Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-01
PHILADELPHIANS DIFFER
ON U-BOAT CRISIS COURSE
Severance of Relations With Ger
many Advocated by Some.
Others for Envoy's Retention
ALL DISLIKE WAR IDEA

There is considerable difference of opin-
Son among prominent Philadelphians as to
che course the United States should pursue
n regard to the latest German note
Some believe that diplomatic relations
should be severed Immediately II Germany
commits any overt act, while others are
of the opinion that the retention Of Am
bassador Bernstorff in Washington will do
more good than his dismissal 1t was
also suggested that the President insist on
international law being scrupulously OBJ
served by all the belligerents. Views on
the subject follow
JUDGE NORRIS s. BARRATT:
The honor of America is very high.
We may have stood for some things,
but there Is a limit to our patience.
cannot see how any Government can
exist which does not maintain its dig
nifty in a crisis and honor its own flag.
The German Government seems to be a
supreme court unto Itself The Ameri-
can Government must take cogniaance
of any overt act committed by Ger
many.
NoRMER JUDGE MAYER sULzBERGER:
hope this country viii not become
involved In warfare, and l do not be-
lieve there will be war with Germany.
\ base my conclusions on the reading
of the headlines of the German note"
NATHAN T. FoLwELL, president, Manu-
facturers Club:
do not look for war at this time,
but no one can predict what the near
future holds in store. There is no
cessity for war with Germany now, but
! believe that the German Ambassador
will be handed his passports as soon as
Germany commits an overt act against
an American ship. Germanys latest
note is in line with its whole conduct
and in keeping with it's policy toward
Belgium.
Rev. DIR. JOSEPH KRAUsKoPF:
believe that this present war is the
greatest crime that has ever been per-
petrated by man against humanity. |
believe that 1t can be brought TO an
end IL President Wilson will be per-
mitted TO continue his noble efforts
toward peace without victory" Let him
insist on international law being scru-
pulously observed by both sides of the
belligerents. Let him insist that the
II Allies permit noncontraband goods,
such as food. to reach civilians of the
Central Powers. and that the Central
Powers not molest vessels, whether of
enemies or neutrals, tnat carry non
contraband goods. Let him insist that
ammunition, II II must be carried from
our shores. be carried on ships of war.
Then there will be an end to submarine
frightfulness. Our refusing to allow
ourselves to be buiied into war will end
II before very long. Our entering IL
will prolong 1t Indefinitely will Increase
the carnage abroad and win bring suf-
fering and sorrow and loss to thousands
of our own. When peace will have been
forced, through exhaustion and starva-
tion, It will be found that, notwith-
standing the seas of blood that have
hacr aha ia n xyfth
tory" such President WILSON ad-
x vfscd, and which advice the beiligerent
nations, as well as the war-crazed
5ingoes In our own country, refused to
heed
EARL MENDENHALL. Of Chandler Broth.
= ers Co..
Ny personal opinion is that so long
a. President Wilson maintains his
peaceful Intentions, the retention of
Ambassador Bernstorff In Washington
will do more good than his dismissal
As TO the war in Europe, the U-boat
announcement of Germany may have
either of two results: IL may bring all
the warning nations to terms Of peace
much sooner than expected. or II may
cause the conflict to be much longer
drawn out than II would have been
without such drastic action by Ger
many.
CARL GRUBNAU, Of wyncote exportel
and importer OF woods:
The German note Is fair warning
20 our country, given because Germany
= forosd to take this step. and with a
3 a vlGw to prevent sinking OF our ships.
1t was inevitable after France and Eng
hud announced the arming Of mer-
chantnsn 70 sink submarines Germany
lad TO rstaliate to protect herself. And
"a this retaliation Germany is not in
frfnGinu on American rights any more
than England has infringed on our
1tGhto n holding up our shipping to
K n61nkrhl ports with her blacklist"
~ ono of the American citixens who
q : Victim OF that BLACKLIST" An In
Q11nce of how the Allies Interfere with
1nri11nake business happened to me
whou attsmpted to M an order for
910o.00o worth Of wool tops for Swed-
~ ~ NorwsGian mils. / was unable
A. ~ fhIe order becanss ! could not
G>11uit frpm ~ British Admir-