Evening star., 1918-02-08
liners FATE SPUR
! TO AMERICAN IRE
Sinking of Tuscania, Says Brit
ish Newspaper, viii Cause
Eagles Scream for Victory.
PRESS LAUDS COURAGE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. February s.-That the sink
ing of the liner Tuscania will stimulate
the United States to even greater re-
solve and sterner efforts on behalf OF
the fight for democracy is the opinion
generally expressed in editorial COM
ment in the morning newspapers
Satisfaction Is expressed and con-
rratulations are extended that this, the
frst disaster to many American trans
ports, shows the emptiness Of the Ger
man boast that the submarines would
render the transportation OF the Amer
ican armies impossible and would In
timidate the Americans. Nevertheless.
1t is declared. it is too much to hope
that the Tuscania will be the last vic
tim, though the conviction Is expressed
that the American nation realizes fully
the a.:1cuities ahead and is prepared to
meet them.
Some of the editorials say that the
submarine menace has not yet been
mastered and remains grave problem
to which the allies, especially Great
Britain and the United States, must de-
vote all their energies. in view of the
imperative need of keeping the Atlantic
route open. The Daily Telegraph says:
steels Hearts, Deepens Resolve.
'The Americans have defled the pi-
rates all these months, and we are con-
WINGED that the sorrow and anger
which the loss of life on the Tuscania
will occasion will only steel the hearts
Of the people to persevere and deepen
their resolve. There Is nothing in the
incident to occasion alarm, but 1t con-
etitutes warning to US and the Amer
Jeans TO concentrate on the defense of
the Atlantic"
"a thousand men will step forward
to I'LL the gap left vacant by each OF
the dead" says the Daily Mail. "Amer-
leans are looking the task straight in
the face. and dangers and difficulties,
even disaster, will only serve to stimu-
late and steady them
The Daily Express declares the U-boat
that sank the Tuscania did a bad days
work for Germany. 1t adds:
america will shed proud tears. then
her heart will harden. Remember the
to the colors. It will also be the battle
cry Of victory"
The Times, after expressing, like the
other newspapers. sympathy for the
bereaved, says:
VIII Stimulate Effort.
'.rhey have died as millions of their
countrymen are ready to die and as
tens of thousands must die In the
struggle before victory Is won and the
war aims of America accomplished.
The spirit of the American people was
already high. It will be higher yet
as they mourn their heroes who sleep
forever beneath the waves of the
Atlantic. and this tribute Of precious
lives will stimulate them to heightened
effort, as nothing else could do"
The Daily Chronicles editorial Is de-
voted wholly to serious view of the
campaign 1t advises states
men who are inclined to make optimis-
tic statements regarding the submarine
to keep their lips closed and says
that the declaration of Sir Eric Geddes,
first lord of the admiralty, that the
submarine is held has had the usual
sequel"
The newspaper fears that the loss OF
the Tuseania is not 'the only one among
several losses OF big ships" though the
fact that it carried American troops has
earned 1t special publicity"
Up to this tim ethe United States, the
Daily Chronicle thinks. has been very
fortunate in transporting troops to Eu-
rope and 1t assumes that it will not be
possible to escort all future ships as
strongly as was the Tuscania.