El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-06
FRENCH ATTACK GERNANY'S' NOTE
now seems to be inevitable.
String Is IueOucealed.

st. Paul Mimi Dispatch: Ger
manys new sea order is real con-
cession. Standing alone and without
the unconcealed string at the end of the
note it might open the way to COM
plete understanding and the renewal Of
old time cordially. As it is, the situa-
ton is left clouded and doubtful
President Beaten at Own Game.
Pueblo (Colo) Chieftain; The Ger
mans have beaten the president at his
own game Of academic debate. They
have yielded nothing and pledged moth
ing, but the administration policy, IL
consistent, vii be to make believe that
something has been done and wait to
see what will happen next
Germany's Mood That Of MadmHn.
Colorado Springs (COlO.) Gazette:
Germany's mood is still that Of mad
man and she is not ready to meet the
question, We cannot grant more time.
A diplocatic break seems the only way
out.
Demands Not Met.
Tucson (Ariz) Star: The German
government has not met the demands
made by president Wilson and it has
therefore deliberately invited the con-
sequences which must follow 1t is re-
called that the Lusitania was sunk
more than a year ago; no settlement
has been made. Its offer Of further ne
gOtiations holds out nothing of hope or
assurance to neutrals. The American
note was Americas last word 1t only
remains to punctuGte it.
Germany DOdges Demands.
Douglas (Ariz) Dispatch The Ger
man note follows about the same lines
as previous communications from Ber-
lin-being evasive. By making her
promises contingent upon the success of
Wilson's negotiations with Great Brit
ain, Germany is wholly lodging the
spirit OF the demands by the president
The note only postpones diplomatic
break.
Germany PASSES the Buck.
Bisbee (Ariz.) Review: II the people
of the United States can read anything
but temporary makeshift of a guar
antee in the German reply, ours is
certainly a gullible public. The fact
remains, however. that Germany has
again passed the buck"
order Meets L. :. Demands.
Albuquerque IN. Nj Journal; The
order to the submarine commanders, if
carried out, meets the demands Of the
United States. All the rest of herr Won
JagOWs note is intended for the people
of Germany and had no valid place in
a diplomatic communication to this
government
Nothing to Do But Break.
Phoenix (Ariz) Republican: The
German reply to the American note on
submarine warfare apparently leaves
the administration nothing to do hut
confess its weakness by failure to do
so. 1t puts it squarely up to the United
States to make the threatened break or
recede-
Now 20 Make England Obev.
New York American: Germany has
yielded to our demands. Now make
England obey international law and
respect our rights. Any other course
will convict us in the eyes Of the world
Of maintaining a sham neutrality. ANY
othere course will put US in the wron9.
and3put Germany in the right. AnY
other course will be a square denial
OF fair play. We congratulate the
country that a nation so high spirited
and so severely beset by enemies. has.
nevertheless recognized the claims Of
international law to respect and has
yielded to our demands. We should
now see to 1t that Germany's enemies
are not permitted to go on hurting her
by methods as injurious to our rights
and as flagrantly viOlative of the law
of nations as those which Germany
has agreed to abandon.
Part Of Note For Berlin; Part for Il. (.
New York Sun: 1t is no more than
fair to keep in mind the circumstances