THE LUSITANIA CRIME.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13815, 9 July 1915, Page 8

THE LUSITANIA CRIME.

—-»«*- - - ■ • AUEBICAN FUELING P.ROBHITISH.

JSQi. V. M. B. FISHER'S IM-

PIIESSIONS

Mr F. M. B. Fisher, who is at present touring abroad, reached Now York shortly after the sinking of the <n-eat Cunard liner Lusitania by a German snbmarivv.--, and his diary impressions of the- state of ihe public mind •over the outrage (published in the "Dominion1') make interesting reading. '•The city," ho writes, "was in a profound state of indiguatsoa <ond horror jit the cold-blooded-murder of so many mm-eombatants, includi'ig women and •children. I can say wit ■•.out any doubt lhat whereas the Unitoj States sentiment was strongly pro-British before this event, it is intensely pro-British now. In tlio theatres or the cafes the opening bars ot 'Tippernry'.aro received with thunders of approbation, and aIJ over the jx'uce now ono frequently hears tlitv opinion expressed that the United Suites should join at once in the extirpation oi" German militarism. "Now Zealand, J am sure, has completely misunderstood the attitude of tii.. United States Government and 'President Wilson. From what I know «nvp I am profoundly gratefu\ as an fius;li«hman to President Wilson ior the part ho has played, for tremendous pressure has been brought to boor upon him and As Cahinct to prevent the ex-tHv-t of munitions of war to England, Franco and Russia, and'ho has stead-1 lastly refused. This means that the Allies are now drawing upon the United State* for supplies costing six million dollars fl day." With, a stroke of the tier, the President could seriously eraMfivrass the Allies. Every factory m the country that can supply is working | under full'steam. Artillery, shot, and shell are bomjr shipped in vast quantities The President knows, too, that the only prospect of assisting--.the- Bri£L V Germany, and the ■.Belgians m their own country, is to remain neutral. A declaration of war by tho United States would be the worst tltob could befall the Allies at present, and the 'tflude adopted by the ?««*»*« ■hisi what England wants, and no mote. ■-■'Tho German-Americans are very divided. At a vast meeting of Gerans two days ago, they f edared that if the United States declared . wai ot> Germany they would stand by tlie iWlei.t. Many of them are nattxralv enouah ,11 for Germ my Otngs <„•■ all English-speaking l£S*«- 1 \ )Vt '4h I wiM commit to paper au know no.v about these matters