The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12
PACIFIST ONLY
IN NAME, SAYS BERLIN
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
Prof. Jastrow Describes the Former Secretary of State
as a Political Weather Vane, Trying to Win
Popular Support by False Preaching.

Democratic victory of 1912. But In
the Senate Democratic owe rests upon
only a small margin OF votes. There
the opposition party. the Republican, is
still strong enough to give criticism a
leeway.
When Wilson In the preparation Of
his latest note consulted the chairman
OF the Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
lations, thereby manifesting his unwil-
nngnes that the Democratic fireeaters
who were wishing a conflict with Ger
many should at any rate have no de-
cisive influence In the drafting OF the
note. Bryan made an extremely clever
chess move; he demanded that the not
be given the version OF an invitation to
adjust the differences according to the
Hague convention despite the fact hat
Germany had not at all ratified that
convention.
AS this demand was OF course unac-
ceptable for Germany 1t was on the one
hand "a direct continuance of Mr..
Bryan's Anglophile policy on the other
hand IT gave him the opportunity to say
that 1t was he who had stood for an
amicable settlement, |. e.. by arbitration.
while the consultations with regard
10 the note were still hanging fire
Bryan announced through Reuter- Gin
whose dispatches a close alignment with
me state Dei artment under Bryan had
oeen noticed previously that he could
not give his consent to n belligerent
tenor of the note and that he therefore
preferred giving up his place in the
Cabinet.
while remaining true to the brusque
nrmness OF his original attitude toward
Germany by demanding that Germany
De urged TO submit to the verdict Of a
convention to which IL had never become
"a party Bryan found in the elegant
emphasis OF the arbitration principle the
bridge to "A whole pacinstic outburst
or speech which he then poured out upon
ms party brethren. as "A humble disciple
or the Prince of Peace of the New TIES.
lament and as a pious adherent of the
~prophesies of the Old Testament.
"COmpromisrd Dcm~ocracy.,
In immediate succession Reuter- sen,
out the two dispatches. First. tina
Bryan was resignlng because he op.
posed the belligerent policy of Presiden,
Wilson , second. hat II was peculiar and
conspicuous that the note was not A,
all couched IN the belligerent terms thai
had been expected.
THUS Reuter- had at tie same tim,
suggested the idea to the American read
ers that the spirit OF the American
policy was hat of "A provocation o
Germany and that Wilson had been uu
able 10 express this fac, properly.
Reuters aim was TO confuse a stat.
OF affairs which In itself was quite clear
The miraculous thing about It all wa
only that with a great proportion o
German readers the news agency di,
succeed in this aim.
Bryan had to go because his one
sided. pro-English policy was about Il
compromise the democratic party. TIL
fact that he is now trying to attribu,
Numerically opposed motives to hi
resignation is only new proof that thi
veteran weather vane notices how tn
wind has turned.
Now Wilson and the senate on tn
other hand are far from being friendl.
toward Germany or even impartial
however. they did in the new note tn
: only thing that at that moment could b
done; they made possible "A calm am
considerate discussion of the facts am
legal aspects in the case.
1T is only to he commended tina
Coun Won BerustorT attributed suffice.
Importance to the new turn OF events n
to send a special em!ssary to Berlin"