New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-22
MR.. WILSON'S POSITION
Laboring jealousy and Deserving
the Nations Complete Respect.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your discussions of the war situation
have entertained me much, but cannot IN
derstand your radical departure in the last
few issues of The Tribune. Certainly | can
DO not use the simplest manner in stating
your position
In to-day's editorial you undertake to
Jolly" the German situation and are radical
in your dealing with satire. Your attitude
is almost untenable, and | don't believe that
future results from the Wilson policies will
bear you out in the position you are now
taking.
1t is foolish, from the viewpoint, to in
innate that Germany has never considered
Mr. Wilson's notes seriously. and cannot, by
any stretch Of imagination, conceive of your
right TO make this assertion | do not be
lieye that the President would stultfy him.
self in the manner you describe. II it were
true that he has permitted any statement to
20 out TO the German government as Official
from his administration that he was simply
playing for delay. and that no did not mean
anything contained in his notes, he would be
unworthy u lHt COlIucHCt OF lne American
people and should be written down as not
half man. feel quite confident that Mr..
Wilson is not playing for war, and | feel
equally confident that we will not have one
with Germany
To the average man on the outside who
knows nothing about the secret workings Of
diplomacy, and yet who gives thoughtful con-
tiou IN nub1ic affairs thara hos hcen
no limiting OF suggestion from any source that
would lead me to believe that we are on the
ve Of war. The worst curse that has come
upon our country is newspaper agitation.
The editors of the country know about as
little of what is taking place automatically
as a lot Of monkeys nothing more. But
this is one of the deliberations and disap-
pointments Of the current system of con-
Quoting diplomatic affairs. The people should
conduct, or at least know what is being done
with regard to, our diplomatic relations. But
the newspapers foment strife, because they
do not know any better. Most editors are not
liberal enough in their own views to think
they could be wrong in their opinions, hence
are given TO species Of conceit which is
painful as well as harmful.
You assert in your to-day's editorial that
Germany is now waking up because she un-
derstands that she is dealing with the Ameri-
can people and not the Wilson administra-
ton. If Mr.. Wilson does not represent the
American people he does not represent any
thing at all, and should step down and out;
but ii seems to me that man who is as will
ing to labor as unselfshly in a cause he be-
lieves to be right as he has done, and as
he is doing, deserves not only the fullest con-
fdence of every man but the highest respect
and esteem for his Jealous labors lie is not
infallible, but no living man in his shoes
would have made as few tactical blunders as
he has done.
! | see nothing whatever in the admnistra-
TONS policy that should give you license to
say all you did to-day against it. You do
not add anything to the dignity of journal
ism by your present attack 1t is not big
and broad, as you have been in the past.
Mere partisanship at this time is ridiculous.
| feel quite sure that the future historian
will place President Wilson upon very high
pinnacle, and future generations will have to
lift their eyes high toward heaven to catch
| its summit Mr.. Wilson is just the man
needed in this period through which we are
passing, which is most trying one and ona
of the worst which has ever befallen any one
country to master. If the genius and ability
of man like the President cannot cover the
situation, where will you find man who can
Let him alone He will take care Of the coun-
try. Your foolish agitation is very, very dis
couragng in this great crisis.
CHARLES THOMAS LOGAN.
New York, Sept. II, 1915.