The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-03-10
WILSON PRAISED
BY ENGLISH PRESS
LaudatOry Comment on Panama
Canal Tolls Stand.
CALL 1T STRAIGHT DEALING
Declare Presidents Attitude viii
Make for Better Under
standing

London, March 6.-Laudatory COM
ments on President Wilson's message
to Congress are published In most of
the newspapers OF this country to-
day. The Government organ, the
Westminster Gazette. pays the high
est compliment to President Wilson
Tor his attitude In regard to the Ques-
ton OF Panama Canal tolls. 1t says:
1t is not always convenient to hail
a statesman OF another country as a
just judge whel he advocates your
cause against section OF his own
countrymen. We cannot refrain. how
ever, from expressing respectful ad-
miration of the courage and manli-
ness with which President Wilson
handles the Panama tolls question.
THE President OF the United States
sets an example OF straight dealing
which may be recommended TO diplo-
mats Of the Old World. other states
men in other countries are capable of
doing the thing he has done but most
OF them would fetch about for dip
lomatic phrases or make-believe ar
guments to save the faces of their
governments or to conceal from their
own public that they are proposing a
change of policy.
A GREAT EXAMPLE.
"It is great example. II the people
OF the United States respond to IL as
we feel confident they will do they
will have done much more than ad-
just the difference between them and
us with regard to the Hay-Paunca-
fote treaty. They will have set a pre-
cedent of profound Importance to the
whole world
Referring to President Wilson'S
mention of "othsr matters OF even
greater delicacy,n the Westminster
Gazette says:
1--WE understand the alusion. and
think it right to say at once that Mr..
Wilson's handling of this question
greatly facilitates quiet consideration
OF the other and more delicate ques-
tions here alluded to-"
On the SUI icct OF William Rentoa
the British ranchman killed at Jaarcz
the same newspaper says:
When we are dealing with man
CT such manifest uprightness and
good will as President Wilson we
shall certainly not expect our Govern
meut to force those issues in n chop
logical and contentious spirit. ~
The only material point for us to con
siGer is whether, If the United States
NdS HOH-eAlSlenl III InlS dHalT, we
could do anything better for our
selves than It is endeavoring to do
for us. To this question there is none
but a negative answer.
1--WE greatly deprecate all efforts I'm
this country to force the United States
into an adventurous policy out of
keeping with President Wilson's
Ideas"
The Pail Mail Gazette says:
president Wilson's action sweet
ems the atmosphere OF international
relations between us ana our kin on
other side of the Atlantic We may
question If we will the wisdom with
which the high moral principle guild
ing President Wilson has been app
lied to Mexican questions and others.
but in all matters we shall henceforth
feel confidence that in so far as he
controls affairs of State, they will
be conducted as by one who, having
sworn unto his leighbor disappointed
him not though 1t were his own hin
drance"
while acceptance of the invitation
to participate in the Panama Pacific
Exposition at San Francisco would
be Incompatible in magnitude with
the highminded act of President
Wilson the British Government has
IL In its hands to give a token OF re-
cinr0raI poOd will