Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-02-06
ENGLAND AGAIN MADE
ISSUE BY GREY LETTER
London Post Correspondent Says
Envoy TO u. S. Was Not
Well Advised.

Washington Corrxpondcncc. london Post.
Washington, Feb 5.--Iord Grey meant
we'll IN his letter 10 the London Times,
but ne WAS not well advised. England
has again been made an issue IN Amcr'-
can politics. which is always uniortu-
nate. but doubly unfortunate IN view
of the hostile feeling existing against
England in America.
50 iubilant were Republicans at hav-
ING tho powerful support Of Grey that
they could not disguise their feelings
and they made them so apparent that
Democratic Senators are now very angry
and il is against Grey that their wrath
has turned They accuse HIM of turn
ing TO the shining sun. meaning that
Grew and the British Government, in
hooking 90 the future, believe that Demo-
cratic sands are running out, and "a
tho Republicans are coming back to
mower, they can afford Co antagonize
the Democrats for sake of carrying
favor with the Republicans.
II is 20 bo regretted that this feeling
should be aroused, because in the end
We shall lose and not gain by il, We
shall not win Republican support, ex-
rcpt lpr the passing moment, and we
shall have lost Democratic sympathy.
We shall in effect suffer the same fate
that ovcrtakos every man who :rIcs To
rt between two stools. The American
presS continues to regard Greys letter
from the standpoint Of politics and the
warm approval 10 continues To receive
from Republican newspapers is greatly
dispensing 90 Democrats, who do not like
being put in the position of being moro
English than the English" in words of
the Republican Philadelphia Press.
Republicans Of course, like to hear
- q H.. % sh..
are irritatesi % have been told in effect
by Grey that their position was wrong
and that il was Republicans who alone
YER right Nor do these Democrats
hike "a read, NJ the Philadelphia North
American saws, that the action of Great
britain ought 90 rmpel Administration
senators for very shame to exhibit Mt
least a. much regard for American in
situations and idcsls as do the Govern
mcnt Of Great Britain and its able Am
ba~ador.
QUOTES rsuwr 10 REPUBLICANS.
IL /. unnecessary 10 quote further,
although quotations could be extended
20 great lengths because they are all of
che same tenor and are \ chorus of praise
and reverence for the craftsmanship and
wldsom of Grey. The Democratic resent
ment Il expressed by the New York
World, which says If the Republicans are
a. pleased with Grry's letter as they pre-
tend 20 bc, their citation must come from
ms opinion thAs the honor OF American
people will rise superior 10 any restric-
lions imposed by the Lodge reservations
and u taunts the Republicans by saying
that Senators who for nearly seven months
have been trying 10 make the United
states appear As spoiled child Of di-
trArtcd world sire welcome TO whatever
measure of comfort they can find in
Grcys letter.
Apart from the mischief that has been
done by Grcy's letter IN the legacy 20
M Successor 10 crnbarrNSs hun as Reading
left leSsrv 10 Grey which had the most
unfortunate results in his relations with
President Wilson. The question of i'm
mediate concern Is whether the treaty will
be rstifed by tho Senate and whether, II
ratified with the Lodge reservations sub /
stantarly unchanged, the President Will /
.cccpt a revised treaty. The general belief /
Is that the treaty Will be ratified. That has
always been the belief Of men best quail
hrd to offer Al opinion.