New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-08
British Press Says u. ).
Asks More than Can
Be Granted.
SEES SERIOUS ISSUE
WITH WASHINGTON
Daily Chronicle" Declares Dip
lomatic Difficulties Are
Greatly Increased.

London. Nov. Commenting on the
American note, the British press gem
orally calls the latest protest a firm
document, which will increase diplo-
matte difficulties with the United States.
For Great Britain feels that she can
hardly yield TO the United States on the
points involved.
Great Britain's position is that she
is engaged in a life and death struggle
and therefore has TO consider all CUES
tons on the practicable basis Of WIN
ming the war; that such a world war IS
bound TO carry some Inconvenience to
neutrals. but that, as far as is possible
and consistent with doing everything
in her power TO win the war, she Is
careful TO do as little as possible to IN
lure the interests OF neutrals.
"The Chronicle" says:
Before commenting on 1t we may
perhaps usefully glance at the actudl
course of the American negotiations
with Germany. Il will then be seen mat
far from these negotiations laying TINS
country under any sort OF obligation,
the obligation was rather the other
vay. In the first place, we should note
that the United States protested not
against German submarine crimes as
such. but against violations OF inter-
national law, to whose beneht we as
belligerents were entitled, or even OF
that law to whose benefit other neI-
trails were entitled.
Dallied with Germany.
"As long as victims Of criminal sub
marininc were only British, French
scandinavian or Dutch subjects the
United States was Just as silent as IL
has been regarding those atrocities IN
land warfare whereby Germany de-
e,roved the hulk OF the Hague conNeh-
tions. Il was only when large numbers
Of American subjects were killed ana
American lives daily imperllled tha'
Washington protested.
an the second place, It's protests
never went beyond very polite negoua-
lions. which Germany was allowed 70
spin out Just a. long as 1t suited her
The final concession MADE
bv Germany 20 America was not Cd
tanned By the American dlplomatistS'
II was obtained by our navy, when
developed ways Of destroying pirate
submarines.
"The purport of the whole note IS
not. of course. to put a pistol TO our
heads. but 20 tell US firmly one might
almost say harshly t. United
States does not accept our nam CON
tentions. does not acquiesce IN our
policy. and will continue to press
strong protests upon US. 1t points TO
of diplomatic difficulties
between Washington and London az
fculties which we would say frankly
cannot possibly be diminished without
serious modification Of the American
attitude.
Sees Many Difficulties.
"With the American Presidential
election looming ahead, such modinca-
tons. in defence TO reason ana argu-
ment, will be unusually hard for WASH
ington 10 make, and that IS perhaps the
least hopeful element in the affair
"The Daily News" says: -.
"The new American Lote IS NoIuiil-
nous. highly technical, and IN some
a momentous document, a+d It
cannot escape comment, moreover
that the note is couchod in vigorous
and uncompromising language, parai-
ieled in one or two Of Mr.. Lansing
notes to Germany, but hitherto foreign
70 communications that have passed
between Washington and London.
mo mistake could be graver than 10
the seriousness or the
contentious advanced by Washington.