New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-30
Wilson Note Applauded
By Socialists in Britain
"Onv Reasonable Ground for Peace Is Labor Leader
acknowledgements Comment Is
Generally Favorable

ton of a permanent hostile league to
keep her in check"
The paper quotes from President
Wilson's reply: "We cannot take the
word of the present rulers of Germany
as a guarantee Of anything that is to
endure" and passages of similar tenor
and adds: They attest the utter dis
belief Of the American people in the
possibility that the Hohenzollern sys,
tenn can ever reform itself"
"The Daily Chronicle" declares that
the fact that President Wilson has the
distinction of being the first head OF a
belligerent state 20 reply TO the Pope
may serve TO remind us that America
is unfettered in the war by alliances
and though she is fighting with the
Allies, she is not so deeply concerned
in the issues Of the conflict as the
countries of Europe are, and conse-
auently retains something of her for
mer character of arbiter.
Thus" continues the paper, "sll of
her war pronouncements have value
of their own. TO which those issuing
from London. Berlin. Paris and
Vienna cannot lay claim.
Righteous Anger in Reply
The "Chrcnicle" asserts that such a
reply from the most disinterested OF
all the states at war will evoke a
grateful, response not only from the
Allies but also from the Democracies,
free and not free. throughout the
world. The Chronicle adds:
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 re-
conciling them or shading them into
one another by good-natured words
might we'll be issued from the Vatican,
the ancient repository OF Christian
verities. There is a righteous anger in
every American reply, which is not
without precedent in the history of
the Christian Church
After citing President Wilson's in
dictment of Germany's rulers, the
Chronicle" says:
"This terrible judgment gains its elo-
quence from no fine phrasing, but sole
" from the fountains Of noble wrath
behind it, wrath which the head OF a
Christian church might honorably
covet."
Gives the Only Answer
"The Morning Post" says:
"The Presidents reply to the Pope's
note reveals a man who has his eye
fixed on the realities and his mind re-
solved unfinchingly on great purpose.
at the end of three years OF un-
speakable strain and anxiety it is en-
inestimable service to the Allies to. find
such leadership as this-strong, clear
sighted, inhexible new cour-
age and faith and shaming the faint
hearted silence Of the perverse and dis
affected With a directness and con-
ciseness which cannot be too much ad-
mred, the President gives the Pope's
peace proposals the only answer which
those who are not ready to capitulate
to Germany could give"
"The Evening Standard comment
ing, under double column headlines. in
cludins the caption, Americas Trench
ant Indictment in Reply to the Pope
A Magnificent Statement by Mr.. Will
son." says in the Introductory para
graphs:
"fhe reply is clearly one OF the
sharpest indictments of Prussian autoc-
racv vet made. Mr.. Wilson makes ii
plain that the war wsged by the En-
tente Is against the German rulers. and
that before negotiations are entered
upon there must be some one to ne
oot;ate with whose word can be taken