.) Nevs-Jeader:
IGermanys reply Is a disiugenious eff
fort 10 have international petty lar
lceny put on the same plane as in
ternational murder and visited with
the same punishment.
Tssuna flfa Times. Germanx.s