The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-09
HAS kept PEACE
And Maintained Honor of Country
Improved Foreign Legations
Justify Wilson's Course

The course or events has more
than justified the policy pursued by
President Wilson in his handling OF
international relations, In the opin
ion of the New York Commercial,
(IndD, which points with satisfaC-
tion to the victories he has won from
our disputes with the Entente Allies
the Teutonic powers and with Mex
leo, The President, il is made clear
has not abandoned any of our rights
or besmirched our honor in pursuing
a line OF conduct which thus far has
saved us from war and whatever
may come TO pass, says the CONNER
cial, 1T was worth while trying"
The editorial from the Commercial
on Patience Rewarded" is as fol-
lows:
"All things come to him who
waits" President Wilson has waited
long and anXiously for the turn of the
tide in the foreign affairs of the Unit
ed States and his patience has been
rewarded. Suddenly, though per-
haps not Unexpectedly, our relations
with Germany and Mexico have be
come better than they have been in
more than year The skies are not
yet clear, but the clouds do not lower
as ominously. If all concerned ad-
here faithfully to the understandings
arrived at the United States will
avoid war and the president will be
able to play prominent part in the
restoration of peace to more than
half the world
Germany Shows Good Will
The German Government has given
evidence of good will towards the
United States by instructing ali Ger
man consuls in this country to notify
all German citizens residing here to
observe American laws. These in.
structiOns are designed specifically to
prevent German citizens from engag-
ing in plots or lawlessness contrary
to our laws or affecting our neutral
ity. The Austro-Hungarian govern
ment has also protested to us against
the sinking of a passenger steamer
and a hospital ship in the Adriatic
Sea by submarine belonging to the
Allies. The Pope of Rome is now
trying TO induce the belligerents to
abandon submarine warfare except
in engagements with warships, and
this protest seems to open the way
for President Wilson to cooperate
with him in settling once and for all
the status of the submarine. Our
disputes with the Entente Allies have
never reached critical stage and are
now less likely than ever to become
so.
1t is probable that the instructions
conveyed by the German Ambassa-
dor at Washington to the consuls un-
der his direction viii pave the way
for such a restoration of confidence
and good feeling that it will be easy
for the President of the United States
to secure the role of mediator be-
tween the Jelligerents and thus hast
en- the end of the war.
Resist Land-GrabberS' CIamOr
President Wilson stood firm again
st the clamOT for armed Intervention
in Mexico which has been melted by
land grabbers who obtained vast
grants and concessions of doubtful
from DiaZ. His task was
hard and seemed impossible at all
times, yet out of all the welter or
blood and fire has come almost in
moment an understanding with Car
rama that should enable US to help
him to restore order and erect
stable government after five years of
chaos. Racial prejudices are so in |
lamed that President Wilson must !
feel like a man sitting on a powder !
barrel, but 'Watchful waiting" has !
won so far, and seems more likely |
oday to win a complete victory than |
at any time since he took office. EV- |
ea his most unfair detractors must |
admit that the United States Gov |
ernment is now cooperating actively |
with the Mexican government to re-
store order in Mexico Hitherto such |
has been impossible but |
low it is an accomplished fact that
promises good results. The President |
san well afford to let the wolves howl |
md gnash their teeth in rage at be |
ng fOiled of the chance to fCuen on |
he spoils of war with Mexico
our friendly relations wi;n japan
3ere not seriously -nperilled by the
'ayjnss Of tn sandlOtters' Of the |
'vgs; but President Wilson did in
juence Congress to amend t le immi- |
5rGtion bill so as 20 avoid giving Of |
cUsc to this newcomer among the f,
neat Powers for whose progress in |
he arts of wa" and civilization the
LnIted States IS chiefly responsible |
Mayor S. S. Scranton, of Celina,
las withdrawn from the race for
he state senatorial nomination, ac-