The Washington times., 1915-01-03
WILSON ANXIOUS FOR
REPLY OF ENGLAND
ntimations in British News
papers Cause Belief Shipping
Protest viii Be UnavaiIing.

Administration officials and members
Of Congress are awaiting with no 1T
Gle anxiety the next move in the mat
Ter OF the protest Of this Government
20 Great Britain on the subject OF
0eisure Of cargoes of neutral vessels.
This anxiety arises in part from con-
unued intimations in the British news
papers that the answer Of Sir Edward
Grey will say in effect that the Brit
ash government will not relax it's ef-
1orts to shut off supplies from the
German-Austrian alliance.
~ ! sexpected the answer Of Sir
Edward will be moderate in tone, Will
osplore the idea of any ill-feeling be-
cWesn the two nations. and will give
assurance that as little annoyance will
ne given American vessels as possible.
dosS Ssya1d WSss h 1T i sse s1sS heye
SSrnment will CO. In other words. It 10
3eemed quite likely that when the
!SritiSh note Is read between the lines
e wiz amount to q refusal to retreat
@ent has assumed.
"Good Foreign Office Jargon."
The London Spectator gives this re-
markable forecast Of Sir Edward Greys
answer:
"rhc foreign office will no doubt re-
ply in good foreign office jargon to
the American note. but we will be
Eroatly surprised II Earl Grey's answer,
when translated into common speech,
docs not run somewhat on the following
lines:
1--WE are not going to relax in the
shghtest degree our efforts to conquer
Germany. You must make your people
OnnARQfn mn arh ttv,ov
very existence as a free nation. and we
cannot let copper into Germany for that
y the real crux Of the matter. merely
because to forbid its entry under neu-
ful American business people of what
Lnsy regard as "a legitimate profit Of
30 per cent above normal ante hellum
We do not blame them for srum-
bling at being deprived of that profit,
Nor do we wnder at the general mall
atces felt IN the American CONNIE rclal
world as a whole, though 1t is not as
terrible as was our own trouble In the
cotton famine Of the sixties.
The depression in the United States
must be very upsetting
such farecosts as this by London
papers cannot fail to attract notice
actual knowledge Of Sir Edward Grey's
answer and to what extent they rep
resent sentiment Of that part Of the
EuSuSn pubic which wants such an
anewer made Is not clear.
1t Is felt here that at least Sir Ed
ward VII reply in a fashion which
win indicate that the British viii ex-
crc1se more care and Judgment in the
Sesure OF vessels and in their search
!han they have in the past. A change
IN methods, even without material al
Seration In the general policy of the
Sriush. would to some extent lessen
the friction.
Trick In Washington CHARGED.
Opponents of the Administration in
Congress are making the charge that
Tho analysis Of the protest to Great
Britain was given out in Washinxton
purposely in order to affect American
public sentiment. and that the Admin
istration was impclled to the protest by
the growing feeling in this country
against its handling Of the shipping,
neutrality. and contraband situs linns.
II 10 known that there has been in
Quiry IN some quarters in Congress as
70 how the protest Got out, and whe thcr
1t was Intentional or otherwise.
IN any event. much depends on the
nature OF the British answer Unless IL
1s more calculated to placatc thGn a
part Of the English press indicates.
there Is friction of disagrceablc. IL
not serious, sort ahead.