New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-25

Ambassador IN IOhNVu. MI axe Nells
Cir Edward Grey he is instructed to
ssneat the earnest assurance that this
Isssp,or,ent is made in the :1cst friendly
sMsst What SIR Edward Grey may
"" Is not vet known. ho has been on
sI,I;8av. and the Prime Minister has
So IN charge Of the Foreign Office.
&C., ,he London Press take Mr.. Pages
p.r5lv assurance at it's face value.
MS respect they differ from us If
10 no true. as the cable declares
iusvs like 70 hold the cable itself
eescnsible for all dubious statements
K, iH America we remain unmoved
\, the cancilistory declarations of the
S.;tish Foreign Minister unless he
III deliver the goods" In other
Us we want concessions and not
S'srrsrces. But there Is room enough
-. both. and both are useful.
W doubt YOU have already been
- bv that same cable that the
vs. here. though it goes to the limit.
fsr from identifying itself with the
TasLiocton view. There remain points
s.ortroversy. But friendship and not
V..,-oversv is what the English want,
tbev will go far 70 secure and main
suS h So will the British Government
~ will 60 as far as It Is possible to
1-;,bout sacrificing the main pur-
~ NJ tho Order in Council. To that
-. adhere and will adhere, but any
t.-.isvst,or Of the strincency Of their
Nocks6e not inconsistent with this
-sin purpose they viii gladly yield.
SoyN. whether even yet their attitude
:, f,llv understood in America. But l
.s;-L :. IS covered by that statement.
I viii remind you again that 1t Is
10 o.,itYlo Of the American people as
obole pv which the English Govern
- and the English people judge, and
80 by the eCuivocal and often mex
E.sb'e attitude and acts Of the Amer
- Government. And all the testi-
-,orv coming lately from America tends
- show chat the sympathles OF the
American people are more strongly than
evsr with the Allies. The testimony
!, rot only welcome, but needful. /
80, reueat that people here have
Iser rer0lcXed by what comes 10 them
sroro Washington. They ask how IT
Isnpers that when American pubic
ortrion Is pro-Eughsh by an immense
rIsiority it is possible for an American
p-cs;dert 90 initiate and follow out
1oliev inconsistent with the wlSheS OF
- American people. Public opinion
, az .tev saw. is supreme. No Gov
--1r,ent dare array itself against pup
y. o-;rior. Why should IL be possible
/. America But they find II Is posi-
Re and when they reduce their grlev-
80 .o gn elementary form they ma
:. i NJ Wilson who j. responsible lor
~ Thus and thus only are they able
"a reconcile the conflicting reports re
is.irr 70 American opinion and TO the
Presidents pro-German policy.
therefore it is that they abstain
won, obvious criticisms on this latest
Note: whether of form or substance
Vo.bi~c- would be easier than TO riddle
-, ri4irrfa n document which takes so
T..is account Of diplomatic usages'
hero is lttc or nothing diplomatic
sbou+ IT, The note reads like a law
vsr's brief Its language IS forensic
r-esvwe. though I do not know, thaI
,le hand which held the pen was the
hand os O. LAWYER. expert In making the
worse aprear the better reason. we
have had. and still have, lawyers per-
fsc.lv ca0ab.e Of forgetting the conten..
,ous tone Of the law courts and OF
stating q diplomatic case IN the IAN
o,s-a Of diplomacy. Mr.. Choate and
yr Root are fine examples. Both OF
these have handled great affairs great
n. and n the spirit Of the Foreign
64ces az Chr;stordOm. and not at al
q the inner saoctum Of the sharp at
:orney. ..-.,,.
GOOD nature Of the Briton responds.
When Nr Bryan or his underStuGdy
saws n. "excects' or INSISTS" the
reremD.orirt-s Of the phrase passes
urrotced %, any rate IS II not re-
sertes The irtcrminable sentences,
the confusion of thought, the confusion
Of theory and practice, the contra
dlctOrs these, or some OF these' may
OF mav ro. be gently dealt with IN
that reply which President wilson
saws be- has not asked for, but eN-
pects. Sir Edward Grey is past mas
Ter IN the arts Of civil speech ara al
the sam, time lover OF peace VINO
allows Io word Of provocaton 70 es-
cape him. Ue was Lord Rosebery
lieutenant lie was and is, IN SplriII
though not ir technical fact, the pupil
o. LORD Salisbury, TO whom the secret
Of diplomacy was patience. Lord oa!ls-
bury was capable also OF lmpaueHce'
as Presideu, Cleveland and Mr.. ONE!
had occasion 10 know. But OF lmpa-
tence there is in the polished phrases
o. ST EDWARD ore! no ~ TOW this
inc pesi GeleAce oI - % P,rcssiGertiaI
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