New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-22
England Sees Challenge
In Speech Of MichaeGs
INTERPRETED as Notice of Finish Fght-Bsh Confident or
Army and Navy but Internal Affairs Cause
Bitter Dissatisfaction

prohibiting the publication even Of "of.
fetal news" only confirms the feeling OF
depression.
pointed TO inquire into the causes OF
the labor unrest has only substantiated
the labor grievances, which were n1'
due to any anti-war feeling, put 10 al
most three years OF unbearaole s'faIn'
coupled with petty restrictions OF looi1
ISL oficialdom and the rear tnat al,
privileges gained in years past wouiG
have to be surrendered under cover VI
war emergencies. The foolish censor
ship on the meeting at Wooiwich only
resulted in an increase OF the WORKERS
The public generally holly resents
the food prices, believing them due 10
prohteer:hg, and although LORD khond,
da's announcement brings a gleam OF
hope for the future, IL may possibly
be construed as confirmation for inc
belief in the previous activities OF lhe
prof!teers. ,
The Mesopotamia report and the
subsequent proceedings have Ieit d
bitter taste in many mouths, and al
though the Premier has appealed Leu
us get on with the war; there IS
strong feeling that many causes OF
unrest must be courageously handled
before the nation can get on with the
war with all possible enthusiasm.
Demand Speedy Action
Because Michaelis's speech is ger
orally interpreted as an announcement
of a fight to a finish, speedy action De-
comes all the more necessary.
Only two Of the influential papers IN
any way to-day regard the speech as
indicative of hope Of peace; ne
Manchester Guardian" taking the view
that Germany's proposal Of peace WITH
out annexations and indemnities WAS
arrived at by discussion and agree
ment, says:
Germany has moved a long way
since her statesmen told us that the
longer the Allies fought the more Sc
we're would be her terms. Let US com.
pare the German position with that OF
the Allies. Russia also demands peace
without annexations. We, who hold a
considerable amount of German terri
tory. have repudiated any annexation
by our will alone. France claims Al
SAGE and Lorraine as restitution for
territory wrongfully taken from her.
The sympathy of this country and the
world is with France.
Docs all this rule negotiation out
of court? Before the Germans decide
this they must reflect that there are
two things they want They want
peace-so do we all-but also securl-
ties against economic isolation. Ihis
is purely due TO the fact that they have
combined the world against them.
"The Chancellor boasts OF having
met the world in arms. 1t is prema-
ture boast. for the worlds greatest
mower is not yet armed, and il must
be months before America can make
herself felt in q military sense. Ger
many has created league OF nations
which. for the present, is league
against her. II she wishes 1t to be a
free league and to live with il as
friend and neighbor, enjoying the COM
mercal equality of the old times, she
must take her own formula in earnest
and make such peace as will build
the foundations OF lasting reconcilia-
ton among the nations
Still Chance for a Farley
"For this purpose she will find it
necessary to barley about Lorraine
But we see no reason to despair OF her
parleying. On the contrary, the Sc
quence of events is all toward discus
sion. Lloyd Georges speech was so
conceived as to facilitate the declara-
ton Of terms by Germany. Germany
has made her declaration, repudiated