Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-12-23

the attitude Of high officials In Wash
ington. and the conduct Of some OF
our big industries certainly justify
asking that question. Some Of the
American newspapers attempt to be
even moro English and French
then the London and Paris Press.
One Baltimore paper says: we don't
want Germany to win; another Bal
timore contemporary notifies its
readers that IL Is for the Allies and
that il wants to see that terrible
efficient German militarism" stamp
ed out. In other cities the same un-
friendly feeling OF the press, a feel
ing OF malice toward Germany
manifests itself IN q similar way.
Washington dispatches state that
Secretary of State, Bryan, whose
son-in-law is said to be an officer in
the English army. FASTENED to assure
the British Ambassador that Rep
rcsonta0ve Bartholdt's resolution,
prohibiting the expectation OF arms
and ammunition, would not be pass
ed by Congress. From reliable
source comes the news that in tho
month OF October alone American
manufacturers OF guns and ammuni-
tion had furnished England and
France more than one million dol
larg' worth OF cartridges and more
than half o million dollars worth
OF firearms; that the Russian steam
er NOvgOrod is on the ocean with
l65 carloads OF war supplies, most
~ big guns and shells, manufactured
IN Pennsylvania, and that the RUS
sian steamer Tamboy Will load other
trainloada OF american-made guns
and shells at Vancouver. II seems
as III only q declaration OF war on
Germany Is needed to make the par
ticipation of the United States IN
this war on the side of the Allies
real and 2 historical fact
But under the circumstances a
declaration OF war is not necessary
to make the help which this coun-
try is giving the Allies more ef-
fectiyc AT the present moment 1t
would not make o great deal OF diff
ference il the United States would
send en- army OF 100000 men to
Franco and feet OF SO battle-
ships and cruisers to tho North sea.
Tho 100000 American soldiers
would not accomplish any more in
northern France and Flanders than
has been accomplished by the
French, English and Belgians, and
the American battle-ships would not
get any nearer Heligoland and the
kicl canal than the English fleet OF
200 battle-ships and cruisers has
been able so far What the Allies
are in need OF is guns, shells, fire
arms and mainly Dunn
Dunn bullets. And all these needs
the United States are taking care
or
II that IS not participating in the
war, then what is it? IL certainly
is not neutrality. "a country in
peace with all other countries can
feed and cloth the people at home OF
one or the other belligerent nations
and claim to be neutral But 1t can
not satisfy the wants in guns and
ammunition of one set OF belligerents
and still claim to be neutral, especial
w not when the tone Of the major
ity OF the ncwsDaper1 or that coun-
try and the attitude OF az least some
OF tho highest government officials
show plainly that they want to sec
the very set Of belligerents win
which il getting the guns and ann
munition IN such case malice is
plainly shown toward the other set
oil belligerents And il IS hypo-
critical talk when the press, tho
people and high officials say II Is
not our fault that Germany and Aus
tiia cannot get guns and ammunl-
tion from us"
Germany and Austria-Hungary do
not want to buy guns and ammuni-
tion from the United States or any
body else Thoy depend on their
own resources In t.ai respect, and
they expect OF tho neutral countries
OF the world VINO claim to be friends
of everybody, to let tho other be-
ligeronta depend on their own re-
sources as far 40 that class or war
material is concerned.
The neutral countries OF Europe
Holland. Denmark. Norway, Sweden,
Roumania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy
and Spain are not exporting arms
and ammunition. They arc even not
exporting any material which can be
used in other ways to carry on war,
and some OF them, for instance Rou-
mania, has prohibited the cxporta-
ton OF food-stuffs. although tna1
country has lots Of gram.
Why should not tho United States
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European countries are? Why should
the United States side with one sci
Of the dozen or more belligerents by
furnishing them arms and ammuni
tion? Arc the people Of the United
States willing to sacrifice the enorm
GUS trade With the 100 million OF
Germans, Austrians and Hungarians,
amounting In time OF peace to many
hundrcda Of million dollars every
year, with tho balance IN this coun-
try'a favor? 10 must be remembered
that Europe is not altogether de-
pcndct any more on North America
for its food-stuffs and raw materials;
that South America Is becoming fast
a big supply depot And do the peo-
plo Of the United States think that
the friendship or those two Euro
pean nations IS not worth anything?
THO United States Of o hundred
years ago valued the friendship OF
Prussia very highly, as small as that
State was In those days. is the
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