The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-29
.N4IfSSINILATION"
Bernhardr> idea as 10 Isolated Groups
OF Germans Abroad"

To THE EprToR oF THE SrN-Sir Events
have demonstrated that BornhArdi. when
Ne publ shot h!s book GERMANY and the
NeN; War" issued either a prophecy or
a programme The development he fore
told. ur She "Ne 'l'tou OF his pan. seem
ingly began at once, n In fact g was not
IN actual operation before, He states
tpage 7sD:
Tho further duty o. supporting IA. Ger.
mans 20 foreign Countries Ia 'helr strIcE.e
'or existence and % thus keeping them
oval TO their nationality 81 one from which
90 our direct interests, We cannot withdraw
Tho Isolated groups Of Germans abroad
greatly bcreht our trade. since b. prefer
enoe they obtain their goods from Germany.
but they may also he useful 10 is politically.
Is We die over IN America The American
Germans have formed a political uiianc.
with the Irish and thus united constitute
power "a the state with which the Govern-
men' must reckon.
Again page 1919 h, says:
Measures must be taken 10 tn. extent at
east u providing that the German element
e. NOT spH; up in the world but remains
united IN compact blocks. and thus forms
even IN foreign Countries political ceatres
~ gravity in our favor. markets for our
exports and centres for the diffusion ~
German culture
In THF Sun OF December - read that
Representatives Bartholdt OF VI ssour!
Lohcok OF Nebraska and N1llmcr OF Iowa
a" 81 German descent" are working for
proposed legislation (which has the sym.
pathy Of Gerrnan-Americans," and that
any movement thai appeals to thousands
OF German Americans is certain to make
serious Impression on Congress"
We are 20 Ne denied for the onorm Gus
INJURY that We suffer as "A neutral nation
any reparNtion which unrestricted conf
merce might bring us. and must toreCo the
~. .v Of rt-ftt. l.Ns ,f.1, ,F.,,,,
can make M IN some measure for our
loss In order that German interests may DE
promoted
II IN the pursuit Of the legitimate ana
oven tenor OF our way we prejudice one
b"ll.gerent nation. we sull cannot be
charged with intentional Partially, but Z
We go out OF our way and place re-
str!ction upon our merchants in the exer-
else Of their legitimate pursuit re
str!ctlon which other bc,ligerent may en-
force II not prevented from so doing hy
its adversary. then we do become non
neutral by overt act.
Where IS tho boasted claim SO long as
serted NJ our power 10 assmilate ard
Amcr!cauize men OF all nationAli:ies who
come 20 our land n Germans or individ-
uals OF any nationality can set up in the
very counsels OF our Government the in
tercsts Of their former allegiance TO the
prejudice Of American rights and advan-
taGe2
T'uquestionahy Bernhard has wonder
fully demonstrated that he knew whereof
he wrote AMI he SAYS, what now Also ap-
pears TO be true, that German Americans
have constituted power IN The state with
which the Government must reckon" Now
Is the time 20 reckon with IT, There may
como a darker. q less advantageous hour
II 20 tho hyphen citizenship so real an entity
IL to be allowed. Are we 10 be gov
erned by foreigners Mt heart Are the i'm
forests q, tho people OF the United States
10 bo RELOCATED 20 second place In Con-
gress? A. OuTRAM SHERMAN
NEW YoRK, December rs.