Washington sentinel., 1899-08-12
A THRG TO THE G GERMANs OF
AMERICA
BY the Administration Mouthpiece,
the Washington Evening star.

publican papers puolished az the
National Capital, by Its persistent
efforts in mixing, msgnifYing and
grossly misrepresenting every lit
tie incident relative to our relations
with Germany, has proven itself
Know Nothing journal par e.Tcel-
Eence. On several occasions we
have called the attention OF the
German American press to its edI-
torials, and il the worthy editor OF
this Know-Nothing sheet could
read the criticisms passed on his
magnificent efforts no doubt he
would ieel less positive OF having
caioled and forced the German
Americans to his way Of thinking.
The majority OF the Stars edi-
torials contain the bitterest Know
Nothing threats against German
naturalized citizens, even con-
demning and denouncing them for
daring to assert that they are Ger
man Americans, and considering
il un-American and almost a crime
to mention the land Of their birth.
Though we have no longer any
connection with the German
Kaiser, still we feel disguised at
the many unjust squibs and silly
witticisms at his expense published
in this particular paper. 1t seems
to us that everything German or
that is done by Germans, is con
demned in acrimonious terms by
its editor, whilst on the other
hand it praises other rulers and
their actions.
In an alleged interview with the
Emperor, who seems, after all, to
do everything to convince our
jingoes Of his friendly sentiments
to America, the Emperor is said
to have stated "that it is his firm
conviction that German-American
relations would always remain
friendly. Germans in America, he
said, would take good care that no
aggressive or hostile policy should
be pursued toward Germany"
The cable report of this story
concludes that it does not Youch
for the accuracy Of the foregoing,
but asserts that It is faithful repro
duction Of the gist OF the Emperor's
remarks. This assertion sets that
paper crazy. 1t "hopes that the
cable has missed both the gist and
the verbal accuracy OF the En-
peror's remarks" Let him, it
says take good care" not to run
counter to interests Of the United
States, etc. The German Ameri-
cans, at the close OF this editorial,
are again reminded of the hyphen,
etc. They must not mention that
they are German born, because it
virtually is a crime to allude to
ones original nationality, or to say
that they are descendants OF the
most powerful country in Europe.
Now in reply we will say that
the Editor of that paper, an immi-
grant from New England, hence
also hyphenist, has known US tor
years. 1t is scarcely necessary to
remind him Of the tact that we have
been for "A years a citizen OF this
country, and for the last 27 years
the publisher OF the WASHINGTON
SENTINEL, the only true Demo
cratic paper published at the
Nations Capital. Mr.. Noyes, pub
Usher Of our contemporary, knows
that we fear neither him nor his
most brilliantly edited paper. He
knows that the SENTINEL could not
be bought up by Boss Shepherd
for tat advertisements and con-
tracts. We say to this paper that
if the following statement oil the
Kaiser is true, namely that "the
German-Americans in this coun-
try would see to it that no aggres
sive or hostile policy would be
pursued against his country"
the Emperor has paid the German
Americans a great compliment.
The Star, dubbed by the Illinois
SEGakS Zettang in appropriate
terms the E0entng Dog Star. is, as
we have stated before, a Mckinley
paper, and is workingifor England.
It's policy is English. 1t advocates
an English colonial system as re-
CARDS the possessions we are 90
secure by conquest and it knows
that the Philippine Islands are in
the end to be sold or handed over
to England 1t advocated the
open door policy because it wants
England to get the bulk and
cream OF the Oriental trade. 1t
stood by England in the Samoan |
trouble, because It desired to |
see Samoa controlled by the |
English. At anyr rate Chief Justice