The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-01
SEES NO FAITH IN
GERMAN FRIENDSHIP

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN--Sir. Or.
DernburS is quoted as saying to his
audience ~ Newark, y. j..
III you are told that a German VIC
tony would bC danger 70 the Monroe
Doctrine. ask who challenged II in lssI---
It was Eng.and--and who abilei by 1t IA
l9li---it was Germany ! wish To say
mere that the German Government. on
It's own initiative. declared to the state
department in Washington that whatever
hdppe l.d Germany would respect the
Monroe Doctrine. This was Immediately
after tho breaking out of tho war
Dr Dcrnburg's arguments may he con-
viucng to the German mind, but they
certainly are not To the American people.
What thinking American can doubt that
Germany when tn. time Is ripe. when
she has the power, with her avowedly
hated enenv England, reduced almost to
q suhiec' nation, would tear the Monroe
Doctrine into shreds and throw the
"scraps ~ paper" in our faces! She has
not don, so not because she uishcs 10
respect tho Monroe Doctrine, but be-
cause the time has not arrived. that
other great day for which she would as
minutelv prepare as she did for Der
Tag Of Englands intended but now de-
fcrred subjugation.
Germany does not hate England he
cause she is English. hut because she
STANDS III inc WAY. w 10 SltlhS VI wv
way must he crushed. With rich ard
fertile South America as the prize, that
hate would turn upon the United stat =
1--WE must have our place IN tho ", stern
sun would then he the cry
Does Dr. Dernburg think We have for
gotten the Diederich incident at Manila,
the contempt in Germany for the United
states during the spanish American
war? Does he believe we have forgotten
I hat af q
press over the Panama tolls question
and also our new tariff Nor are We
unmindful Of Gcrmany's covert threat
made during the first few weeks OF the
war. when surprise and resentment At
our refusal TO approve her aggression.
were full upon her. that I'VE Will not
forget the attitude Of the American
people"
We are not unfrleud'y to Germany but
/ We must look Al the facts "a they ar"
4 and not AS Or pcrnhurG would like "a
7 have them appear. So We are not fool 4
4 when Germany comes now with So''
words and smiles. hat In hard, profess
,np a friendship we do not believe she
4 feels al heart THE man with an axe "a
grind" Is horcly and pat phrase
The desperation NJ q 'rmanys case Is
shown when Dr. pernburg asks us &c
give weigh, to the fact that his Govern
m.nt voluntarily declared that whatever
happcned It would respect the monroe
| poctrinc In conversations regarding
Relg!an neutrality. Bethma nn-HollWes
or Jagow assured the English Ambissa
dor at Berlin. as shown by the White
Paper. that even II Belgium resist ~
C,ermany's violation OF her neutrslit!
her integrity would he respected by Ger
many Wneks ago Belgium was do
clared province OF Germany In IN
,,co of these facts II insults our ntell'
ocnce to ask us 20 believe Germany DR.
DernburS does not realiz, the truth, Ger
many is a bankrupt nation, In none
before the war Is over, and, far worse tina
that. already bankrupt IN tho faith AM
confidence az the world. nation for
| sworn. ''H''"'
NVw YORK, October %,