Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-06

The l<e Filler was Of zs421 tons gross She was owned in Nantes. but there are yet some things worth dying for.
 Meriden, (conn.l, Reeord-The Ger man reply to President Wilson's lastl note on submarine warfare should ex- cite no surprise It is simply more of the same" in another "stan for the purpose of still furthe prolonging, 1T possible, the greatest writer's cramp contest the world has ever known. The possibilities are somewhat large and numerous. President Wilson and his advisors will think it over and phatically last and final ultimatum.
 Waterbury {conn.) RepubIiean-we cannot bargain for the lives of neu- citizens, slaughtered in pursuit of a new and hateful perversion of honor able warfare It is not for the pres- ident to consider what his action shall be. His action has been decreed. He cannot recede now. He must declare tory.
 New London (conn.) Teleeraph- The German reply is couched in the | language of the skilled diplomatic l fencer. an adept ct the art of parry | and thrust with words, It has par l ried and now awaits the next thrust l from President Wilson.
 Springfield RepubIican.-The presi- dents specific demand has been met literally and with sufficient complete ness to render a diplomatic break un- warranted at this time.
 Hartford (conn.) courant. It is gratifying to find in the note, despite it's super1uities and it's irrelevant verbiage, what appears to be a sincere disposition to meet the wishes of this country and to avoid a rupture of friendly relations. This desire must be recognized as, after all, the i1npor- tant element in the note, and it is earnestly to be hoped that it will serve as basis for complete understand ing.
 Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin-It is evident that Germany is no more de- sirons to fight the United States than :s the Urcted States to fight Ger many.
 Atchison tKas.) GIobe-More notes. more complications, more intensified bitterness against the United States. We should have mainstained a hands | off policy and should have warned
 Americans to remain at home.
 Richmond (Va.) News Leader-Ger- many's reply is disingenuous effort to have international petty Iarcency put on the same plane as international murder and visited with the same punishment.
 Knoxville (Tenn.) sentineI-stand- ] ing by itself the order to the German naval forces would seem 10 comply with the demands, but # is preceded and followed by terms and conditions ! that weaken its effect and suggest a continuance of trifiing methods hith-
 erto pursued by the Berlin govern ment.
 Tampa .(Fla.). Times = Germany,s l stiff necked attitude is continued.
 There is no yielding on the point by President Wilson. A breaking off of diplomatic relations now seems to be
 relations now seem to be inevitable.
 Columbia (s. c) Record note I is irnpudent in it's arrogance and is
 not even subtle in it's bold assump- 1 tion of defiance to the laws which
 have additionally regulated conduct upon the seas. The United States
 must now end parleying and pettffog- ging.
 Atlanta JournaI-In justice to it's own interest and honor the United l States must sever relations with Ger many The presidents duty is plain,
 inescaple, and the American people, regretful as they are that the issue
 has reached this pass, will stand unit edly behind him.
 l Brooklyn Daily Eagle - What we
 want from Germany is an admission
 of wrong-doing, which we have not
 obtained; reparation for the injury
 wrought which we have not obtained;
 and a promise of abandonment, which
 we have obtained but which is so qualified by restrictions as to make it
 of doubtful value It is impossible at
 this writing to give to the German |, | oEa
 to which it is entitled; but it is ev- tdently not the reply for which the president and the American people ) who desire to maintain friendly reIa- tions with Germany had hoped.
 New York HeraId-There are iva
 things that he (President Wilson, can do. One is to sever diplomatic re- lations with Germany immediately } The tone of the note itself would be Justification for that. On the otfl-
 CT hand He can sid down and wait. He will not have to wait long. There is no
 way out of the difficulties of the Unit ed States with Germany except through Germany abandoning it's H. legal use of the submarine. This fl will not do The break seems bound to come in the very nature of things } It would perhaps be better to have il come now.
 Fl Paso (Texas) Herald - Germany presents a SITOnS case ana her Crlti-
 cisms of our government ars moi
 wholly unmerited, but in view of tnt 5 attitude of President Wilson it is use. : less for Germany to condition her new ruling upon our compelling England tc l observe the laws; therefore a breaI seems inevitable.
 : Detroit JournaIAThe German reply means: We will behave if you mak, 3 England behave.
 Colorado Springs (coIo.) TeIearapI : -First impressions of the Gernar 3 note lead to the feeling that month. of diplomatic exchanges betweer 2 Washington and Berlin have failed tc q bring about a final solution of the sub, . marine issue.
 Tuscon CAriz.) citizen-Germany , has not declared an abandonment O ! her present methods of submarint warfare. She has not even admitted ! those methods. The reply is equiv i. alent to passports for Won Bernstorfi : The concessions beg the issue t Roswell (N. M.) News-Considerin s the fact that Germany is fighting tn