The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-20
President Wilson's Declaration

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 The Presidents speech before the Congress yesterday and his utimaum Germany action of impulse
 He demands Germany that abandon submarine fare passenger and freight carrying vessels of enemy countries Otherwise he threatens to diplomatic rea tons with Germany. The of diplomatic relations practically declaration of war.
 Germany may barley with longer, but Germany will not her submarine warfare upon enemy merchantmen ing munitions of for the armies fighting her. And have right under international law the rights of nations to define ourselves demanding that German submarines shall not destroy English merchantmen carrying horses for British cavalry shrapnel shell for enemy guns We know full well that British ammunition ships sailing from ports daily for English and French landing places Germany by submarine otherwise has full right to defend herself and protect her sodery by destroying these ships We have right neutra to step into the breach and make the full demands President has made
 President Wilson has based his upon nhuman
 y of of the commanders of German submarine craft There be for the sinking of the Sussex for the destruction of Lustania President Wilson long pareyed over the Luana horror but took definite action Now he goes to extremes
 President Wilson is full right in demanding of Germany to respect rights of American vessels and American citizens but he far when he demands of the German an abandonment present method warfare against senger and freight carrying vessels.''
 Did Germany not destroy munon ships with her submarines
 guns explosives and army equipment of all the world could
  compelled to surrender Germany and her people would be wiped from the face of the earth.
 Germany cannot comply with the full demands of President Wilson She will discuss with Secretary Lansing to define the meaning of M present method of warare and she
 temporary queude the part of her submarines but she will hardly say the Presidents demands and the Pres dent will make grevous to insist upon the full demands of his congressional speech.
 The President is correct in his description of the wanon rce of the lives of noncombaans of the vessels Ger submarines have destroyed. He sets forth strong premises which Americans endorses but in his proposed sou on the problem which Germany faces he too far and it rather appears that he suddenly and mpuvey has gone forth with warke ultmam extending beyond the dictates of sound reasoning.
 While most of in this section and most Americans sympathy with England and France declared neutras we have right inject bayonet far into the melee to say Germany shall not destroy ammunition and equipment merchantmen supplying the allies with instruments to kill her people.
 The President going the narrowing stories of sub marine destruction of human e have been wrought to going to the extremes in his message
 It will be fortunate for the United States if Germany parleys over President Wilson's message rather than peremptor challenge him to diplomatic relations
 There is for between the United States and Germany The good of the statesmen of both countries should prevail.