TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-06-26

uated on foreign soil. In their ex-
} tremity II occurred to some one Of
them To communicate with the COM
|. mander Of the German cruiser. An
effort made in that regard succeeded.
!, and he was informed OF the condi-
tions impending over the Americans
and appealed to for help. The Ger
man instantly sent q message to the
commandante Of the Mexican troops
at Tampico. requiring that the latter
should at once use his force to ouell
the riot and remove from danger the
American Inhabitants OF the city.
The commandant replied that he
was unable TO handle the situation.
and coupled with his reply strong
lntimation that II did not affect the
Germans, and was not the concern
Of the German ship commander.
The commander OF the Dresden
seems to have been man quite char
Acteristic of his race, rather sharp
and short In his military manner;
was described TO me an corpulent
man with whiskers; was decidedly .
mans man; quite decided in his ideas
Of right and wrong. and once having
settled a question emphatic to make
his decision stick.
On the receipt by him Of the Mox-
lean reply he ordered the guns Of the
Dresden leveled on the city and dis
patched q motto to the Mexican. CIV
Ing him Is minutes in which to clear
up the situation surrounding the
American hotel; and after SO decree
ing, he walked out on his forward
dock overlooking the city. with his
watch In hand. having no idea what
ever Of either watching" or wait
Bng"--to say, beyond Is minutes.
| Much can DO done In l6 minutes
when one Is in a genuine hurry. even
in Mexico. Whom the time expired
Il was obvious that conditions in
Tampico were rapidly improving;
later the German cruiser landed a
German lieutenant and four German
marines, and the little squad goose
stepped, after the German manner.
down the crowded street to the scene
OF American trouble. opened the
doors Of the hotel and escorted
thence TO tho harbor and the cruiser
Dresden and to the oil tankers lying
there. and safety. a large number OF
American citizens. men. women and
children, whose own feet was lying
out OF sight beyond hope Of help. 10
miles away At sea.
How short Is the memory Of man.
and how quickly limitation runs on
debt OF gratitudei wonder how
many American citizens recalled the
incidents described above, occurring
only last year, then recorded by the
press. when some months ago the
cruiser Dresden was attacked in q
Chilean port. while in process OF In
ternment, and therefore under the
protection OF the Chilean dag, by an
English squadron Of overwhelming
strength. and which. when the pur-
pose OF the British commander 70 de-
stroy her. regardless of her situation
or the breach Of Chilean neutrality.
became manifest. was Gcuttled, rather
than be surrendered. by her own
commander. no doubt that same un-
yascilating. time-limiting. determin-
ed and be-whiskered man who COM
manded her at Tampico.
Or how many OF US. In our indig-
nation concerning the loss Of Ameri-
can lives involved in the sinking Of
! the Lusitania. an act committed by
Germany against an enemy ship.
carrying munitions of war. In time
OF terrible evaporation. while her
own people on n thousand miles OF
battle front die by thousands daily,
and while all her view OF earth, sky.
sea or universe Is clouded by blood
and sweat and agony. thought to on
set against the awful work OF that
German submarine. the memory OF
the Dresden and the part she played
at Tampico7
She. too. is now o submarine: lies
asleep in her grave at the bottom Of
the Pacific ocean; the guns that
saved Americans at Tampico are
harmless now forever; Great Britain
has formally apologized 10 Chile for
the act violatiye OF international law
that ended her career; and although
Americans build no monument 10
commemorate their gratitude for her
work OF salvation in their behalf one
year ago. yet. IL ever the fever runs
40 hot In their blood concerning the
Lusitania they may Justly mitigate
Its ardor by remembering the Dres-
dan. Houston (Tex.) Pnss.
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