The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-29


purpose of informing the American pub
lie regarding the British atutuoe. bIe
our case. in my opinion, needs no such
effort.
sums demanded from French towns in
bIackmail, the killing Of women ana
children at Scarborough-not as the
Germans pretend in a fortress, but IN
a seaside resort like Atlantic City-the
dropping of bombs on Paris from aero
pIanes-which has been stopped owing
10 American intervention--not TO men
ton I,ouvain, Malines. etc, all provide
us with all of the answers We require
TO German militarisnl: -
Ny Preach friends tell me that they
have no intention whatever of replying
to Germany's accusations in the United
states. They Will rely entirely on
American fair play and American
friendship for the nation that. came TO
their help in the war OF the Revolu-
ton.
Japan Has Kept Word. 49,
Russia regards with disdain. the Ger
man attack in the United States, and
So far as the Japanese are concerned.
Americans must admit they have kept
strictly TO tlie 1etter:of their agreement
with the allies, -.
; A. seen from this. side of tiae. Atlantic,
the German efforts to frighten Ameri-
cans seem crude. l don't remember any
time in American. history. when your
people have been frightened. You arc
told TO beware of British naval DONNA
ton. You are TO be careful lest the
tiny Japanese nation. attack you IN the
Pacific. -. 49,
of the English navy. and they know that
for 100 years il has been friendly to
them. Any Japanese that / have been
ACQUAINTED with was cognizant OF the
latent power of the United States. They
know that Americans. IKE tne Enshsn;
are generally unprepared for war. but
that, being once aroused they VIII carry
their wars to the finish. -
II is no doubt disappointing to Eng
lish and American business men to learn
that there are people"lfse myself who
regard this gigantic struggle as a mat
ter of years rather than months, but
from the most sordid point OF view, IL
is better that the world should be I'D
of this menace to its peace once for
ali rather than TO have some sort OF
patched UP peace by treaty or compro-
mise. which would merely allow the
Germans to fall back for another
spring.
Praise For Americans.
The part played by Americans in thi:
war has aroused much enthusiasm here
|
| warfare Is the aeroplane. the inventor
of wilbur and Orville Wright. OF Day
ton. Ohio. Your ambassador at Der
! lin, Gerard. and your late Ambassador
AT Paris, HerTick. have earned tn,
| thanks OF the allies and even of Ger.
/ many. Your gifts TO our Red Cross
| your hospital ship, your American am
| bulance in Paris. your Santa Claus ship
have evidenced American sympathy and
! efficiency.
| We have been extraordinarily patient
/ in Great Britain about war, so patient
| that numbers OF our people had begur
4 10 think that the day of wars was over
! The Kaiser and his. cavilinE agent
| Prince Henry. duped the members Of
! our governments. diplomatists. bust.
! ness men, university professors in boil
our country and yours while he per.
! fected this machine of his. Some Of his
satellites really persuaded themselves
/ that this military monster OF a war en-.
zinc was an engine Of peace. others OF
| both sides. Of the Atlantic were highly
placed toadics whose views were en-.
| tireIy twisted by favor Of the roya,
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