The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30
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given their support to it throughout,
their representatives continually vot-
ing supplies and the press exulting
Sin the worst atrocities
Every London newspaper except
the Chronicle overlooked the sig
nificance OF the presidents phrases
leagues" The Chronicle pointed out
with evident satisfaction that the
president inferentially at least, had
thus condemned the resolutions OF
the Paris allied conference and In
cidentally demonstrated his independ-
ence.
AS a whole, the British press re-
garded the note as completely ex-
pressing the sentiments of the en-
tente allies. The opinion was that
| it could not have been better II 1t
had been written by European allied
statesmen themselves.
President Wilson's ultimatum may
bring the German people to their
Senses" observed the Evening Star.
con the other hand, it is declara-
ton of war which must drive kaiser
ism to bay"
"The president puts in plain Ian
guage what our statesmen clothe In
roundabout, unimpressive language,
was the Evening Standards tribute.
"He Is not afraid to call a liar a
liar, even if the liar happens to be
extremely well connected"
The Pail Mall Gazette observes:
"In going beyond the ruling caste
to the people, President Wilson may
appear over,sanguine to some, but
we think he is right.
London Is Well Pleased.
LONDON, Aug. 30.--London was
again moved to admiration of Amer
lea and of President Wilson today
after reading the presidents note to
Pope Benedict More than one news
paper hailed the American executive
as the new leader of the allied cause.
"At the end of three years OF I'M
speakable strain and anxiety" de-
clared the Morning Post. 1T is an in
estimable service to the allied armies
to find such leadership as this
strong, clear sighted, inflexible. In
spring new courage and faith, sham
ing the fainthearted and silencing
the perverse and disaffected."
The Chronicle pointed out that
President Wilson had reminded the
world that America was unfettered
by alliances in "subjecting the Paris
resolution of the allies to unqualified
condemnation" (this was the resolu-
ton banding the allies to commercial
reprisals against Germany after the
war;.
1.-THE resounding proclamation
which comes from the white house. Of
the reality Of right and the reality OF
wrong and of the impossibility Of
reconciling them or shading them in
to one another by good natured
words" the Chronicle added, might
well have issued from the vatican,
the ancient repository of christian
verities."
st is the answer of a practical
vatican and 1t may be to other courts
as well" the Times summarized,
adding that the note is couched in
the same terms in which all other
statesmen Of allied powers must re-
ply to the peace note"
Speaking of the Germans docile
acceptance of the official version fed
them on every hand by their gov.
eminent, the Westminster Gazette
commented:
president Wilson attempts man
fully to get through this guard. He
endeavors to persuade the German
people that they can have an honor
able peace and avoid the war-after-
the-war, which they apparently dread
the most, If they take affairs into
their own hands.
This. we believe, might well be a
note for all the allies