The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-28
EX-G0V. PENNYPACKER
Sees foe IN Great BRITAIN
At German Society Anniversary in Phil
adelphia Yesterday Public Service
Commissioner Of Psnnsyivania Ar
raigns England and Japan

Philadelphia, Dec. 2S.-Ex-Gov
Samuel W. Pennspaeker criticised Pres
ident Wilson, arrayed America against
Japan and excoriated England yester-
day afternoon in speech about the
war at the l50th anniversary of the
founding of tine German Society of
Pennsylvania. lie brought many cnecrs
from his German+American audience of
800 in the hall at Spring Garden and
Marshall streets. GA man with the
courage to express his convictions,
was the introduction of DIR. {. j. Hex
amer, the chairman, and he lived up to
it.
fThe President of the United
States, said Mr.. PenIkpacker, fists
clenched and face flushed, ''has said to
the people of the United States that
they were not to think and express
themselves on the subject of war. Since
he issued that statement Charles w.
Eliot, once president of the college of
which Hugo Muensterburg is a teacher;
James M. Beck, of New York, himself
n representative of the contribution of
Germany TO this country, and Joseph G..
freeley, of Philadelphia, have all been
printing articles denouncing Germany.
My pugnacious and bellicose former
colleague, DR.. j. William White, has
written pamphlet to show that this
country should stand as an appendage
TO the Allies. -
When the disapproval that greeted
the mention of DIR. Whites name had
died away the Ex-Governor continued:
And in one respect ] agree with them
and differ from the President. am
going to give you my opinion of the
war.
England, jealous of her commercial
prestige, said tine former Governor,
waged war against Germany, just as
she did against Holland when that coun-
try was mistress of the seas. Fifty
years ago, said Mr.. Pennypaeker, ''wo
mad mercantile navy. Then our Civil
war came along, and England, taking
advantage of our situation, drove our
commerce off the seas.
The Ex-Governor 5 viewpoint, ne said,
was purely an American one. He con
tinued:
1.-The Kaiser is war lord, but there
is a sea lord, too. If the Kaiser succeeds
in expanding Germany he win have to
go 1000 miles away to do it, hut the
sea is all around us. 1t floats our yes
sells and beats against our ports. Ger
many has never been hostile to us.
England has ever been our foe.
1.-The secret agreement between Japan
and England constituted menace to
this country. Would England receive
assistance from Japan now and later
refuse to return the aidf Hawaii is
largely Japanese. California has been
invaded by the Japs. We must know
the terms of that treaty.
''lf England had her way this coun-
try would be mere appendage In
1872 We were laid open to an invasion
through Canada. In 1862 we only
avoided it by the humiliating surrender
of Slidell, All those things that the
Kaiser may do in the future England
has done in the Yast. look over the
world. India, South Africa, Wherever
there has been nation too feeble to
protect her rights she has fallen to
England -
With all his vehemence. the ex-Gov-
ernor was dubious about the future of
Germany. Z" can I see much hope for
her success he said. "There are too
many wolves in the pack, and vet YOU
never can tell.