Bisbee daily review., 1915-09-02
rRuE ERleNps oE PeAcE.


In the past fortnight it has seemed to millions Of
Americans that periously near war As re-
suit of the sinking of the Arabic with the killing of two
Americans and the jeopardizing of many there
seemed nothing for government to do but to send
Ambassador Bernstorf home and recall Ambassador Ger
ard from Berlin And such severing of relations #
was understood, while in sense an act Of hostility,
might be followed by other attacks making it necessary
for go to war protect citizens and the
nation from worldwide contempt
And then when the government and people had almost
given up hope any action Germanys part softennE
the oHense and healing breach there friendly
message from Berlin expressing sympathy and asking
the nation to withhold Judgment until Germany could
report the facts as she found them.
That message brought instant relief It accepted
evidence that Germany wanted to avoid break
with the United States and that all probability She
would yield enough to attain that aim
OF course, we by no out of the woods yet
The Arabic controversy settled and the shadow
Of the Lusitania s hangs ominously over negoua
ons with Germany But the prospect is less dark than
It has been for many weeks. And that points a
al
why did Germany hasten to reassure and stem the
tide Of Indignation and protest? Because Germany did
not want with the United States.
And did the American or people war?
Absolutely It is say that never in any great
national crisis, did this nation want to fight less than
t does today No have ever engaged in was half
so unpopular as would be a war now with Germany.
And yet-the nation had made up its mind to fight
Germany came to the worst We should have joined
her enemies sorrowfuly and reluctantly in the perform
of duty longer avoidabe without forfeiture
our rights, our sefrespect and our safety.
And because the statesmen at Berlin are beginning
to recognize this spirit Of calm and judicial determine
ton they showing signs of return to justice and
humanity.
If this encouraging tendency persits, and German
American relations become friendly again. tocr-
able it will be triumph not for the utopian pacihsts
who about preaching peace any price" and Ger
ainy not for equivocal peace" organizations which
lusng the stripes and the badge of labor
cover alien propaganda IN interest Of Germany.
1t will not be triumph either for the jingoists who
have filled the land with clamor but whose shouting and
frohing have little on the great mass of sano
Americans
1t viii be triumph for the intelligent and patriotic
leaders and representatives of public opnioneditors.
statesmen businessmen lecturers etc-who have urged
IRON the nrst rational military preparedness ana an
unnnchng stand for American rights. Newspaper edt
tors particularly subjected to criticism in tho
last weeks the mistaken notion that they
were deliberately working for work against Germany
Nothing could have been farther the fact The writ
or does Of a single newspaper editor in any
section city who if he had power would bring
war with Germany for the grievous ofenses Germany
has so far committed
/ But the newspaper whose work keeps them in
touch with history the making have felt that the way
of national selfrespect is also the way of national
safety-tha the way to war is to show any nation
rampling rights that we are afraid of war
And believing this, American newspapers with a few
exceptions have demanded since the Lustana
acre that the rights of American citizenswhch also
the rights of humanltybe protected without comprom
ise and at any cost"
Germany at first did believe that we meant it, in
spite of the presidents plain words AT last apparently
the truth has percoated the Berlin consciousness
Manifestiy the thing for do to persist withou
deviation in our present policy Even that may involve
us in war but it isn't nearly like do so coward!
submission which, by encouraging foreign insult an'
wrong. might eliminate in great outrage makinl
war inevitable.
New York City is all excited the fact that Obi