Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-13
BHyAN AND THE GERMAN
AMERICANS.

Former Secretary Of state Bryan
has done distinct service TO the
country BY his timely and clear let
ter to the uerman-Amerlcans For
quite while the feeling has been
growing that the administration was
fayoring the allies. So bitter had the
feeling become that an effor. was be-
ing made TO line up German-Amcri-
can sentiment against the president
with view to his defeat IN 1915,
should he be the democratic noml-
nee. Letters have been sent from the
.Fatherland. a derman-Amerieah
publieatlon, 70 Germun-Amerieans In
every part Of the country asking how
many Of them voted for Wilson, ana
how many votes the derman-Amerl-
cans could Influence in the next cleo
ton.
All of this was because the presl-
dent would not undertake to stop the
shipment Of ammunition 70 the at
lies Mr. Bryan shows clearly why
such shipments cannot be Numbered
during the existence Of the war. one
cannot change international law now,
TO do so would amount TO hostility
To Great Britain. France. Russia ana
italy nationr mich did not aceumu-
late munitions in peace, as Germany
did.
The rlght 60 sell munitions Of war
ia bclligerents 81 Well recognized,
specifically SO in the treaty between
THIS country and Germany Germany
has sold artillery, rifles and ammunl-
ton freely In every modern War
sold them to spain while the Span
ish-Amerlcan war was in progress
and the United states entered no pro-
test. because to have done SO would
have been 70 protest against a Well
established principle Of International
law. Germany would sell munitions
now 90 any bolligerent were she heu-
tral instead OF being engaged In war
when the war BEGAN, Germany
had a full supply OF munitions or the
material on hand for their manu-
faeture, and she caught the allies un-
prepared. but her advantage was on
set to some extent by the fact that
the allies had command Of the seas
ana could import munitions from
American factories.
Military experts believe that the
Austro-Gcrman drive in Galicia, now
going on, has succeeded largely be-
cause Russia, her Arctic ports shut
on by Zee until recently and her long
trans-slberian railroad line cuugest-
ed BY extru burdens put upon it. has
been unable TO get munitions
As Mr. Bryan points out clearly.
Il q no part OF the duty Of the united
States as neutral 20 give Germany
the same opportunity TO overcome
her enemies on her western 'front.'
The markets Of the United states are
open 10 the world. Anyone may buy
here II ho has the money or the
credit That ls true neutrality Also
as MT Bryan points out internatlon
81 law cannot he changed while the
war Is going on re DO SO would be
% PM as IA the attitude ef aibng
ourselves with enc combatant against
another
It is 60 be hoped that MI Bryans
letter 20 Gcrman-Amcrican citizens
Will ne understood clearly and that
II win stop an the foolish talk Of a
German American alliance against
the president Hyphenated politics Isl
wrong always and generally reacts
upon those who promote IL
IS Felix Martinez pointed out in
HIS commencement address al the
state university some weeks ago. the
etfnrt 10 promote a spanish-American
influence In New Mexico cannot be
other than ruinous 20 the spanish
Ainerican people IN the state should
O German American group he formed
against President Wilson, it would
soiidlfy al other voters for him and
ne would be reelected by every vote
Of the electossf Gy:iese Should the
men who are trying 20 form a span
ish-Amerioan efoDp in New Mexico
succeed to any dangerous extent they.