Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-02
THE CRISIS HAS PASSED.

| happily the wal CIOuuS nave DCCh
dispelled. Germany consents to
abandon her recent method of sub
marine warfare and will protect Amer
Jeans in accordance with the wishes OF
President Wilson. The Arabic incl
dent has been eliminated as a source
| of discord between Germany and the
United States and the Imperial gov
eminent expresses an apparently sim
cere desire to remain on friendly terms
with this country. The whole sub
marine problem, as affecting America.
| has been settled on the basis of good
will and understanding and the coun~
| try once again breathes freely. Just
''in the nick of time" came request
from the German government to Pres
, ident Wilson to withhold taking action
! upon the sinking of the Arabic until
! Germany could have an opportunity 20
present her side of the incident and
| asking for a suspension of judgment
on the case until all the facts were
ascertained. The fact that Germany
asked for time to explain was a con-
fession that she had reached a deci-
Esion to abandon the method of war
! fare that has heretofore characterized
her activities with under-sea monsters:
that assurances were given that full
PREPARATION would be made in the
event the submarine acted contrary to
| its instructions further confirmed the
belief that a break with the United
States was foreign to the German idea
Later developments have dispel1ed all
doubts on that point and President
Wilson again scores against the jim
goes.
| Germany at least realized that the
president fully intended to enforce the
American idea of protection to neutrals
/ on merchant vessels and once con,
WINGED that he was firm and immov>
able, the Berlin authorities began to sit
up and take notice. The Bryan idee
/ of peace at any price made it difficult
for President Wilson to convince Ger
many that the United States intended
to protect her citizens from submarine
attacks. but the Imperial government
i no longer adheres to that view. OF
course our people earnestly desire to
remain at peace with all the world,
but they prefer peace with honor In
scoring this greatest of all diplomatic
victories during his incumbency Pres
ident Wilson has further endeared him
fself to all patriotic peace-Ioving Amer
leans. His notes to Germany have
been strong in tone and as uncom-
promising in their demands as the
highest patriotism and the most hu-
nlanitarianism could conceive. with
no tirge of blood and thunder in tnem)
and the calm sense of power impressed
the public that it's affairs were in safe
hands. He had carefully studied the
issues in question and secured firm,
grasp on every phase of the contro-
Versy. He cody calculated the cost
decided upon what course should be
taken, said what ne thought ought tc
,Ue SdIu anu Iu0u SLOOQ Dy MS every
utterance. His voice was one of g
Statesman speaking the mind of g
great people more than a hundred
million strong, anxious to remain
peaceful, but determined to submit tt
no further wrong. Note the result OF
the Presidents patience and fortitude
, FHow fortunate that mo hove c,,oE
man to guide the destinies of the ma
ton during these perilous times. :.
On the day following the sinking O.
the Arabic, relations between the Unit
ed States and Germany became acute
and but for the timely note reques: