Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-12-28

4 claimed the neutrality oil this cOun-
! try and he thought it necessary 20
( in particular remind the citizens OF
1 German and Austrian birth or Of Ger
man and Austrian descend Of their
neutrality duties as Americans chos-
ing to refer to them as "hyphenated"
citizens. To-day we see the spectacle
OF those same "hyphenated" citizens
finding it necessary to remind tho
/ President of his noutrality-prcc-
lamation and OF the duties which
the same places on him and his adj
ministration To-day we see the
epectacle Of these citizens. who in
the estimation OF the President five
months ago needed a special warn
ing as to their conduct during the
( European war showing themselves to
4 be the only true Americans-the on
/ ly Americans who adhere TO the
teaching Of Washington, laid down
I la his neutrality-suspicious. Of
ADril ~, 1898, saying.
Whereas 1T appears that a state
or war exists between Austria, Prus-
sia, Sardinia, Great Britain and the
United Netherlands on the one part
and France on the other, and the du-
ty and interest OF tho United States
require, chat they should with sim
certify ana good faith adopt and pur-
sue q conduct Friendly and lmpar-
tial towad the belligerenf powers:
II have therefore thought it fit by
these presents to declare the dispo-
sitlon OF tho United States to observe
tho conduct aforesaid toward those
powers respectively, and TO exhort
and warn the citizens Of the United
states carefully to avoid ali acts and
proceedings whatsoever which may
in ANY manner tend to contravene
such deposition"
It is true that President Wilson
issued q similar neutrality-proclam
tion, and that in the beginning Of
the WAT he thought that even the
lending o. money to one or the othcr
Of tho belligercnt countries would
not be in Keeping with strict neutral-
ity But what q change Of heart the
president apparently has since under
! gone Tho United States IS to-day
furnishing one part Of the belhgcr~
ents witA everything but soldiers
and war ships, and tho administra-
ton in Washington looks on with
cut aaying Z word; and when Ia Con-
gross Resolutions aro introduced
prohibiting the expectation OF arms
and ammunition the Presidents Sec
retary OF State, whose son-in-law is
an officer Ia the English army,
hastens, as the report goes to as
cure Great Britains Ambassador,
that sach q resolution viii not be
parsed
No doubt that this assurance OF
the Secretary Of State and the silence
OF the President in regard to ship
ing OF war material TO England,
France and Russia is sanctioned by
The greater part OF the newspapers
Of this country, which arc directly
or indirectly through capital on
ncwg-agcncies controlled by Eng
land. and that the President and his
Secretary therefore think their
handling Of tho ncutrality-Queation
has also the sanction of the American
people
But meetings liko the ones held
yesterday afternoon ia the Hippo
drome and in the Palace, which
were attended BY nearly 5000 peo-
pie show them that they erred, than
tho pro-English press, although in
tho majority does not voice the
opinion and the wishes Of the major
ity Of the people Of this country
There rs not q majority Of the people
pro-German but there Is a majority
which rs for fair play. There is q
majority which looks forward and
which is fearful that the present at
titude OF our administration may for
tho future cost us the good viii and
tho friendship Of one part of the bell
hgorents. and at that the very part
with winch this country has been on
friendly terms ever since its exist
cncc aa q member oil the family OF
Independent nations
IA New York, Chicago, ST. Louis,
Pittsburgh, and in other cities
similar meetings as the ones which
took place yesterday ia Baltimore
havc Been held And they were all
largely attended, although unaided
by iho pro-English press. When was
there 3 time when 70 Baltimore an
pnhoraldcc public meeting was at-
tended by 6U00 peoplc2 Nj yester-
days meeting IN tho interest Of strict
neutrality had had the aid OF the
English press oi the city only for
ono week which for instance few
All-BaltimOre Congress had all the
RhRiAN ihAiN iii A'tAtitADANN tOAAN may
bcen filled IL II We're possible to get
enough speakers.
The attendance Of yesterdays neu-
lraiity meetings shows the probing
hsh press tina, it IS very much mis-
taken when Il claims that the great
majority OF the people is siding
with the Allies And these meet
ings show official Washington that a
strong feeling OF resentment against
It's one-sided neutrality is making it,
SELF felt And we want TO remind
our English contemporaries and the
administration in Washington. that
chat fechng Is not confined to the few
millions on immigrated Germans,
Austrians and Hungarians alone, and
SO the few millions OF immigratcd
lalsh, but that that feeling is shared
also by the countless millions OF
american citizens whose forefathcrs
came from Germany Austria and
lrland and that the Marburgs and