Washington Journal., 1914-10-03
Germans for
Peace.
VIII End Armaments if They Win,
Declares 5arthoIdt.

"a
armament and permanent world peace
IN case the two Germanic nations
should be in a position to dictate the
terms Of peace, while, in his judge
ment, permanent war would result
from a defeat of the German arms.
Germany" said Mr.. Bartholdt,
"wants peace, as her history shows.
FOR 49 years she has consistently
maintained it, in spite of many irrita-
lions as we'll as numerous opportuni-
ties to make gains by aggression. The
sole purpose Of the triple alliance was
for defense and for the preservation
of the peace of Europe. German
militarism was purely for defense, and
Germany would never disturb the
peace if let alone by her neighbors.
The efficiency, thrift, and culture OF
the German people would easily make
them the master nation of Europe If
only they were permitted to enjoy
permanently the blessings of peace"
DepIores Hostility OF Press.
'The hostile attitude OF a large part
Of the American press toward Ger
many" he said, sis the most bitter
disappointment of my life. While on
German day we usually point with
justifable satisfaction to the proud
history of the American Germans, to-
day we are obliged to ask the humiii-
ating question whether our diligent
cooperation in the upbuilding of this
country has even been noticed by our
non-German contemporaries. If it had,
we could at least have cherished the
hope that our Anglo-American fellow
citizens might have gained a more
favorable conception of the country
from which we hail, of it's culture, and
its institutions than we now find ex-
pressed in the newspapers, a con-
ceution which we thought might have
prevented the American press from
printing the many absurd and out
rageous stories which emanate from
london and Paris to poison public
opinion in our neutral country against
Germany"
Germany Friend of United States.
Speaking of Germany's friendship
for the United States, Mr.. Bartholdt
said: ''The German nation, owing to
its traditional friendship for the United
States, is even entitled to the u
spoken sympathy of the American peo-
ple. Or have we forgotten that
Frederick the Great sent us Baron
Steuben. whose achievements as the
drillmaster of the Revolutionary army
made possible the final triumph OF
the colonies. Have we forgotten that
in the civil wal Germany was u only
friend. while England, in open sym
Dathy with the South, destroyed
commerce. and refused any and all
aid to the Union?
"In the hour of his greatest distress
Abraham Lincoln sent three emlssarles
to Europe to foat Union bonds. These
ENJOYS we're shown the door in both
London and Paris, and Gladstone de-
clared openly that the English hoped
for Confederate success. But when
Lincoln's friends came to Germany
thew were received with open arms
and Bismarck, then premier OF Prus-
sia told the Berlin and Frankfort
bankers to advance to the MO all
the money they could spare. The pur-
chase Of these Union bonds by Ger
many made it possible for President
Lincoln to continue the war and carry
It to a successful conclusion. Have we
not a right to remind our fellow cltl-
Gems of this historical fact just at ms
time, and does this not furnish at least
one valid reason why in the present
war drama when Germany's very lie
Is at stake American sympathies
should go out to our arch-friend rather
than our arch-enemy?'
Fears War With Japan.
Referring to Japan's entry into the
war, the speaker said this did not por-
tend any good for the United States.
England's summons to the black men,
the brown men, and the yellow men to
Aght her battles against a white n
highly cultured nation, he said, will not
be the end of it. Japan will demand
her pound of flesh, which is bound to
he cut out of the skin of n Uncle
Sam Even now supremacy in the Pa
ci6c may have been promised the yell
low man in return for his present aid
and for the protection by Japan OF
India. who, l ask you, would De
Americans natural ally when that
time comes? Under her treaty Dbl
cations England will be bound to DacK
nm the mikado, hence Germany again
win be our only standby, as she was
ronoo wars ago. John hay