Show MR WILSONS WILSON'S PLAIN DUTY IT T Is to bo hoped the United States government now does one ono of or two things It must take steps either elthor to effect a a. salutary change In tho the German German German Ger Ger- man attitude towards America and Americans or to keep American citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens out of ot the war zone by force torce 1 If need be lest further outrages compel the President Into a war he does docs not wish It must either make good Its refusal to recognize as legal tho the submarine submarine submarine sub sub- marine blockade of ot the tho British Isles by holding the German government to that strict accountability which was threatened or it must concede ItIs It ItIs itis Is unwilling or unable to do so and warn all Americans that they cross the seas at their peril and that their government can manifest no concern In their fate tate should they fall victims to German culture Further bombardment of ot the German German German Ger Ger- man government with verbal broadsides broadsides broad brond- sides sides is plainly futile Protests have proven themselves of ot no avail Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many has preached tho the doctrine of ot force torce for tor many years ears she has invoked it at last and it is Is' evidently the only argument to which she ahe will listen Our relations with that country have reached the point where we must present present present pre pre- sent that argument or withdraw from intercourse with herA her A nation like an individual sometimes sometimes some some- times attains such a a. stage in It Its dealIngs dealings deal deal- deal dealings Ings ings with another that it must either retire wholly from the field with what dignity It can muster or strike out boldly to maintain its self respect and defend Itself from actual injury and Injustice We are In that case as regards German Ger Ger- man many We Wo must choose the tho ono one policy policy pol pol- icy or tho the other There seems no longer to bon baa middle middle middle mid mid- I dle ground |