Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1915-03-01
OUR SHAM PEACE ADVOCATES
Editoriai from The Irish World.

OUR SHAM PEACE ADVOCATES.
Editorial from The Irish World
There never was any doubt as to
the ultimate aim OF the peace move
ment started a few years ago with
the aid of Carnegie's millions. It
was to pave the way for an alliance
with England. It's muhi-millionaire
paymaster declared over his own sig
nature that such was the object it
was to subserve. The outbreak Of
the present war marred some of tho
plans outlined for promoting the
pro-British movement disguised un-
! der perfervid expressions of advanc-
ing the cause Of universal peace. 1t
was intended to make the centeneray
Of the signing of the treaty that
ended England's second attempt at
conquering America the occasion for
strengthening the English cause on
this side Of the Atlantic. All pre-
paratiOns for so doing had been
made when England plunged into a
war TO keep her hold on the mastery
Of the seas.
The sham peace programme in
these circumstances had to he
/ "a
revive il was made q few days ago
here in New York when a newly
| formed Woman's Peace Society held
q meeting at the Hotel McAlpin. An
Engliahwoman, Lady Briggs, was the
chief speaker. The tenor Of her re-
marks showed that she had OWNED
Alright the mission Of the Woman's
Peace Society Here is q synopsis
of epacah arna1raH IA,
New York paper:
Lady Briggs suggested that the
| WOman's Peace Party undertake 10
revise American histories which she
declared contain untrue accounts Of
the wars with England. and finally
to eXpurge "sanguinary" lines in the
National anthem, declaring the Eng
lish were therein referred to as
band OF hirelings and slaves, whose
blood has washed out their foul
footsteps pollution"
Mrs. Amos Pinchot, president OF
the New York branch, soothed Lady
Briggs with the statement that few
persons really knew to whom The
lines referred, and those who did
took them with q grain of salt
All this sheds a light upon the
real mission Of the Woman's Peace
Society. Like the other alleged
peace societies kept a going By Car
negie's ducats, its main purpose is
to Anglicise Americans. Lady Briggs
was not the first to suggest the re-
vision Of American histories and the
mutilation OF the Star-Spangled
Banner That part of the pro-Brit-
ish programme was carried out some
time ago under the supervision Of
Anglomaniaos. School histories and
readers were edited in the way
suggested by Lady Briggs. Here in
New York the third verse Of the
Star-Spangled Banner was omitted
in the version Of It which was placed
in the hands OF the pupils Of our
public schools.
This was done to facilitate the
work the Pilgrims Club, of which
the notorious Joseph Choate is presi-
dent, has undertaken to carry out.
How that work is appreciated IN
London is shown by the following
cablegram which appeared in last
Tuesdays New York Herald:
Herald Bureau, 1870 Fleet Street,
London, Tuesday.
THE Times, in commenting on
the resolution of the Pilgrims of the
United States to set up a memorial
to Lord Roberts and in cooperation
with the British Pilgrims to estab-
lish another memorial in this cOun-
try, says:
Many and striking as have been
the manifestations Of good Will which
generally the citizens of the United
States bear toward us in our present
hour of trial, few perhaps will give
greater pleasure to Englishmen.
Though their resolve might in
normal times be regarded as little
more than natural piety toward the
late president and founder OF the
Order Of Pilgrims, and though it.
would be a mistake even at the
present moment to attach to it any
political significance, the circumstan-
ces in which it found expression are
peculiarly gratifying
It viii be seen that the London
Times broadly hints that there is q
/ possibility of the United States going
to England's assistance, provided the
/ Pilgrims Club eats enough of din
ners and gets Off enough Of rhetori-
! cal fustian. We cannot but feel
! grateful to the London Times for
unwittingly revealing the real char
acter of the work in which Joseph
Choate and his fellow pilgrims
are engaged. 1t is case Of being
forearmed when forewarned. These
! denationalized Americans need the
closest and most constant watching
They are an extremely dangerous
element who are prepared to serve
England at any and every cost to
, America. We should ever be on our
guard against these denationalized
black handlers