New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-26
WILSON PRAISED
FOR DIGNITY AND
SKILL In LONDON
Handling of German Dis
cussion Remarkable for
Its Sustained Loftiness.
PATIENCE AND
SELF-RESTRAlNT
Note Will Show Whether lmpe-
rial Chancellor or Won Tirpitz
Guide Germany's Destinies.

London, July 26.-There is but one
opinion expressed by the British press
to-day on the American note to Ger
many-that, in polite language, it is
! tantamount to an ultimatum. "The
dgnfed manner in which President
Wilson has stood from the beginning
of the negotiations for the principles
of international law and humanity" IS
remarked with peculiar satisfaction.
"The issue between the two govern
ments is thus stated in its sternest and
most unequivocal terms" says 1.-THE
Daily Mai" which adds, ~ hatever
happens, nothing can detract from the
dignity, high mindedness and patti MT
skill with which President Wilson, act
ing in the name of humanity and from
no merely national motive, has thus far
conducted these difficult negotiations"
"The Daily News" in an editorial,
says: 49,,
"German-American papers which
suggest that America is forcing
quarrel upon Germany are guilty of
gross travesty Of the facts. No gov
eminent could possibly have given more
convincing evidence Of its pacific inten-
tions than Washington has done under
quite unheard of provocatiOn."
Discussing the probable result of the
note. "The Daily News" remarks that
"the natural attitude Of the Wilhelm
strasse in the face of the American
utmatum would be to delay. But
there are two considerations which
make the success of a merely dilatory
policy doubtful. The very nature OF
the submarine campaign makes 1t eX-
tremely difficult to avoid an offence
which President Wilson has indicated /
will be regarded as final.
an the second place, there exist
doubts, which seem, at least, to be
well founded as to whether DR.. Won /
Bethmann-lIollwe control is at all 4
perfect as far as the German Admiralty 4
is concerned. A single intractable sub J
marine commander may now destroy in /,
a few seconds the fimsy fabric which /
is all that remains of official German
American friendship. We still hesi- |
tate to believe that this will really /
happen, but the history of Germany's !
conduct of this war gives no security
at all that it will not"
THE Times" characterizes the note |
as mot an ultimatum, but an exceed /
ingly strong and definite warning"
and adds:
at cannot be said that President
Wilson has been precilitate. His ham
ding of the whole question, indeed,
has been remarkable not less for its
patience than for it's susptained lofti-
ness.
Appeals TO Berlin Fruitless.
oD IL l.-...tf F., ~ at
as the champion of no narrow, selfish
or exclusively national interest, but
Of cause as wide as humanity itself, |
he studiously offered Germany every
chance to re-establish herself in the
judgment Of civilization, but his APP .
peals to the better mind and saner |
spirit of once great people have not
borne fruit.
"Yet we cannot regret, and least Of
all in this dark hour, single one of
his missionary endeavors. The respon-
sibilities of an American President in
such an emergency as this are very
great. We do not know when they
have been discharged with more skill, /
dignity or self-restraint than by Pres /
ident Wilson"
"The Daily Chronicle" says:
GAS the Lokalanzeiger' observes, and 7
as is obvious upon its text, the note .
does not exclude further negotiation. /
The German government, into whatever I
other negotiations II may enter, has /
only two practical alternatives either /.
to abandon its campaign of submarine /
piracy or else to continue it, with the .
knowledge that the next Lustania, ,
Gulhight, Cushing or Falaba case will /
- l.
diplomatic relations and possibly TO .
declare war. The choice between these .
alternatives will show whether the I
party represented by Grand Admiral .
Won Tirpitz or that represented by the .
Imperial Chancellor has obtained the /
last word in the Kaiser's counsels."
NeutraIs Hard Hit.
After remarking that the toll taken /
by the German submarines (9S British /
and 95 neutral vessels bore relatively /
much more heavily on neutrals than on /
British shipping. British mercantile (,
predominance being taken into account, /
THE Daily Chronicle" adds:
1--WE confess we are unable TO see
what events Of the last two months
have, as President Wilson puts II, clear !
ly Indicated that il IS possible and
practicable to conduct such submarine /
operations as have characterized the
activity of the imperial German navy .
within the so-called war zone in sub /
stantial accord with the accepted prac- F.
tice Of regulated warfare"
On the same point THE Standard" /
says:
president Wilson apparently finds
evidence that during the last two |
months Germany has found it practic-
able 10 conduct her submarine actiyi- /
ties in substantial accord with the ac-
cepted principles of regulated warfare.
This is news to English observers, and /
1t would be interesting TO know little