GERMANY AND AMERICA

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2736, 3 April 1916, Page 5

GERMANY AND AMERICA

GLOOMY FOREBODINGS.... By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.)(Rec. April 1, 5.5 p.m.) London; March 31. "The Times" correspondent at Wash-, ington states' that tho situation is aggravated by the torpedoing of-the Eagle Point, 5222 tons, with, it-is believed, ah American on board. It is stated that President Wilson had decided on sending a Note, framing tho final indictment of Germany arioT leaving' her no course save to renounce utterly her evil ways or forfeit American friendship. But, it is asked, .-what is tho use of more words? Washington is full of gloomy forebodings, for it is feared that the "Tirpitz" extremists are in control. Count Bernstorff persists that the Sussex was mined, hut the evidence received by the Government, although not yet .announced, is conclusive,.and seems to point to.the vessel having been torpedoed. It is to be noted that the Manchester, the Engineer, the Englishman, the Tubantia, the Silius,.,- and the Eagle Point were unarmed, and the Germans are thus robbed of another opportunity' of quibbling. Each of the outrages makes it more difficult for President Wilson to translate into terms of diplomacy his countrymen's feeling in the East, which has been fairly aroused, and will soon he echoed in'tho West. Germany perhaps may he able to avoid a rupture, hut if she attempts to surround Britain with a murder zone it will be difficult to see how she can avoid forfeiting tho friendship of Washington. It is significant that whereas the Sussex dispatches were edited by the Government sedatively, the Consular dispatches about the Eagle Point were handed to the Press apparently intact.

"The Times" says the Washington telegram is the most ominous for Germany, and the effect of the -crime is cumulative, and probably she thinks she can continue deluding her, but she may have a sudden and rude awakening.