American Rejoinder Urges Peace Not Force in Lusitania Debate
A plea notes that the real issue is between systems, not just the Lusitania note. It argues for continued negotiations with Germany and warns against embracing force, urging the United States to lead toward peaceful resolution and enduring peace beyond fear.
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Bryan
Germany
United States
Gerres
Ss'om
Aurola
Austria
Seria
Europe
Atlantic
Philip
United States Note on German Naval Conduct 1915
The note to Berlin, dated June 9 1915, expresses U S gratitude for Germany acknowledging freedom of the seas for neutral ships in cases like Cushing and Gulflight. It rebuts Germany’s stance on Falaba and Lusitania, reiterates humanity as the guiding principle, and urges Germany to guarantee safety for American lives and ships while offering U S mediation to ease tensions.
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Berlin
Mate
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Cushing
Gulflight
United States
United Sates
Dores
Lusitania
Imsitania
Canada
Great Britain
Mander
Imperial German Admiralty
Eaiman
Germany
Robert Lansing
United States Affirms Right of Humanity Upon The Seas
The president asserts that the lives of passengers must be respected and that the United States stands for the rights of humanity on the seas. The remarks emphasize safeguarding mariners and travelers and uphold international law principles.
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United States
Wilson Reaffirms Ocean War Stance Amid Lusitania Row
President Wilson’s note to Germany restates that submarine warfare must stop for noncombatant safety and rejects Germany’s excuses about Lusitania. It says the United States seeks assurances against dangerous attacks and offers Good Offices to mediate a Britain food blockade issue, aiming to open talks without concessions.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Wilson
Lusitania
British Isles
Great Britain
England
Stalk of violence in a distant era of trust and love
A meditation on violence and peace urging nations to place trust in love as an unshielded weapon, enduring suffering with hope for a future where love prevails over conflict.
Quote on love and endurance by William Jennings Bryan
The passage extols love as kind patient and enduring, claiming it believes hopes and bears all things. It contrasts this gentle virtue with the worship of Mars and notes love abides when everything else fails, attributed to W. J. Bryan.
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Ww. J. Bryan
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