The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-08-21

was Congressman Bartholdt, OF Mis-
souri,. He is distinguished German
American, although he has prospered
and been honored in this country as
he probably would not have been in
Germany He has never fully imbib-
ed the American spirit But recent
ly he was inveighing against moral
laws because they interfered with
personal liberty" He is as far be-
hind the times in his attack upon the
American attitude toward the Franco
German war as he was in his views
on the liquor problem.
| Aside from the merits of the in
ternational conflict it is perfectly nat
ural that America should sympathize
with England. The latter country is
fighting in self defense; it is fighting
for the preservation of it's magnifi-
cent empire. 1t is our blood kin. 1t
Is true that there are many splendid
German-Americans, they are fine Cit
liens and have been and are great
asset to this country. But the fact
must not be overlooked that Ameri-
ca is Anglo-Saxon, that the people OF
this great nation speak "the language
that Shakespeare spake and hold the
morals that Milton held" We brought
our laws, our institutions, our Ian
guage and, generally speaking, our
religion from England.
In the light of these incontrovert-
ible facts it is perfectly natural that
American sympathy should be with
England. We have nothing in COM
mon with Germany or Austria, but
all that we hold dear is common
heritage with England. They are
our blood relations. And blood is
now and ever will be thicker than
water.
There is nothing remarkable too in
the fact that Americans are general
ly we'll wishers Of the French. 1t
was France that helped us to win
our independence. No matter If her
motive was largely selfish one and
was prompted by a desire to humble
her traditional enemy, England, 1t is
doubtful if he could have achieved in
dependence as soon as we did but for
the substantial help of France. That
country has always been friendly to
America. From the great Napoleon
who left 1.-THE deepest print ever made
by mortal foot upon the blood STAIN
ed dust of this world we received
Louisiana. That was the greatest
real estate bargain ever recorded in
history.
Moreover both England and
France are parliamentary govern
ments. In both the people are the
supreme rulers, the final source OF
all power. In Germany the war
lord" is the read ruler. Popular gov
eminent there is more in theory than
in practice. 1t is not a parliament
airy government; the ministry is res
' ponsible to the emperor and not tc
the people. An adverse vote IN the
popular house of parliament does
not change the government as II
does in France and England. There
: is no response in Germany to the
! popular will. The triumph of Eng
land and France will make for the
| final achievement of universal demo
! cracy, the victory of German will bt
. a check to civilizations onward
march. These are the facts and the!
, make powerful arguments for Ameri
can sympathy for France and Eng
, land. Any effort to assist German!
, even by moral support in this countr!
would be unnatural.
This is statement of the case
. assuming that England and France
l are as much at fault in the existin.
struggle as Germany has been. A:
mater of fact Germany is the un
: questioned aggressor. But for thu
greed and ambition of the militar!
despot of the German empire Thu
, war would not have been fought
! Neither the French nor the Englisl
t desired war. They are fighting To-
. MISREPRESENTATION and for thu
3 triumph Of popular rights.
: Now that the judicial contest Is sci