Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-10
FIRMNESS AT LAST.

! united IN Ln6lf support OI IIe5iuShI
Wilson in his latest note to Great Brit
ian. No president in the history of the
country has received such solid sup
port from the newspapers, despite
creed, beliefs or parties. The follow
ing editorial is from the Jacksonville
! Times Union:
I'm the war between France and her
allies and Germany and hers the hy-
phenated Americans take one side or
the other, and they have right to.
And yet a number of men have sought
to make capital out of the to-hell-with-
the-hyphen idea. The hyphen is all
right, so long as it does not get in the
way of the United States, and it has
not done so yet.
But the issue raised by President
Wilson's latest note is one between
Great Britain and the United States,
and no man calling himself an Ameri-
can has the right to take the side
against his country. No matter where
man was born his country is the one
which he chooses if he leaves the land
of his nativity, and so loyal Anglo
Americans will side, and as far as we
know, are siding, with the United
States in this dispute. They may prop
erly regret that the issue has been
joined, but since it has been there can
be no doubt as to the side they belong
en-.
1.-THE German-American papers seem
to think the note was too mild. They
think it is not as positive as the notes
sent to Germany in regard to the loss
Of life or passenger steamers. We do
not agree with them. We do not think
any note has been sent to any foreign
country more positive in its terms than
the one just sent to Great Britain. OF
course, the note contained no direct
threats; neither did the notes sent to
Germany contain them. But The Lam
guage of the note to Great Britain is
os plain and so positive that if the
American contention is not conceded
and nothing is done the case will be
one of backdown. OF course, we do not
know what will be done, but the note
is as positive as it should have been,
and if the United States does not act
UP to the note the fault will be in the
action-not in the warning given.
But as a matter of fact, President
Wilson could not have said what would
be done in case Great Britain ignored
or turned down the American demands.
That is for congress to decide, and
congress will meet in four weeks. The
! president Yields a great influence
perhaps, a controlling influence-but
there was no reason why he should
have taken it for granted that it would
be controlling.
I'VE take the comment of the papers
on the message, however, as a sign
that congress will do whatever the
president recommends. Few of the
papers took the positive stand that the
president has taken. Many of them
were saying that Great Britain and
France were fighting our battles for US
and that their defeat would mean dis
aster to the United States. The view
was very un-American and very con-
temptible, but it was held or at least
expressed, by many. Uncle Sam has
never yet found it necessary to secure
the services of a protector. He has
shown himself pretty we'll able to take
care of himself. However this may be,
we see nothing now of the claim that
the English and French were fighting
our battles. The press seems to be
solidly with the president, and we be
lieve the country is"
THE ATTITUDE OF GREECE.