New-York tribune., 1914-10-11

IL
aiplo"rc src not, so far "a can see'
1hV 20 renounce either their con
sisp or their settled policy TO
ueuV" Mr. Hearst. Even the Hearst
Pless' ast;ns in New York makes no
pesee :r,nression. They know MI
sep those Of them who know HIM
hsss .s An enemy of England in New
NJ Ands il convenient when IN
ler 90 profess friendship for Eng
boaS' Jouruslists know him as the
sna. List who has done more than
.shsr 70 reduce journalism TO the
any a commercial expression. III
swvid Aght in the open they would
~ Nmnlsin. But he and his accom-
aa .' Az rot respect the laws OF war,
2neeSc 2ncsruans in the field fire on ana
me S.h;nd the Red Cross. Mr.. Hearst
no" the Red Cross badge, presents
Pos ~ a. an Apostle OF Peace, ana
slTs ,l1;s.rs a volley st the Allies
II. y,ee-President rs Prophet.
a.. mace meeting of yesterday Is
hs hs,sd bv the Washington CORE.
es.dsnt Of the Times no DOUBT
as triumphant success
sl.uSr.d luIS by numbers, by enthusiasm Tt
the station of the orators. ne
,rs President Of the United states mas
w. an the garb Of prophet. lie pre-
diets that: o,r angry and
ws look at it our mistaken pre'n-
III over Europe will pause All over
rn,one when they hear from TINS anu
',Ssr meetings in America;
''p o., thew do not pause. ne herman
I'm shot are still crashing through
sn ru;ns of Rheims Cathedral Inc
la l;ss of the Kaiser are still destroy
mn6efended and defeneeless towns
rpr6ering unarmed citizens. Ihey
III, shoot priests as a pastlmei ihe!
- ~. last Friday the Able DeleoecQue:
s.,rsrly Professor at the C0llese ot
nn, Iady at Dunkirk. Ihey sh0t nm nm
.py. He was spy because ne hau
him letters from French soidlers III
Tn,p;rk M 10 their families. They, nave
n,ber priests, in Belgium and else
".s mo- ON evidence equally fimsy or on
- evidence at all. they tnemseINes
S.vs explained that they commit these
,asrs and sack villages and assasSl-
,,,s hostages in order TO terrorize '"'
,cuntry by "frightfulness'
Steel in Diplomacy.
n, Gary head Of the United States
~, Cornoration. is reported as De
st.. rnaco because of the economic
snne war is doing TO the United
@ ssln 'n Ia as "accentuating the neces-
ss''s; .onplete neutrality" His no.
ny " complete neutrality is. like our
',ofsssor Presidents, a neutrality OF
rI ,hs eject shall be benevolent 10
cs,msnv. AS a business man ne nat
ueiI,a II,' isvs stress on the business IN
.ie' ans bv the war to the United
.,a,ss Rut does he suppose Europe
IN submit 70 the brutalities OF frus,
,,an militarism in order thai wall
s,rsst NAV put up the prices OF steer
common
MIR. Speaker Clark.
The Sneaker Of the House OF hepIe-
,.ntstives is another name well ADAPT
a 20 impress the British mind. MI
Sos.ker is MIR. Speaker, even II ne pc
u, Cbamp Clark. He avows himself
~ nbarscteristic ingenuousness, d
,escsmaker. "partly out of motives OF
humanity. but largely because we 40
rot want TO be injured. ~.
on. Joseph Prudhomme. what folIleS
are committed in thy name!
Mr. Hearst as Left Wing.
Tho English will give all these wor-
nv gentlemen credit for eXceilent
rs,;ves Mr. Hearst. presume, would
resent the suggestion that ne was ~
,pired by any other motive thah '"e
desire 10 increase the clrculauOh 81
his newspapers and his own pohticS,ii
fortunes. He has shown that ne wen
Understands how to do ooth theSe
things Why should he not act as lelo .
wing 10 the German Press bureau !,
Why should he not serve on the stan
Of Mr.. Herman Ridder and the
Stats -Zeitung"o Why should he not
seize what weapon lies readiest to MS
hsnd TO deal a blow at the England ne
Mates, II Count Bernstorff be nope
sssly discredited as German Press
Agent, why not take up with heTl
Dsrnburg? Why not repeat Mr.. Kld-
der's statement that Lord kltcnener
had called for 100000 men and got
only 1000? But il is hardly 10 be eX-
pected that such stories, cabled mere
yesterday. should have much effect IN
England. where all the schooiooys
know that Lord Kitchener called Ior
half a million of recruits and mas GOT
half million and more.
N. AnatOle France in one OF has mos:
cynical moods defines a woman as
truthful when she does not tell useless
hes NJ. Anatole France would not oo-
leet, dare say. TO transfer his dehnl,,
ion to the German Press Bureau ana
70 the journalists whom Herr Dern-
burg uses as his tools.
"WstchCuI Waiting" Again
The real danger" observes the cor
RESPONDENT Of "The Times" ''is that
Nr. Hearst's campaign may create an
unthlnking peace sentiment embarrass-
ing 10 the Presidents new policy OF
Eatehful waiting"
This remark embodes no taunt. The
Washington correspondent OF The
lines" to whose great abilities and
generally useful work ] offer tribute,
y predisposed 10 take favorable and
inendly views of the President he
.ooked on tolerantly at the thrush o.
Ar. Wilson into the arena waving a
white flag He left il TO his readers
over here TO judge how premature ana
undiplomatic were these Presidential
srorts. As Americans we owe him
some thanks for the kindly skill with
winch, writing for England, he covered
zoe Presidents advance and now covers
MS retreat.
Natchful waiting is not phrase
which an American would select as q
euiogy upon our Chief Magistrate. II
shnot, unhappily. be denied that wheh
e invented IL and while he used IL
Europe looked on with amusement.
me English. indeed, mindful of the
sme Of kindred people. were con
SaIned 70 find the diplomacy of the
Hhlte House and the State Depart
nent turned to ridicule by the Superior
MIowiedge and technical ability of the
%eMean Foreign Office. II it was
Iortliying 20 us, +, was distressing to
me English
IL you care 10 know how il affected
ne G...----