The Washington times., 1914-09-03

To the Editor of THE TIMES.
Will you allow me to reply to that
| constant reader Of your excellent pa
per-" Mr. George A. Alexander?
merely wish to enlighten him on a few
historical points.
About a century and a half ago the
Elector Of Hesse. an unscrupulous
ruler and the best hated prince In Ger
many, sold a number Of his subjects
mostly young men likely to make good
soldiers, to England. receiving stpu-
lated amount per head. These unfor-
tunate beings were virtually sold into
slavery: many were torn from tneir
families. and for the most part they
were harshly treated by their new LAS
.ers William Herschel. the great
astronomer, was one OF their NUMBER
and had the good fortune to be set at
liberty In England. and later attained
IN much fame and honors. These SOL
dfer-slayes were mostly drafted into
the army, which England sent to sub
due the American rebellion.
Theirs was a hard fate. for far from
their hearth and home they had to
epbt for an alien land and die for an
n
a,d not Germany. sold these men. and
the proceeds went into his own private
nocLet What England did with these
human chattels was matter OF su-
nreme Indifference to the Elector. No.
Ubere was this unholy barter more con-
damned than in Germany; in fact II
was one Of the causes WniSn ,onn ied 10 tne
electors overthrow later by Napeoleon.
Nv Alexander would have Anerl-
oans believe that Germany land not the
Giac,orI sold these Hessians to England
Tor the avowed purpose OF flShtins
ra,nst aoi aWshington Clearly such a
a.sit,,Ious distortion OF the truth could
anIy germinate in mind suffering
trnIr an acute attack OF Germanopho-
bia- x.Lar unfavorahIy
omtrasts Germany's conduct with tnat
S lance in the Revolutionary war.
Ga savs. the aid OF the latter country
enabled Americans to win thelr lnue-
nandence. He evidently ailudes 70 tle
Marnuis de Lafayette ana MS loiioW-
ers hut entirely omits TO mention tnat
q .. IL, General Won Steuben, an off
90 Frederick the Great. also
Sonpbt for American liberty-and right
'oTontly. too. This German soIdler was
w, esteemed friend of Washington ana
@ 81; services to this country have late
III ms hsn recognized BY the nation in the
~ - Of statue in his memory on
10. t,.etts Square Many nationalities
80 renresented in the Revolutionary
,,,,, liberty lovers for all over the
aiS,' aItS flocked to Washington 5 stand
WI Surely il Is not France alone mat
Sasaryes the gratitude or the american
u,onIe for aiding them in their struS-
Ia Tor n national existence.
The trite Manila incident is also diii-
,tiy roked up by MIR. Alexander; IN
.Ln hone OF stirring Up ili-teehhS
NI..;,et Germany.
A. the time of our war with SpdIii'
rnS,and as at the present moment
us iaayine no stone unturned 10 ue-
va, tho amicable relations between
tha United states and Germany.
Wien hostilities with Spain wtr" I'M
,ir,a,t several vn-ships sent 3y the
mnrn,on government to protect 'icri'an
= ,'.,s in the Pacific, took up thelr
u,t,' pear the harbor of Manila y
:. :! ,,ar,ant the true nature OF which
'l naver revealed. seems to lave
.iSs, between the German commander
al al ,dr1iral Dewey: and so serious
M ~ tbeIr differences that the latter
Sa.,,od active interference from the
=, ,.,,,r SQUADRON. postponing the bonn
Invent ~ Manila on that account.
Tt'i, curious naval entanSlerlent was
,,,i.,ed hy the Auglo-maniac press Into
" act OF German animositv to the
I'ritcd states, II being asserted that
: t,arnany intended to uphol1 Spain
TbaT THIS was not the case was later
fnIIy established. and the unfortunate
incident was dropped.
After his delightful sidelights on his