The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
LONDON APPROVES
PRESIDENTS SPEECH
Press Recognizes That Amcri-
can Decision Is Solely
Americas Affair.
81. :. THE BEST UDGE'


I.oNpoN May 10 Wednesday, Al
though President Wilson's speech az
Philadelphia is feature in the news
columns Of all the London morning pa
pers only two ~ them make any COM
ment editorally upon H.
The standard says
1t would be unjust aud unmannerlN
To scon at 'he speech. Il is Americas
affair. and Americas only. what steps IL
takes to Impress upon Germany the
enormitN of the I.usitania crime.
mo interest OF ours would he served
by Americas entry into the war 1t
might, In many ways. be to the adj
vantage OF the enemy therefore, the
speech IL rather satisfactory than other
wise We note the calm. pacific tone
/ OF the Presidents first public utterance
since the disaster and observe that the
comments OF the American press include
no clear demand for war. II is not
want OF courage that makes the Amer
3 lean people DESTROYS OF escaping a ride
ulous and unnecessary participation In
the war. In true bravery the American
people Yield to none nor has the Presl-
dents pacticism auy kiuship with
poverty of spirit lie has shown in
the face OF German insult and brutality
moral courage of the highest order.
.
| to buster without purpose"
The Stamford warmly repudiates the
tendency In America 20 obscure Ger
! many's spunsibility for the Lusitanii
I 10y blaming the Cunard Line and the
| British Admiralty II suggests hat
/ it would be Il graceful act II President
! Wilson were To- make clea. that lie
! does no. share such view /; also
I thinks that the Allies have som. right
| Herr b.ruburg and other consprators
! ~ tAe Lusltania outrage" be Withdrawn.
! The Ddiy Express. disavowing that
! IL is auybodys business except Ameri-
! cas- what America does. expresses sur
prise that after what happened President
I Wilson talked Of touching the heart Of
| an nations. which includes the meu who
| caused the Nhol. earth 10 shudder with
| horror
| Referring 70 President Wilson's asser.
I tiou that a nation might be too proud
4 to fight, ,he Express recognizes that the
/ doctrine ~ tuirdng the other cheek de-
mdnds an exalted courage. but 10 adds
/ that unfortunately /. il absolutely GER
1 tain TO Cad to further suffering
The time has not Yet come u de-
| clares. when Tolstoyism can b. relied
! upon 10 effect any practical good DO
The Erening STANDARD prints the fol-
lowing editorial paragraph
president Wilson is a high minded
I man. and We can understand what he
meant by tbs rather unpolitical remark
, Unfortunately, Germany does not under
I stand this kind OF righteousness II
America could only as the President
says. convince Germany Of her injustice
to manklnh how dignhed and useful
: would be her position a. a neutral"
The Daily Mad gives prominence TO
the comments Of Americans her. on ia.
statement In the speech. There is such
thing ~ man being too proud to
, fight There Is such thing as a ma
tion being right that d, does not
need to convince bv force that IL is
right" Newton Frame refuses TO be
! ievc THAT u represents the President :
considered Judgment on the Iustania
case
Ninety per cent. ~ Americans" Mr.
! Franc SAYS earnestly desire lha; their
| chief Executive truck no further with
! murders and alien seditlonmongers
and would be delighted go see pr. Dern-
burg deportcd under the alien immgra
n II act and shipped on the u-Nt east
bound Cunarder"
The editorials on the Lus,tauia tfassly
emphasize an uudoubtcd change m the
national temper since the ship was sunk
Tn. previous tOrpedoinc by submarines
Of passengcr ships. the employment OF as
phyXiatiuE gases on the lighting line. the
/ dropping OF bombs on uudefeuded places
even the attack upon SCarboro AZ, all
.,lipsed 81 the popular mind by the hor-
TOR of the Old Head of kiusale
The wrecking OF shops In only one
manifestation OF the intense anger The
usistent demand for the interumeut of
all who are OF the race OF the enemy
is another. Still another il the increase
IN recruiting. especially among men m
the sos, and stlll another and not the
least significant IL the reputation OF
German methods ny Germans horn &c
a good social position. Sir feliN Scmou
the distinguished PIN stefan and scion
list. who was born in Dantyic, and -
Carl Meyer. tho banker who was born
IN Hamburg. have written to the news
papers dcuuurcing as cold bloOded mur,
der h" attack aud destruction of tn,
. Iustania