The Washington times., 1914-09-04

To the Editor of THE TINES:
Mr.. Stewards defense of the Hessians
who were employed to fight the colonies
struggling for their independence. re-
Gently published in The Times, pays
them a joor compliment when he says
They were ruled by a despot who sold
his men like cattle. and. rather than
return to their native heath, they set
tied in this country" What respect can
one have for men who would submit to
being sold like cattle7" Do you think
the English or French could be sold
| like cattle?'
, The fact that the German admiral
acted as he did at Manila bay resulting
In Admiral Dewey having to call him
down. showed a hostile attitude, and
not "a slight Misunderstanding" as YOU
judge 1t. Nero. who Is said to have
| fddled while Rome was burning. was
mild-mannered man compared to the
despot now ruling Germany bv the
divine right OF kings" He must sane
| ton the brutal conduct OF his soldiery
or he would not permit it.
You ask my opinion Of the Pennsyl-
| vsnia Dutch? I have no quarrel with
these people. but have no doubt their
| association with Anglo-Saxons has had
somewhat of a refining influence upon
| their manners. There is one phase of
| Mr.. Stewards article that I am loath
| to speak of. and that is in reference
to the part my ancestors played in the
history of this country. but will say
| In passing that the AleXanders and
Grahams fought for American inde-
pendence in the Revolutionary war and
! my father fought at New Orleans un-
! the Thirty-ninth Tennessee Regulars.
commanded by Col. John Williams OF
Knoxville. Tenn. Examine the war rec
| ords IL you have any doubt on the
subject.
The trouble with Mr.. Stewart is. he
does not deal with facts. nor does he
stick to his text. but he makes asser-
tons without proof and declarations
without argument. | have friend. an
educated gentleman. just returned to
the United States after an extensive
tour OF Europe, and he declares that
Belgium and its inhabitants is enough
to brand the name of German with
infamy. and says they are sure to be
defeated unless our civilization Is a
failure.
Every lover Of liberty. every one who
wishes to see justice and right prevail.
must condemn and denounce the Mad
kaiser and his councillors and pray
for their downfall in order that his peo-
pie and all Europe may enjoy the bless
lnsS or peace. l am done
GEORGE A. ALEXANDER.
To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
OF late one Of the writer's attached to
your staff. writing for the editorial
page, has made several attempts to
ridicule a remark supposedly made by a
German diplomat. namely: "Of course.
the United States would not side against
a country that was fighting Japan
myself believe that the remark never
came from that source and. II 1t did.
II was not done to create race preju-
dice, as that particular writer claims
but In an off-hand way. and certainly
was not n part of an interview given
to a representative OF the press.
I believe the friendly relations exist
ing between the United States OF Ameri-
ca and Germany are built up on a
foundation not subject to the action Of
japan. There does not seem to be the
ranotest possibility that the United
states and Germany will ever take up
arms against each other. and the writer,
who has the illusion OF a conflict be-
tween the two nations, suffers from a
severe case OF Germanophobia and
should not try to inject that malady
in the minds OF the reading public.
The present anti-German FEELING
among our American people Is the re-
suit of well-conducted campaign by
Great Britain In our press Tor years
to picture the Germans and their ruler
as the terror OF Europe: not In SEN
sational way, but. nevertheless. with the
greatest success. Now. to cap the eli
max. they are flooding the country with