New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-13
WATCHFUL WAITING WON
Delay Brought the Country
Through Without War.
- ra;,or If The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Under the title, Mr.. wilson's Ger
man Policy" read. not long ago. an article
in which tho writer declared that we are a
nation; asserted that the
limited States is inclined TO be eifemnate; nc
cused II, Of being "sorddly commercialized';
said that the people have been influenced by
set of men whom he pictured as Utopian
pacifsts: affirmed that we are pusillanlmous,
decadent and cowardly. and spoke of us as
having a big yellow streak" as broad as
blanket.
Nav I say that most of US disagree with
this fictitious and extraordinary idea OF cor
cumstances? "F. B." has sadly misnter-
preted American intentions during the past
year. The American nation has delayed, al
WAYS ready to assert itself; it has waited pa
tientlv and with reward; altogether 1t has
triumphed, for the German government has
finally had 20 back down from its high
horse" "F. b." has been rather inclined to
view things pessimistically, observing most
of all our lack OF decided action and con-
GLIDING thorefrom.
II is true Germany and England in the
recent past have not only exasperated but In
suited the United States; meanwhile, our Ex-
ecutivs has waited patiently. evidently pro-
crastinating his next steps. Naturally the
President has undergone severe criticism; II
can hardly be expected otherwise; but IN the
end he has accomplished without loss OF honor
and blood what he set out TO do commanded
German respect not by being too proud TO
fight" but by letting the German government
know that every added outrage 1t committed
England would indirectly profit by. American
perseverance has prevailed, and not through
pusillanimity.
We don't want war because we see what II
leads to- therefore, so long as we can in all
fair justice to ourselves remain neutral let us
by all means do SO. Several weeks ago in
The Tribune | criticised the President upon
his unwavering neutrality, but now must
give the devil his due" and say, Bravo, Mr..
President"
The people of the United States have never
Welded themselves to be influenced by any
silly arguments of the pacifsts advocating
unpreparedness. We are too much alive 10
prevailing conditions to be persuaded by that
sort of men.
Many Of us have wanted war over recent
happenings Yet had we. the same ones who
clamored for war, been President, would
we have plunged millions of others dellber-
ately into war? Certainly not The United
States before it rushes into any must first
be sure of the future; then most likely we'll
think twice. So, then, this thinking twice is
what has caused the sudden growth of yell
low streak, yellow blanket, down our backs
Ponder these things, 81. BIZ When the
United States enters a war sanctioned by all
the American people 1t will be for very
good reason. When the American manhood
becomes efYeminate you may be sure that the
world is coming 10 end. When a yellow
streak as big as q blanket dominates the feel
ings Of the American people, then an elephant
can pass through the eye of needle. When
Americans become cowardly through being
so sordidly commercialized that they care
more whether American business fourishes
than they do whether we are respected as
nation, then Americanism is dead.
And allow me TO say, in closing, that Pm
very proud that my country has not plunged
herself into an ingorious war, and that | am
and always intend to be American, first, last
and all the time.
J. EDWARD HUBBARD, JR.
New York, Oct. II, 1915.