Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-12-30

Cuiltu bdiptildl.
Criticizing the neutrality meeting
in the Hippodromo tho Baltimore
Sun imorning) says:
This 10 our country, the country
OF all Of us. not o country Of q few
Of us; Il is not e second England,
or q second Germany, but It is a ma
tion to which neither can dictate and
which has no entangling alliances
with either"
That ID stating what the nou-
trahty meeting purposed to em-
phasizc. Events since the great
war began have shown that in
many quarters IL had evidently been
forgotten that the United States IS a
sovereign power. In the beginning
the press of this country took an at
titude towards the opponents OF the
Allies that it almost seemed doubt
full that ever "a revolutionary war
had been fought. or the old Colonies
had ever freed themselves from
England. And this doubt was
strengthened BY the way the adj
ministration in Washington handled
our foreign affairs and some OF our
domestic affairs Governor ColQuitt
OF Texas says, the administration
repeal OF the Panama canal tolls ex
compton In violation Of the demo
cratic party's platform was o. weak
surrender to England For a long
while the administration stood idly
by when tho British were tampcring
with our foreign mail. Instead OF
protecting our trade with neutral
countries in Europe, tho administra-
tion allowed it to be hampered by the
British to their hearts delight, while
1t very industri0usly saw to 10 that
no shin would leave an American
port with supplies for German war
ships
Now, after tive months have oiaps-
ed since the war broke out, after our
trade has been hurt to q far greater
extend than the everage man has an
idea Of, and after protests OF pro-
tests have poured into the State De-
partment in Washington and the
weak policy of the administration
has been severely critisized in pub
nc meetings, through pamphlets and
in that part OF the press which is not
out and out pro-English the aG-
ministration is at last making
move, an attempt 20 protect tho
rights of this country and ito honor
aa sovereign power The admins
tiation Is now doing what Il should
havo done four months ago How
many months viii elaps before the
demands OF the administration viii
be granted Of be enforced?
----.
Still the same old story. day by
day from the front slaughter with
out material result. Wholesale blood
shed without real change in the
situation. ~ Evening Sun.
Yes, still slaughter and wholesale
oloodshed; and pious America is
furnishing part OF the guns. shells,
bullets and Dum-Dum bullets which
make the continuance OF the slaught-
en- and bloodshed possible
American thought is at present
extremely CD favorable to the
cause which Great Britain repre-
sents, but II our national honor and
interests arc treated with contempt.
that sentiment might change In
night Evening Sun
such q language after proclaim
ing adherence TO Great Britain daily
Tor tive months is unheard Of; such
thing 10 downright treason
Did anybody ever hoar Of an old
saying which speaks Of throwing
che cloak over the shoulder accord
ing TO the direction from which the
wind blows?' Wen take u glance al
The editorial columns OF the pro-
English press since the President is
attempting to force Great Britain to
recognize the rights Of American
shipping.