The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-01
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URGE ACTION

NEW YORK. March New Yorl
evening newspapers commented A.
follows today on the revelation o.
German intngues In Mexico;
Sun--"To a German anything thai
suits the German purposes IL feasl
bic u not easy. excusable II not yir
tuous n the United States had q
be 'straffed. as the slang OF the wal
hath t. why should not Mexico be
the htting instrument We seriously
doubt whether Mexico has become
OF ever could allow herself 20 be
come catspaw OF Germany TO the
extent indicated in Foreign Minis
ter zimmerman note 10 Won Bern
storf Even less probable is the
plan assigned 10 Japan In the huge
dream"
World They (congressj are
treating the situation as they might
treat a bill 90 raise the hrst assist.
ant postmastergenerafs salary or a
proposal to puild government hotels
along the Panama canal To force
an extra session OF congress. on the
chance OF a possible Republican ma
iority In the house, seems 20 Ger.
tain Republican congressman much
more important than prompt defense
Of national rights II lining up with
the pacihsts looks like good politics.
why not II this is the best that
representative government in the
greatest democracy OF the world can
dc when Il comes 20 meeting for,
eign insult and aggression. then rep.
resentative government. a. this
country knows IL. is a peril
Kansas City StAr-"At last the ma
ton has no excuse for failing 70 un-
derstand the gravity OF the interua.
tional crisis This Is no time TO fsl-
ter. II - no time for party differ
ences- II IL no time for divided
councils OF any sort. The thlnE 10
do lie 10 put every possible weapon
In the presidents hands lie car
ries the nag"
ST. Louis Star-'There should be
no surprise al the revelation OF Ger.
man diplomacy in her effort 70 make
an ally OF Mexico and 10 sever japan
from the Entente alliance. All that
is In strict accord with European
diplomacy. Such efforts are going
on all the time on both sides. As TO
Japan, such an act OF monumental
treachery as a sudden changing OF
sides in the very midst OF war would
seem 10 be impossible"
Chicago Journal--"By force and
fraud, by arms and intrigue. with
ueachery that a Mohawk would
reprobate and By courage that a
Spartan would admire. the Hohen-
zollerns have worked their way up
from a hfth class principally TO a
position from which they grasped
al and all but clutched the mastery
OF the earth. There can be no peace
anywhere upon the planet until this
family OF human panthers IL put
down"
Chicago Daily NeWs-"Herr Zim.
Norman IL drumming up armed en-
emies OF this nation wherever he
thinks they may be found The
question which Americans must
face is question OF national safety
The pacific congress Is trying 20
stop an avalanche which has already
fallen. The American nation must
meet the situation with a firm ALI
snce with the nations which are re.
sisting in arms the same great men
ace"
The Cincinnati Pos. The CIR.
man-Mexican plot - another Justid.
cation OF prompt action against Ger
many. Congress should expedite
the presidents program Every
hour that congress delays giving
The president fun authority % N.
force his pledge TO the limit. even
10 the limit Of a war with Germany.
- an evidence OF national weak.
ness"
Cleveland Press -Four separate
and distinct times within a few
| NNFh7 VT hAoAAy hht uFtldftu WI
on the United States. Confronted
with this series o. events ehe con.
sress heslt1tes about giving the.
president the authority he asks n
there are too many s'ich delays the
result will be disastrous
indianapolis News: we hope
that the pacinsts wIl nov realize
that the time has at last come ~.
action and that they will abandon
their foolish efforts, which. II they
should succeed. would make this
nation a vassal OF Germany and pit
tho stamp II approval upon the Be-
lin conspiracy"
Chicago Herald Tho eyes Of the
world are turned on congress. pres
ldent Wilson has taken his unmls-
taxable stand But no one can speG X
with assurance OF a congress that
IN still talking OF fiIibuster n g.
this state Of mind which makes
Germany willing 10 undertake or
outrage such az the sinking Of the
Laconia-the long feared overt net
For congress 10 fail az this crisis
10 endure hllbuster in order 70
escape making a decision, would b.
shameful exhibition ~ dlsIoyalty
and unforgivenhle To refuse "a
support the president would be ne