Arizona republican., 1917-04-04
BRITISH HAPPY
hTENTRANCE Of
j. 8. INTO WAR


LONDON. April 3.-President Will
sons message aligning the United
States with the nations fighting
against Germany was warmly well
coined and unanimously acclaimed by
the British people. They recognize
that no decision with weightier in
fluence upon the result of the world
struggle has been given since Great
Britain, after a few days of considera-
tion, resolved to march with France.
No news of the last year has so stirred
the country, save only the Russian
revolution.
There have been no street demon
strations or exhibitions of excitement,
such as the first weeks Of tlt war
saw in London, because the war has
long since passed the state of excite
ment.
The substance and tone of the
presidents message was an electrifying
surprise. The directness of his indict
ment of the German methods and his
whole hearted statement of Americas
duty to maintain her rights and of her
duty to civilization was more than the
public here expected.
Dispatches from America in the last
month had represented the president
as so reluctant to enter the war tuat
recommendations to congress limited
TO defensive measures for the protec
ton of American commerce would
have fulfilled the general expectations.
That the Russian revolution did
much to pave the way for American
cooperation with Germany's oppon-
ents and made President Wilson's pol
icy possible is one of the first features
OF the situation which the newspapers
seize upon.
The only feature of President Will
sons message that eVokes dissent is
his acquittal of the German people
from responsibility OF the policies of
the German government Liberal
papers like the Daily Chronicle, con-
tend that the German people have sup
ported with apparent enthusiasm such
proceedings as have been going on in
Belgium
The heads of thu government con-
slider that courtesy requires them to
withhold comment until the American
situation has developed further and
the voice of congress has beer heard.
Premier Lloyd George will move a
resolution in the house of commons as
soon as he thinks it fitting. But the
members registered their sentiments
in applause when President Wilson
message was mentioned in the house
today.
The American colony is enthusiastic
over the news,
Intense interest centers upon the re-
ception Of the news by the Germans.
1t is considered questionable here
whether the German papers will be
permitted to print the text in full An
official has suggested that British air
planes could do more effective work in
scattering the message behind the Ger
man lines than by dropping bombs.
The Daily Chronicle, giving its edi-
torial the unusual honor of loaded type
and double column breadth, with the
caption America at War; Wilson's
Magnificent Appeal" says:
1T is impossible 10 read President
Wilson's speech without being struck
by its statesmanIike breadth and ele-
walton of tone. His long patience and
caution. his determination to advance
no faster than the mass of opinion iu
his country, only render more i'm
pressive his final crossing of the Rubi
con. The moral effect of such a
speech, made with nation of 10000
600 people behind it, must be great
throughout the world.
1t is a strange, impressive phenom-
enOn-this tardy, but weighty inter
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