The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-21
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most Interesting one. is Tho Father.
land. % periodical being cent broad
vast through the nation hy The
Chamber of ucrman-Amcricnu Conn
morcc of New YORK. and devoted. us
its title pagc states, "to fair play for
Germany and Austria
The appearance of this magazine,
nIlcd with articles under titles such
as "Truo Motives 81 the European
ConnaEration "Thc G~ormanphuhc
Press, "uermany'a Defensive Az
erosion" The Other Side. and
others equally Illuminating. and ac-
companicd Boy a flood OF pro-Gcrman
'ready-to-use var material with
which all daily newspapers are be-
Ing flooded, raises the question
whether there Is really an anti-Gor-
man sentiment In this country or
whether there is "a deliberate cam-
paiEn being wascd by powerful in
%lueuccs TO create % -'pro-Gcrman'
sentiment. against a possible time
when it Way De needed.
The nrst dave Of the war brought
a Hood Of rnmors from French and
English sources OF u%utrarcs commit
ted upon Americans caught in Ger
many by the explosion Most Of
these, such as the arrest and mis-
treatment 81 the president Of the
American Geographical society. have
since been denied. Now we are re-
%cciving a flood Of reports, apparent
ly reliable. which indicate that Ger
many has gone far out of her way
and has actually surpassed England
and France IN efforts To- aid the
stranded Americans within her Dor
dcrs.
The address OF the president of the
United states this week To- the whole
people. warning against that most
subtle and dangerous form of viola
ton of the spirit Of neutrality, pas
sion and preinuice,' would certainly
set at rest any possible suspicion Of
prejudice on the part Of the govern
ment Il IL American to sympathize
with the under dog. and while she
seems to be holding her own. and
more than holding her own al the
present time, II Is difficult to see how
Germany can be anything but the
under dog in this contest In its final
outcome.
II is natural that men Of German
birth In this country should sympa-
thize deeply with the views OF their
brothers across the sea, aud IL Is
natural and right hat they should
rany to the defense Of the attacks
which have been made upon the
kaiser and his policies In certain
quarters and some of which mani
testify have been unjust.
But the veritable torrent Of pro-
German literature which has been
turned loose in this country during
the past ten days, and which contin-
ues to rome in every mail to every
newspaper office In the car
rics with II a suspicion tina il Is in
spircd not merely by "a desire FOR
fair play, but by a desire o. rcate
"a prO-Germau sentiment strong
enough To prove useful in future
c-vcntualiti9s.
The American people. she man in
Albuquerque or New York, In san
Francisco or Florida. of American
bitrh n rearing, no matter of what
nationality his parents may have
sprung, is not likely 10 boz unfair.
Indeed. n is a fact hat the Amer
lean people as a whole are likely 10
look upon this awful conflict. this
workable crumbllng of European civ
Hizstion, too lightly. stop for @
minute n consider the attitude Of
the average man you meet on the
street; does his conversation regard
ing the war suggest more than the
discussion of "a prize fight of unusual
interest. or "a championship baseball
series Does he realize the terrible.
a@li-cmhrncing results certain 20 fol-
low if this war rs long continued:
We do not believe there is an anti
German sentiment In this country.
We do believe. from the mass Of
%skiiinlly prepared and u1ually in
tenseiy interesting news" matter
that comes In every ma p that pow
erful foreign influences, u not Off
ciaL M least OF official knowledge,
are at work TO create both the anti
and the pro German sentiment. II
Is not likely that either wili succeed.
The only thing which will Fix and
dotermino sentiment In this nation
OF fair minded men will be the re-
suits In the war-torn old world.
Provided the European war on
tinues, this viii be one election in