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Show MAJORITY OF EDITORS INDORSE PRESIDENT Following ar rcmmniM on the nrei- ideut 'a ultiinatuni bv Mime nf th buid uiL' American newpt-aper.-: FRESNO (C AL.) IIERALI Tin urr-nleiit urr-nleiit 1 nt U-t wetting down to nu-i-ii Hi ul t mm tu ni to t n'T-suy tniirk? the en-1 if a npinh uti-l bore-Fonie bore-Fonie neries of diplomatic tuiit ;ind the brpiriiiinc of a virile pro- rdurc nn the part of our govcrninniit. l.er-mam l.er-mam will a ..; n to mir d-mni i-. BAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE st. nous til condition nre, tliev do not jnMify v.ar in w hmli w c rn r tiuth-in? tiuth-in? tn tm or fieri wi h to c.-pt th prof ect inn ot ni-inkinl tor the futuri a ..' i ti -1 pijch hornci ss rhose. of the pre.ent war. To rr.n" in wax Mitli b'niuinv, juipponia there were any vav t- io v. unuld merely fl'ld. to the Imrror n;;nint which w fire prot t u i.'. SPOKANE fWABH.) CHRONICLE , It liOtlhl be the wih nl' all Atli.x- it a 11s thnt to-iny 'f nc-.d iai mim will nut loarl to v ;ir. A bo v. all. w hile t hip t i h tini- for tuiref ul roundel :im jh-r- i venf prnvri, it houh! be a time t-T I (lo-er union if all American. It nh on M drive out jitiL'oinu' .dmI f;ile pa-'if i.m. Decision Long Overdue. SEATTLE (WASH.) PORT INTELLIGENCER INTELLI-GENCER I'rc-nlent WiNmi decision decis-ion in tho mibninrinc con I ro irsv with fieriimnv ha been loni; ovcrliiA. 1 ; v rut s of the p' t vca r lia v o made Ilie pr",itent ' I'll -c n ;i 1 1 1 m f t),i licr-man licr-man (.'iivrrnitu'lil, '- Imfevcr rlispn-'-ilion lab- 111:1 v iikiI'C of the presi-n) cMieiai'lici , the A m erica n people will oupport the preside ill m-t inn wild evcrv rtourett nl their conuiininl. rAOOMA (WASH.) LEDGER Far better is silence now th:i n ut tern ne that Hons not express cnrefully formed, convictions. Americans will profound pro-found Iv hopfl Hint tho dil I'ereiicp-tnnv I'ereiicp-tnnv Im composed vvitliouf the nrbitia-trmnt nrbitia-trmnt of dealhly fhot ami shell. LOS ANGELES (CAL.) TIMES Can vn submit In have American cifi.cm1 11." -.'li-itiii t ct ninl uinlertiil-e no nieai lire in their defence ? No. We do int wnrit war. YVp ileprecnto it, uml will 1 J o nil th :it, hnnni nble men ran do (o nvoiil it , Thr voice, of far linn will be hushed tu silence finrl lull, OOfl.MOll of the bravrrd nnrl tnii't pen pi 0 nn etirth 11 ill st ninj belli nd their Viri'Mirlrtil. JAORAMENTO (CAL) BEE Pies idcnl W i kon hn' I a ken t )in ri jdit cour"e with ( ieriufi n v. Our people do not w;inl wnr. Hut thev nrn united in the position Mint, their r i i h I m must bp respect ed mil, onlv by tlernuniy, but also bv nil oilier nation?-, So Other Courne Open. PORTLAND (ORE.) OREGONIAN No nthrr cnurprt ivBd Of"0n lo tho president pres-ident eftnsirdent. with his dutv If) ni.'iinliiin Ihe rifhtji nn-1 honor nf the American tuition. Iloerinnnt lm lict-Iv lict-Iv chaiL'e.l with cither hcnl or h:i;de in tiikiju' Ihe nction upon which lie hri ii I Ifii.t del erm ineil, :i, PASO (TEX ) HERALD A-iilc from bill cr 1 -n il i"n nn of tho enlcnic :i I lien, rupture, of d iplonin t ie. rebilbum will .hi widely runic tinned, eHpofin ly bv penilo i'nrolern nf rot-tnHn ntnl hnv intf limil.ful world vip'ion; but only bv rle.libe.ratn propaganda can thn ma I ion I v r.i Amero'.'iiis be brou-ht to j u-'t ii n v;f tA'th '-erm.'tny un'bu prc-t-nl cntui if : ui?. rHOENIX (ARIZ.) HERALD A the pmi'ctt-r r.f hunui'i hh.-rtv he 1 Pre j'ient ibnn ' coulti i.avc done nn lc.. A unite, I public n'li'iiiicn'. houlrl 5Hp-poi 5Hp-poi r hi n ultiinstum. SANTA FE (N. M.) NEW MEXICAN T'uat then i'r ;th(dn;e!v no altcrna tue to the president'", a-tion tioe not a, in it nf di'-pul., nulr-s? the Fcitcd t n' in. 1 :n relinuih her -implct ri-ht under i n t r i; ; t i -n n 1 la'A. ALBUQUERQUE (N. M.) HERALD That he ,the pi evident w!l ?ranl n firmlv now h he stood ;iHin-t UHKnim n'J nr humnnitv do oiie iloiibtn. TUEBLO (COLO.) STAR-JOURNAL Tiie I "nit rd Malm clcnrlv ami tm-phnttcjtlly tm-phnttcjtlly fav whnt (.criuinv inu-! do. :inl Gonna ny kn-iv s full w el! whnt a rofuMil menus. Climax of Blunderinp. PUEBLO (CCLO.) CHIEFTAIN President WiUnn'- llH'.-s.'l" fo Ger-mani Ger-mani mav well bo cullcl tho lnnnx of bluntlcrinff ilipionincy. ( Hnnnloro'l in 11 iinn net inn with t ho p:it record 1 of this administration, it i a pitiful and most d.'iDceroufi wielding of the hiyhe-tt wen pons of naf 10n.1l author-it author-it v by ono who is i no x pert ami in-rompident, in-rompident, in their uo. Without rioun military preparation, tho Fnile,! Sinirji if- bo i nf led n gainst its will in bt wnr wilh t bn great est military nation if 1 ho 11 orht, ami inuM re lifer li-fer its mi f ety upon an nccnlon i a urn I perhapt n quicl'lv jtiivsiiuT con-li-tinn in puiopi'. GoI .nave 1 ho Fnited Slate- of Amrt'ic a. ALBUQUERQUE (N. M.) MORNING JOURNAL Tin president nd. Irons to coiit'resfl and hit note to Gormnny iiiMire Ihe disconi inu:ino of lawloi- submarine warfare or tho addition of fine tnnio powerful nlliiinco ncainM t he I M'l tm'i 11 m ilil a 1 ism, Fdts( Card PInved. NEBRASKA STATE JOURNAL (LIN-COLN) (LIN-COLN) Tin- prosidotit has pinyod ln hint curd. llul 1 his docs not. mean wnr. If Gennnnv wore con I end i n for a principle it inii;h( pro li f ably elect to fiuht rather than yield. When i it i eontcmlin onlv for Ihe riht to viola t e law nothing but dopeia tion could explain the case if it. til-lowed til-lowed il -m' f to come to blovi with tho Pniled Sin tefl. (We st ill ref nsO j to believe tho Gennaii oi'erntnriit is insane. DBS MOINES (IA.) REGISTER AND LEADER Tho pre-mhuit. proposes to 0 lo war because there lias been a new tragedy liko the sinking of Ihe LiiF-i tn oiii and not hocaunn of any Btibdaiitiiil injur v 1 but hn been dono to any American citi.-.en, but bocauso t'ierntiinv insisU upon Inking tho naino view of Mih 11 wi rine rii;hi s t ha I, t ho president himself prpose( to fhn rosl i'if Fnropn loss than eiuht wooKs ao, a n-1 that lie hn;. 11 ei or forma 111 ie c;i nted. OMAHA (NEB.) BF.lv Pudev the head lUL'. '''I'he 1. bluialum In I i e i tun 1 1 1 , I lie lee sa.vs: Many nf our people are rim v i need thai. Me vera iu'o nf diplo 111:1 1 ic i rla I ioni' w uu Id ha vn benn pis t i l ied 1 n 1 vT no. Furl her pat inn ee wniild appeuf to be. a woahnest rather than a virtue. P i? ptill possible, of course, that t Im Gonna eovernment nuiv rea iie tho f-eriou-'nesp of the situation and seek to avoid the threat- : one.l break bv a reitl eoii-plinnce with' our .b mai ds. W 1 1 li-i ra w ) ot our em-ba-atlnr. it nui'-T Ve t mem bored, doo noi mean war. b it u will mean t ho ; strained relntioi of un;i-:ui.v I unlioi;dlino5. With tL thus hh.arplv dra wt the enb"rit fcas v.n ntlerna'iie tut to ii Kow txus with deeds mile?- a sati-i.iciory response is rcceiv ed. Must Sland by President. SACRAMENTO (CAL.) UTNTON Re-pardlep- of party a':il:ution. the Amern .in people must Mun-1 behind tho prei.ici:t . in th present in;-i;cc tiie Vi.iiel States s;eaks ior tho neutral neu-tral nation of the world. CLEVELAND LEADER The me.innie or" this menace to Berlin is rlaiu. It cannot be miMindersfod. Tho president pres-ident hss spoken too strotp' now to fall back info a ma.to of nmiorr.at'c corroMiondonco. '"or. cross will sup port tho president. The eouutrv wi1 stand by itn 01 f icial rerres ertativo-. It the Gorman govci nmout retusos to meld to the aronr.e-iTs, appeals and solemn warn in p now, and appare-i; v lor the last tune, voiced bv President Wilson, then the cit.vcs: eont-eoience mav bo expected. CHICAGO HERALD Tho United States ha been patient about German Ger-man submarine murders; patient with Gorman evasions and with Gorman duplicity; with Gentian liceuts' arro emit abuses of American hospital it v. It has warned Berlin to desist. Now it threatens. Many will sav the threat docs not amount to much. Whatever its orce, it is all the president pres-ident can now do. We have heard from the Gorman embassador that severance of diplomatic relation! means war. Germany will have ;o becir. the war. if war ther be. BALTIMORE SUS There are oaly w0 type? of men who could folio w :se course Wilson kaa adopted. The first is the weak, opinionless. invc-r-tch-ate feliotr who iix to cirer;n-ancea cirer;n-ancea can make a decision. The second is the man of eiceptioral strenc:h and dotornuration. 1 Ger-; Ger-; n-.unv ha? suspected the president of the Unitod States to be oi the former e'.a-s she wiil quickly be mace 10 real ire her mistake. MXLWTJAKEE SENTINEL Wfcitf v ?r i's it tection. the note amo-jct? t - i fiat d e n 1 3 n . 1 that Germany a ha r. 0 n her v.bmariae campaign a-rainst cte-csu;ile cte-csu;ile vci?e:s aitoether. and th is a very serious proposition oz? inforentially warranted by interra-tiorsl interra-tiorsl law. The president ne-!are that the rules of inter-narional law cannot be onservd by fubir a hnfS. He a:so declares that diplomatic relations re-lations wiU be severed unless Gr-macv Gr-macv observes these rules. There it is as p'aiu as locic caa make ir tbs' Presi'ient Wilson now takes a locj st-p awav from bis former contentions conten-tions ami virtually demands the absolute ab-solute discontinuance of the use of s;.binarinct in these operations. T? s mot unlikely Germar.y will accede to that demand. NXW YOKK TKEBUXE Tf there is m definite result at last whether dir'lr matic relations are broken off or'i" tercourse is continued ou the bans of Gorman disavowal of the policy of murder on the hieh seas we shs'il owe nothing to the lone orcv of words which ha parsed in Wsshiceton for (Continned on Pape Eleven. J |