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when Americans awaited the OF Germany
the demands of President Wilson with reference to
future conduct of submarine warfare 1t with great deal
relief that the American who has put aside political and
other mercnay considerations for the purely patriotic has
also put aside fears of and the continuation of
full relations of country with the German nation and the
world at large.
editorial of the moment and upon
the receipt of the German note be found at least three
different expressions of opnonthree distinct attitudes
which may be cassed POLITICAL the slightly biased and the
patriotic In gaerng of the representative the
reader may prove this to his satisfaction
In the line of the pocalthe partizan viewpoint
the New York Tribune Republican in policies organ of
big interests Roosevelt booster and with rather pronounced
proAes sentiment the reader will not be surprised to note
that it asserts that
"Mr. Wilson can do but thing He must
break off relations with the imperial German govern
without delay and without hesitation The
call of Gerard the dispatch of Bernstorff to his
country-these are the things that we can no longer
postpone. They the least that can be done; they
may well be but the beginning but they must be
DONE
And in accord with the Tribune is the New York Herald
which pessimiscaly inclined to believe that break in
evabe that to wait not reasonable and that there should
be of relations forthwith These in direct
line with the Republcan-Roo Roosevelt attitude towards
Germany general as when they urged that the United States
should have interviewed when Germany entered Belgium Such
view is unpopular not only among Americans in
particular, but Americans in general
The slightly biased still urge the wrongs the Allies in
justification of Germanys position in the past and the
present and are rather unreasonaby inclined to assert
that there Allies favorttsm shown by the President
This would naturally be the sentiment of German American
editors, but in justice to hem while vocng Germanys plea
witness the of the New Zetung saying:
Germany has yielded one Of her strongest weap
ons-the use of the submarine against enemy
merceat the solicitation Of the president Of the Unit
ed States. That is great diplomatic victory which
Germany has given President Wilson and means the
settlement of one of our great international Difficult
The New York Times Democratic presents the American
view that generally accepted by Americans American
and asserts that:
'"rhe president will strain every point that
OF honor and right to avoid break. If he CONSTITUTES
the note as a whole to mean that Germany has declared
and effected the abandonment of its present method of
submarine warfare, he cannot in Justice and in
science refuse to accept as satisfactory though
1t Is not to the of the note of
April 49, The country has confidence in his wisdom,
III his judgments 1t knows that he is most anxious to
avoid any trouble with Germany. That has been
proved beyond all cavl. If he accepts the note
compliance sure he will have the country's de-
vout that his decision may be justified by
results
to which the Chicago Tribune Republican in policies but gen
orally conservative, and sensible adds:
1.-The German note embodies the essential conces
sion to the demands of the latest American the
submarine operation This concession is conditional
but its immediate effect to bring about the cessation
OF submarine operations outside of he lines laid down
IN successive protests
while the New York World accepting the general view
that the German note emboes the essential
Presidents demands, believes that:
!" All that part of the German reply which contem-
plates an alliance between Germany and the United
States to break British blockade that Germany her
self cannot break is impossible. is unthnkable. To
grant it would put stain the honor of the Unit
ed States that never could be erased.'
These generally represent the edorialy expressed
with the latter position of and judgment predominant
ing that Germany has yielded substantially that
unreasoning arrogance the part of
thing should be done to avert break and
friendly and between United States and
Germany Urging diplomatic break, does the Tribune
puts the United States unbendng attitude as such
political issue finders accuse Germany.
LET THE REPUBLICANS ALSO NOMINATE WILSON.