America.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 61, 12 July 1915, Page 5

America.

"MONUMENT OF CYNICAL HYPOCRISY."

United Press Association. (Received 9.10 a.ra.) Paris, July 11. The newspapers regard Germany’s reply to America as a monument of cynical hypocrisy.

INTERNATIONAL OUTLAW.

AMERICAN PRESS COMMENT.

United Press Association (Received 9.30 a.in.)

New York, July 11

The whole of the American Press is exceedingly angry at the tone and arguments of the Germans’ reply. The “Sun” says it is the climax of impudence. The “Globe” calls it. an evasion of a simple issue as to whether the Germans intend to violate international law. The “Post” says it is ridiculous that Germany should offer such cool assumption. It is the President’s grave duty now to deal with the international outlaw. Similar in tone and even -stronger in language are the comments in the newspapers of the leading cities in almost every State.

(Received 8.20 a.m.) Amsterdam, July 11

German newspapers emphasise that the reply signifies the rejection of foreign attempts to prescribe German methods of defence against the starvation.v war: also that the Germans’ obligation to humanity is firstly towards her citizens.

The New York Herald says; Stripped of the cant about humanity, and the specious contentions about the Lusitania, Germany’s answer is one of defiance, and there is no suggestion of reparation. Germany’s whole case is built upon retaliation for Britain’s starving of the civilian population, although the German Government repeatedly declared that starvation does not exist. / The Tribune describes the situation as difficult, but that there is no anxiety to avoid war and justify the abandonment of our dead.