28 AUGUST 1915, Page 3

The news from the United States as we write these

lines suggests that the American Government hope that some concession from Germany may improve the situation. For ourselves, we bold to the view that President Wilson, though notoriously not a man of violence, is distinctly a man of obstinacy. Having made up his mind, he is extremely tenacious of his decision, because be bas reached his con- clusions by a process of careful thinking. His type of cool, academic mind is really less likely to suffer a sudden revulsion than a passionate mind. We believe that, having reached the decision that in the conflict between international law and submarines it is essential for civilization that civilization should win, he will adhere to that decision both in the letter and the spirit.