New Britain herald., 1917-02-02
EDITORS FAVOR A
 BREAK WITH BERLIN
Majority Would Send Von Bern.
 Storff Back to Germany

American editorial opinion is al
 most solidly in favor of move by the
 administration which will make Ger
 many understand that her new sub-
 marine warfare. inaugurated yester-
 day, means hostilities with the
 United States. Some of the more con-
 servative newspapers advise that the
 president issue another ultimatuln to
 reinforce that of April 19, but prob
 ably the greater weight of opinion,
 now that Germany has renounced the
 pledges of the Sussex case, favors the
 immediate dismissal of Ambassador
 Bernstorff in accordance with the
 formal threat of the President to
 Germany.
 Following are extracts from some
 or the current editorials:
 New York Evening Sun-With
 our government showing resolute and courageous front and our peo-
 pie united behind 1t, in our best judg- n1ent NC have little to fear. We have little doubt that to some degree at least Germany is experimenting with our temper. When she finds it cannot be tried too far we still entertain hope that she will back away within the safety limits.
 I New York C;lobc.-Thc note of the German government Is tantamount to n' declaration of war against this country. because 1t announces that it is the intention of the German govern nlent to commit acts of war against us
 Brooklyn l1agle.--The presiden. has no other choice at this time but to send Co1l,t Von Bernstorff home or to swallow his own words, delay. Sio Ax,o ct nf hostility Germany destroys American lives.
 New York Mail.--Now is the time for the United States to organize and apply ell the force of all the neutral nations of tho world to compel re- rival cf international law upon the sea today threatened with complete and irreparabIe breakdown. We are at a crisis in our relations to the belliger- ents in this war ,t
 New York Evening Post-There ] need be no loss of time in making our position absolutely clear; and then, on the first overt act we can proceed to the step of which the president gave warning less than a year ago-namely, to "sever diplo- matic relations with the German em- pire altogether"
 Boston Transcript-The latest com munication received by the state de- partment from Count Bernstorff sure ly will be the last his exceIlency will be permitted to deliver as the imper- ial German ambassador to the United Statez. ,ey,. a.a,..s d Z Christian Science Monitor-It is no cxaggetration to say that it (the note) amounted to an ultimatum, because 1oc% 0f t1A d. hle European Powers in the present crisis. Not only does it announce final decision on the submarine question, so far as tho Allies are concerned, but it repudiates all previous promises made to the president in respect to this sub- marine warfare.
 \ Boston Advertiser--Whatver may be the consequences, the Advertiser fails to see how this country can now do otherwise than take effectfv easteps to enforce it's own declarations.
 Providence R. I.) Tribune-4The na- ton that a hundred years ago, weak though 1t was. fought war to main tain the principle of the freedom of the seas cannot now, weak though 1t ] still is. decline to recognize that it Is now practically challenged to fight another. r&.., .ssaT TOTLldiiu \Mc. sLApIeSS--tl tlio president will rise to the occasion and assert the rights of Americans and de- I fend them continuously and unf1ag- ginglv the duty of the American peo- pie to support him to the limit is clear Tn the meantime the hour for tenn porizing is past.
 Tulsa (Okle.) Dennocrat-In the minds of Americans there is but one coureo open. and that is war with Germany today.
 Topeka (Kan.) State Journal-Ger- mauy's latest note can hardly be re- garded as other than a challenge to nations of the world not already in the war to enter it on the side of the Entente.
 Galveston (Tex) Tribune-what- I ever our answer may be, we must meet the issue and let the world know what was intended by our final note in the Sussex case.
 Milwaukee Daily News-We must wait until we know for certain the real meaning of the warning. Then knowing the facts, with firm ccnvic- tion we must set our course and fol- low it steadfastly through to the end.
 Philadelphia Bulletin-The crisis, imminent, If not actual, calls for ac- ton, not merely for renewed protest.
 Philadelphia Telegraph-None will gay that we should pretend further friendship for the present dynasty at Berlin. But a great majority will ex- pect the administration to sever rela- lions with that dynasty without going to war with the German people, if the last can by any honorable means be, avoided.
 Waterbury American-Diplomat | relations with government capable 1 of this baseness ought to cease at once.
 Kansas City Star-The United l States must make good in the face of | this direct challenge.