New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-22

ccpted head Of the German nation Ioiio"o" ~
Il with as much enthusiasm ana de'o'io" ~
n President Of the United states coiiiin'iuN
To insult him Is 70 insult fifty millions oi '"V
most INTELLIGENT and progressive peopie III INV
world. .ho
Nevertheless. the answer 10 ne ih'ue " ~.
Gcrran complaint IS an unhesith'lhe p"' "o'
unfrlendly "tu quOque. IF America" P"p'
hovc lampooued the Emperor ana in'SconH''"''
his motives and intentions German pApp'S' ''''
,ho foremost Of them have BEEN unjust ana
unfricndly to this country. NI'hih '"' '",
wool, they have declared that We must no'
hc permitted 10 occupy the fhl"PP'"'H' '''
hovn advocated immediate armed acton against
us in this war They have reviled 'ils Na"o,
ne \ "m!sh-mash of the dcrclicts OF h1hihn''!'
The very day that heard the rehl"hS'r""''
ogo,nst American attacks upon the Emperor
heard equally bitter German attacks uP"" ''"'
country IF we should regard the "erNia" Pio'''
or large part Of It. as representative o. "'
man official and public opinion we shou'u w
fully justified IN any suspicious Oh "e''''"
policv or resentment AT Germany at''uue'
But we do not regard II. weeks ago -
was maintained I'm these columns that despite
German press rawlings. the German H'"Pc'''
was we'll disposed toward this Nation his Gov
war. and the German people were ihcnheu 10
svmpathize with the United states rather IMAM
with Spain. We have since then seen no reaso"
for abandoning or changing tha' view VI 'nc
coeo which we confidently believe IS also held
by the Government AMI by the judicious -m'ide"
maturity of thc American people Why some
American Journals express contrary views WIN
intcmpcratc violence. IS matior for themselves
10 explain, if they can. Their explanation
would probably differ little from that which
German papers might make of their anu
American Nominations We are entirely con
fdcnt that the former do not represent 'hc
United states Government ana people, and we
do not hesitate to believe that the latter DO not
renrescnt the Government and people Of Ger
many.
It IS pity that the German Emperor takes
50 seriously the wild Mutations OF irresponsible
eensotjon.mongcrs. They make a lot Of noise
hut II IS noise and nothing more. lie mas
troubles Of his own with the German press, and
has 10 lock up n few editors once IN Whle
IN keen the rest in order He ought to make
due allowances for the American press. ana
not imagine that Just because this Government
does not lock mp editors and suppress papers u
therefore officially sanctions and agrees win AL
that is published. We might almost he JuSu-
fled in holding the Emperor responsible for the
German press. because no exercises censor
shin over H. He would have FAR less JuS'ihcn
ton in holding this Government responsible Tor
the press here. because II exercises no such
censorship. Tho Emperor wants us 10 diSr"-
gard press uttcranccs and take account only
of what ne ana his responsible officers 81 sian"
say and do That j. just what tn" Iribnn"
has been doing ana is doing and is very glad
10 do noticing the hostility of the German press
ONLY fo deny It's authoritative character I'M
the Emperor should do the same II" should
take account only Of the words anl acts ~ the
responsible Government Of This country, with
which. wc are confident. he can find no fault
II IS not pleasant % confess that part ~ The
American press has ~hchaycd toward the
German Governments nor is r. pleasant 10
charge the German press in part. with similar
misconduct toward tie I nilcd states. But
| simple truth ana justice require r. Their" :
| entirely too great n lroncncss 10 get excited In
discussions Of other nations business and 10
| handy opprohrlous opthcs over the responsible
rulers ~ great states rs though they were ward
| politicians in a hot domestic campaign. one
would not thus insult and reyl n monarch or
| q Prime Minister 10 his face IN personal con
vcrsaton- l. there any justification for doing
il in public from behind the screen Of anonym-
Try: II It IS not possible 10 discuss the doings
of our nclchborS with the courtesy that is OBJ
served in personal intercourse between men
who respect each other and themselves. It VIII
be best not 10 discuss them ut all That the
| German press sins as grievously I'm this respect
rs the American dcprivos the German En-
poror's rcmonStrance Of some Of its force, but
does not in the least palliaie the fault Of which
he complains. "Tu quoquc" may be an effcc-
tive rctort It can never be a complete justin
cation.