Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-09

OMAHA sept S.-To the Editor OF The
Bee: Thanks for publishing my answer "a
the Courier-JournsI comment on. The
German In America That paper has al
ready found Il necessary three days later
TO defend its two and a half column edi.
torial by four columns more OF calumny
Fortunately II publishes on the same page
a two-column letter. Tho British End OF
IT. by Frederick Edwin Smith, a British
government official, exposing thereby its
source Of information and the fimsy
frame upon which its editorials are built.
Right here let me say that. for years.
England has maintained in this country
well financed and organized system TO
prejudice American public opinion in it's
favor and to poison II against Germany.
II is notorious that q certain New York
daily has been literally subsidized vy
English interests. and II Is simply amaz.
ing that the Courier-Journal should hold
public opinion in the United States in
such contempt as to believe any consid-
cradle number could be Influenced by its
palpably biased opinion. The only chart
table view to take is that II Ia ignorant
OF the history Of Europe during the last
century, as we'll as OF tho intelligence Of
the American reading public. It holds re-
sponsible for the war German autocracy
and proclaims It's sympathy with the al
fes. including Russia, as fighting the
battle OF liberty against, despotism. "
Think Of IL. Russia fighting against des-
potism. Think Of the czar's manifesto to
his beloved Jews, who arc now prom
iscd the moon from heaven II they viii
only be Russian patriots. Who ever heard
Of Russian promises being kept? Does
the CouIier-Journal believe that England
and France could keep Russian greed in
check n Germany should be defeated?
Read Sienklewicz's Cauthor OF QUO
Vsdis' with Fire and Sword" II you
would get an idea Of the Russian char
acter when inflamed by war. or an ink
ling OF what you may expect Of the Cos
sacks in Berlin The car tells what his
soldiers are when no assures them that
they must not become scared by an
eclipse OF the sun. because II IL "a per-
fectiy natural phenomenon
The Courler-Journats denuhciAtlon OF
the German-Americsns sympathy with
their motherland In It's crisis. with hun
dreds OF Thousands of blood relatives
bleeding on the field OF battle, is 80 in
congruous and impudcnt that IL is scarcely
worth an answer. II German-Americans
were lacking In this sympathy the United
states would have good \cause TO be
ashamed OF them. There are thirty-two
million people in these United states Of
foreign birth and psrentage. Who will
blame them for sympathy with the land
and the people OF their. or their parents
birth? Who will gainsay the ties OF
bloodY For all that, none are more loyal
Americans than those Of German descent.
none fought more bravcly for the preser-
walton OF the union. II Is a deliberate
insult for the Courler-JournaI In say that
the German-Americans who feel as Her
man Ridder does. and who are shooting
OFT their mouths In safety should be on
the German firing line" Bless your soul.
tens OF Thousands would 60 there II they
could only find way. Another insult.
dictated by ignorance, In the assertion
that 40 many Germans came hero to
escape military service. True. only 80 far
AZ escaping the military drudgery in times
OF peace. forty-four years Of Il, a period
during which all tho other great nations
were ombroiled In some war. See how
quickly they enlisted In the union armies
when there WAS fighting In sight.
The German hosts today are no, fight
ing Tor autocracy, or for tho kaiser or
the military aristocracy; they are fight
ina for their country, for their homes
ana FOR the maintenance OF united aud