South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-10
HERMANN BREAKING loose AGAIN.

Frankly the clouds have sufficiently cleared
away is our guess anyone to a very substan-
al opinion on what has going on along the Nan
tucket coast-a few miles That Germany is again
playi~g with fre-perhaps trying to see how near she
can come getting trouble and still keep out
no ore can doubt but that seems to part of Ger
rnanys business past couple of the same
as il is that Of the allies. She may be within her in
tarnational rights-whatever those rights may mean
in such times as these,-but il we have followed her
past antics with any degree OF intelligence, and along
wiki them the American Interpretation of those rights
she has hewing pretty close to the borderine
II would seem quite apparent that Germanys sub
marine warfare had been resumed though she is
sharing in the use Of torpedoes. We may be all
wrong that point it looks that to layman
out here in the woods True present records show no
american ships attacked. and there seems to have
been no Americans killed. but that does not eliminate
the principle. The right a merchantmen be halt
ed and be given a chance be searched, and relieved
OF its passengers before being sunk is just
as much at stake as though all the victims Amer
though in the nature Of he present case it may
not be America fight out. Let Us hope that
the right has not been violated
We anticipate. however. that tie admins
tration at Washington knows more about the affair
than any of we backwoodsmen; and We quite GER
tain that it knows about international law and
international rights than we. We guess will let the
administration handle it. handled Germany in
pretty good shape far. surmise that will
handle about right from here on You can pretty
nearly depend upon that difference what the
idert does II VIII almost certainly wrong the
minds Of a considerable portion Of the American peo-
pie just nOw paving the for anything out Of
which TO concoct campaign issue. Nothing will be
too sacred TO them. Already. doubt Hughes is
preparing the presidents handling of the
affair. leaving blanks AL after he has
learned what the president going to DO. from which
TO ascertain he will take effect
J n opposition. SIN YOU observe that despite his
assumed infinite wisdom. he isn't issuing any state
ents what The president ought to do.
II 1t Will issue during the remainder Of the cam
aign just as you're alive. II Prest Wilson
should conditions sufficiently aggravang justify
breaking of diplomatic relations. go war
with Germany then watch the recent howers for war
the woods and cry for peace. II ne doesn't
DO OF these things, then T. r.. and G. Z. will
even brave and chesty than they are now. and
desounoe the administration as weak and vacI-
laung" The kaser's submarines have created a new
eaIupeisn issue. this anyhow. YOU he
has indeed come relief to the republican party.
aIording something 20 talk about-its construc-
of Adamson law the child labor law. ETC. having
pretty wei petered out
But We quite satisfied that the president when
fully acquainted with the facts will the sit
uauon pretty nearly history agree that it should
have been dealt with he viii keep war. IL
he can with honor and will plunge US into war only il
ne must 10 escape dishonor. will keep the Amer
lean people sufficiently we'll apprised too as 20 what
ne doing and why ne S doing that Judgment
OF the case viii be generally accepted though ranting
and traitorous politicians may the contrary.
lust simply another 81 those nasty messes that