The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-25
NO1ELAST word,
BRITISH Opinion
Newspapers Find U. S. Com
munication to Germany
Very Acceptable"
NO ROOM FOR PRETENSE
Answer of President Wilson Puts Is
sue Squarely Up to Kaiser.
Editors Agree.
BY JOHN c. FOSTER.

SPECIAL Correspondent Of The Washington Herald.
London, July 2i-The. latest American
note to Germany relative to submarine
warfare has proved very acceptable to
the English press. The newspapers. in
commenting upon the document, declare
that it puts the issue fairly and square
ly up to Germany.
the American note is couched in
plain and unmistakable language. which
will be little relished by Berlin says
the star. "Germany's frantic efforts to
justify her piratical methods to the peo-
pie of the United States have finally
failed. The suggestion, coming from
such a source. that, If she cannot do
better she ought to stop submarine oper-
atoms. will prove a bitter pill.
Held to Real Issue.
Evening Standard-"By judicious Sc
lection of the para graphs of the note it
would be possible to prove President Will
son is splendidly firm or miserably weak.
fishing sort Of diplomatic trench war
fare. The Germans will not abandon the
practice of sinking merchant ships. On
the contrary. they will hold that the
notification of the war zone shows suf-
ficient respect for the rights of neu-
trails
The Pail Mall Gazette declares that the
note shows an inflexible resolve on the
part OF the American government to hold
the German government to consideration
of the real issues created by its
crimes" In continuation this paper
says:
president Wilson's much criticised
self-restraint enables him to intervene
at last in a fashion which invokes the
national honor and the American con-
science at it's highest intensity. The
plainness of the American note is of
the kind that he who runs may read"
No Room for Pretence.
The Westminster Gazette says: De
liberately unfriendly' are the strongest
terms diplomacy could employ without
actually breaking off relations. The
questions raised between the German
and American governments must go to
their ultimate issues"
The Globe. the most outspoken news
paper in London, says:
president Wilson has left the Ger
man government in a position wherein
there is no room for pretence nor mis-
understanding. We may be certain
that, behind the solemn warning. lies
fixed resolve
president Wilson says plainly that
the submarine must adapt itself to the
rights of neutrals." says the Star.
IneSe rights are based upon principle
and not upon eXpediency. America reso
lutely stands by these principles. Ger
many must now choose her course"
.. French Papers Pleased.
Paris, July Ala Liberte. comment
ing on the new American note to Ger
many says:
The American note gives the impress
sion that Washington has reached the
end of her patience and has decided no
longer to tolerate Berlin's ineptitudes.
To speak frankly. it seems that Pres
ident Wilson is not disposed to push his
protest to the logical conclusion on ac-
count of the international political sit
uation."
The word 'unfriendly' which terni-
mates the note" says the Journal Des-
bates. shows the situation is very grave.
We must remember 1t is the same word
addressed to France by Lord Rosberry
at the time OF the Fashoda incident.
'AIl the note is written in the strong
categorical language We expected from
Washington