Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-21
Comment of American Press Upon
American Note to German Kaiser

and must rely for It's safety upon an ne
cidental and perhaps quickly pass'ng
condition in Europe, God save the Unite
States OF America.
Albuquerque On. NJ Morning journal.
The presidents address to congress and
hts note to Germany insure the discon
tinuance Of awless submarine warfare OF
the addition Of one more powerful L.
anco AGAINST the German militmists
Meaning Of Message plain.
message ia Berlin is plain II cannot be
misunderstood The president has spoken
Too strongly now to fail back into maze
OF diplomatic correspondence. Congress
viii support the president The count
will stand By IT'S official representatives
IT the German government fefuse1 70
yield TO the arguments appeas ani
solemn warnings now and apparently
for the last time tol ed y I resi- lent WI
son. then the grayest consequences may
be expected.
Chicago Herald; Tho l'ni ed Sta o. has
been patient about German submarine
murders. ratIont with German evasion,
and about the German dppli - W.T.
German agents arroS Mt abuses II Amet
can hospitality il haa warned Bcti ~
oesst. Now Il threatens. Many vii
say the threat docs moi amount 10 muen
Whatever it's force II IA oil the pres fnt
can now do, We have hoard from tha
4 u as ba an Ftf
diplomatic relations means war That IL
for Berlin to decide Germany viii have
10 begin the war. II war there Re-
The Sioux Falls Press, 10 thcr sab.
marine lnyieaaness which imperlia Amcfi
can lives must rhase once for all or The
United states will refuse longer to main
tain even The semblance Of friendship
presumed by the continuance Of dpl1
matte relations NotIee has been served
upon Berlin that argument IL ended, that
reform must begin. II Ii now Bcrilns
move.
Note Practically An IItimatum.
Phlsdelph a Inquirer. TIE boie prac
ticaily an ultImatum. although II admits
Of an answer. Indeed reply f. ex.
poctod, Germany must sauaraly satisfy
our demands or deliberately spurn our
official friendship. The choice ia lfras
We should have made the ISSUE lmmedi-
ately after the sinking Of the 1.ualtahia
Philadelphia Press. Presde Wilson's
recital Of dermanys repeated vic atoms
~ the law Of nations md Of humani = N
It's submarine warfare In more thBn ample
Qualification for suspending official rela.
tons with that country Germany n
given one more chance 10 change ita
course. The country VIII be with Tho
president.
New York Tribune II there In
definite result Of last-whethor diplomatic
relations are broken off or intercourse Il
continued on the basis OF German dis
aYowal OF the policy Of murder on In
high seas-we shall owe nothing 10 the
long orgy Of words which has passed In
Washington for the last fourteen months
on modern American diplomacy. our
Issue with Germany can be settled now
only by a display Of determination backed
by force. And II should have been settled
that way without parley or falterlng as
soon aa II became clear last August thai
Germany never Intended TO respond 10
Mr., Wilson's word with an adequate offer
Of PREPARATION for the Lusitania massacre
New York Herald: This Ia no lime for
The country is on The brink N war. The
president IL right
Philadelphia Public Ledger. The praslz
dent has been patient-mnre than patient
lin the face Of Unprecedented proyoea
tons and intoerable injuries. The posi-
ton he has finally taken will have the
united and whole hearted approval of the
nation.
New York Sun: The president went 10
congress asking neither advice nor ex-
preston OF opinion nor again legislative
action The publication OF the
note this morning would have made
superflnons the delivery OF the address TO
the session OF congress- unless, lndeed
the president felt that his personal APP
pearance at the capitol rendered
the war-declaring department Of our gov
ernment In some sense q party 10 facts
already accomplished by the executives
INDEPENDENT hAAloiis
Cause Of Humanity,
st. Paul Pioneer-PreBs In the sol
emnity Of moment In which II may be
determined whether our beloved nation
shall emerge in bloodess triumph from
It's unwavering stand for humanity civil.
cation and the reign Of international law
or whether II shall be plunged into the
dread maelstrom Of death and devnsta-
ton which spell war, LEI every American
be true 10 the traditions OF the land OF
his birth or adoption
Cedar Rapids ua1 Republican, Most
OF us believe that the war in Europe IN
about over, al least We are hopink for
L., and for us TO become involved in that