New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-09
BRITAIN TRUE
TO HER ALLIES,
SAYS GAYLEY
California Educator Sure
Crushing of Germany
Only Will End Pact.

"The pact between Great Britain and
her allies will never De broken until
Germany is crushed. Whatever may be
the vicissitudes of war, this sacred
agreement between the nations now
fighting miltarism will remain in
violate to the end"
This was the expression Of Professor
Charles Mills Gayley, head of the de-
partment of English literature at the
University of California, who arrived
here last night on the st. Paul, after
a sojourn of one year in England. Re-
ports were current last night on his
arrival that the Kaiser had been max
ing peace overtures to the Gar, and
Professor Gayley branded the attempt
as ridiculous on the part of the En-
peror.
The educator, who went abroad to
write new looks On literature, but who
ceased his pursuit and turned his at
tention to a study Of the war, declared
last night that the feeling in Great
Britain as he found it was one of warm
affection for the United States as
nation, for her people and for Presi-
dent Wilson.
British Praise America.
While in London he lived most of the
time at the Saville Club and the Ath-
eneum. where he was in almost daily
communication with Lord Mersey,
Rudyard Kipling, W. J. Cross, General
Sterling, Sir Henry 7. Wood and others
of note. From such men as these and
men of high military and naval rank,
he said he was able to feel the pulse
of England.
England IS not bit discouraged"
he said. "There is no pessimism. The
feeling is one of renewed determine
ton to fight to a finish. There is cool
and grim determin. ton TO win. They
never talk Of the possibility OF defeat
The contingency of losing is never
even considered.
wherever | went | noticed a most
profound feeling of gratitude for the
United States. This nation has done
two great things that have hit home to
the heart of every Englishman, and
they often speak of it. Men have come
to me at the Atheneum and have said
| belonged to a nation that any man
should be proud of. I always asked
what we had done that should evoke
such feeling, and invariably | was told
that we haC shown ourselves to be a
great, big nation, a nation broad in its
tremendous grasp of the feeling of hu-
manity, and its never failing fight for
that humanity.
Our work in caring for the stricken
people of Belgium is one thing that
has impressed itself strongly upon the
heart of England, with our determine
tion for an enforcement of humanity in
the undersea warfare and the results
accomplished by this government
through Ambassador Gerard in demand
ing humane treatment for British pris-
oners of war.
"When | went abroad | had no idea
of giving much time to the war
went over to study and work on liter
AZURE. After | had been there a few
weeks | said to myself: Why should
waste time over matter that has been
dead for over four hundred years, when
| am now in the midst of the greatest
crisis in the history of the world?"
Wilson's Notes Discussed.
Professor Gayley said that many of
the men of prominence he had met
were intensely interested in President
Wilson and his policy.
at became known that | had known
the President personally, and often |
was asked if he had backbone" he
continued They wanted TO know of
the character and personality of the
man at the helm of the American gov
eminent.
81 told them that had known Wood
row Wilson long before he became
President, and knew him always to be
man of his word
"When the first note came out was
asked if he would back it up. | in
formed them that Mr.. Wilson had
always been a clear and deliberate
thinker-a man who weighed we'll what
he had to say and who never backed
down. Wat until you read the next
note | would say, and every time the
text was made public, was congratu-
lated on my predictions.
"The British people, as a whole, do
not want US to enter into conflict with
Germany; some, however, think we
could be Of better service to the Allies
if diplomatic relations with the leu
tons were severed"
Professor Gayley will leave here to-
day for San Francisco, spending a few
days en- route at Detroit.