Tue Nore Wuicn Presipent Witson sent to the 
Imperial German Empire was a masterpiece of diplomacy 
and reveals the hand of a strong mind and a determined 
will asserting the rights and demands of a great republic. 
‘The message was simple and its simplicity is one of its 
marks of strength. The President stated the grievances 
which this government was enduring, the attacks upon 
the Falaba, the Gulflight and the Lusitania. He then 
asserted the principle of the freedom of the seas and 
made a protest against submarine warfare as irregular 
and certain to arouse international complications. He 
clearly announced the American demands of the freedom 
of the seas. ‘he warning which had been received 
against foreign travel he claimed was irregular. He ap- 
pealed to the German government to disclaim the attack 
as official and appealed to the treaty of 1828 as the basis 
for giving the difficulties that had arisen careful consider- 
ation. As a party to that treaty the German Imperial 
Government had offended, if the sinking of the Lusitania 
were an avowed Imperial German Government act. ‘The 
document throughout was courteous and strong, but the 
last clause leaves nothing to be desired when the Presi- 
dent speaking for the Republic writes, “The Imperial 
German Government will not expect the government of 
the United States to omit.any word or any act necessary 
to the performance of its sacred duty of maintaining the 
rights of the United States and its citizens and of safe- 
guarding their free exercise and enjoyment.” 
Tur Sarg Arrivar, of the Transylvania was not 
unexpected, yet the unthinkable atrocities of the war 
made it not unlikely that the Transylvania might be 
torpedoed also. The results of the Lusitania catastrophe 
were so terrible that the world was aroused and it may be 
assumed that Germany did not reckon on a protest from 
America. Pending the settlement of the differences over 
the Lusitania it was not probable that the Transylvania 
would have been sunk. At first thought the sinking of 
the ‘Transylvania would have been considered Germany’s 
reply to America’s note in the negative. Whether the 
captain of the Transylvania was adroit in avoiding sub- 
marines or whetehr Germans determined to leave the sea 
-free for her, it is nothing short of a providence that the 
Transylvania made port. The torpedoing of the Tran- 
sylvania would have aroused American people to a 
fever heat. 
Boston University, will not find it an easy task to 
find an able man to succeed Professor Bowne in the chair 
of philosophy. Dr. Bowne had a world-wide reputation 
and his studies in philosophy and metaphysics were in the 
lead in America. It is unfortunate that any difficulties 
should have arisen in the University over the successor 
to the chair of philosophy, , 
Ture Sourm AMERICAN Nations are neutral and the 
press has been sustaining the United States in the posi- 
tion taken over the Lusitania catastrophe. _ America is 
not only protecting its own rights, but is voicing the pro- 
test of every neutral power. 
Tue AmxRtcAN Prope have not believed all of the 
stories of outrages, atrocities and inhumanities that have 
come from Belgium because it seemed unthinkable that 
a nation of the pretended culture of Germany could have 
been so shortsighted as to have countenanced such wrongs. 
Now the'American people must believe. ‘The commission 
headed by the former Ambassador to this country, Bryce, 
has made a thorough investigation and its report has 
been filed and the public may read. The facts attested 
to by the commission are beyond description and the un- 
paralleled brutality of German soldiers butchering men, 
women and children is now established beyond the per- 
adventure of a doubt. Lust, rapine and cruelty reigned 
and terror was king. Eventually the German people them- 
selves will be obliged to pay the bitter penalties in na- 
tional degradation for their sins. 
Desprre THE Harrep and malice of the present day 
and the terrible war across the seas there is progress be- 
ing made in the interests of peace. The principle of 
arbitration has been established and despite the fact that 
the Imperial German Government has considered its 
treaties as so much “‘scrap paper” the world is beginning 
to realize the folly of war and the good sense and sound 
judgment of arbitration. President Wilson opened the 
door for arbitration in the Lusitania difficulty instead of 
closing it. A hot-headed irresponsible ruler could have 
undone all that the world has gained in the interests of 
peace. 
. 
Tur Continual NuMBER of automobile accidents~ 
‘ ought to make the pedestrians who walk and the motor- 
ists who ride, more careful. The Monday morning 
papers regularly print a column of automobile accidents. 
Unfortunately many of these are unavoidable and not due 
to the lack of care or oversight, but there are many ac- 
cidents which are avoidable and the number that are due 
to carelessness is appalling. Pedestrians should mark 
their paths and be careful. Motorists should remember 
that pedestrians have rights also. Eternal vigilance is 
the price of safety. Et 
KING GrorceE Knows the wisdom of guarded action! 
Can a King afford to spend his hours in Derby events? 
Can he find opportunities to think of the race track? He 
has “scratched” his entries in the Derby and all England’ 
understands him well. 
Harvard HAs DEMONSTRATED the advantage of hav- 
ing all of the commencement events in one week and the 
plan which was tried out last year will be continued this 
year. Harvard Week this year will begin on June 20. 
nd 
THE PresmeEn't’s Appress on the Flag in New York 
City was worthy of the man and the occasion. A blun- 
derer could have made a serious mistake in an unguarded 
speech at that time. ae 
‘PRESIDENT WILSON’s DEFENCE of Secretary Daniels. 
was appropriate and just. 
