The more ruthless and wild the attacks of German newspapers here and in the Vaterland against President Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan, the greater and firmer is the conviction of the American people that the American ship of state is being steered by able men upon the turbulent sea of present international relations--men who know what their goal should be, and who can steer toward it in the face of great obstacles and in spite of strong opposition on the part of certain sections of our population. This fact will assure them of the gratitude of the American people, and of a permanent place in the history of the United States.