The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-11
THE FLEET IN THE NORTH
RIVER.
Al offset Lesson Concerning the Duty
Of National Prsparednsss.

Al ObSeet Lesson Conserving the Duty
Of National Prsparednsss.
10 rnH EDITOR or THE suN-str:
These American patriots q the Dern-
burglar school. how many are there
Of thsmf What are they trying TO
do to this country?
The vast majority Of the Americans
Of German descent are loyal, faithful
citizens Of the republic. regardless
Of any sympathy they may have for
Germany in her trouble.
They exchanged their fatheriand for
q motherland that has welcomed them,
cuddled them, nourished them. pros
pered them and given them q happi-
ness which they could not find at
home. And this saad that has moth
cred them is first In their affections.
But there is small element Of al
legged Americans who still think. talk.
act and vote as Germans. These have
Joined with the subjects Of the Kaiser
who are under American protection
TO bring contempt upon the Amer-
can Government.
Their business is to All American
hearts with hatred against the Presi-
dent of the United States because he
has not bowed in humility to the will
of the Ma ser by violating the laws Of
neutrality.
This delectable accumulation OF pa
triots is under the leadership Of one OF
Ge-many's national leaders. They are
charged with the duty OF giving en-
paasis to German insolence and to
teach Americans how 70 like It.
The hideous atrocities OF the Kali
ser's only friend. the odorous and bar
barous Turk, sink into insignihcance
compared to those committed by Ger
many in this war, and yet all this Is
excused and g.orined by the Dernbur-
CLANS. Race superiority VIII tell!
To them the premeditated slaughter
Of American sea travellers by Ger
many Is rust punishment for failure to
stand by the Kaiser.
All this u. OF course. intensely
pleasing to Americans and accounts
for their enthusiasm in support Of the
German cause.
The way to make an inferior person
love and respect you 10 TO treat him
with contempt Lord II over him,
sheer at him, twist his nose. ignore
his protests and At all times be insult
ing and insolent. This is what the
German overlords have done to their
friends. and this Is why the worlds
sentiment IL against Germany.
But tho Dernburgians answer: THE
world !s an ass-especially the United
States. After the Kaiser has thrashed
the world It win understand that he
knows best"
One service these Dernburgtans can
perform for us. They can lead us to
the Hudson River, where the bulk OF
our navy is now anchored, and truth
fully tell us these things:
Here is all that stands between
you and foreign domination.
war is to-day more barbarous and
cruel than ever before.
"Treaties with nations that cannot
defend themselves are mere scraps OF
paper to be torn up and destroyed as
hu N lott, ~
perhaps Japan in China.
And America will be the next, for
che is now, so far as defence is con-
cerned, not far from the position of
Belgium and China.
"Nine months of war have rendered
obsolete more than half Of the Ameri-
can navy.
ut has shown that speed and sub
marines are the controlling factors in
sea war to-day
America has not enough sub
marines TO protect one port.
'She has neither a cruiser nor a
battleship that could have caught and
conquered the German commerce de-
stroyers the Emden and the Karls.
ruhe. Most OF tho American navy
would be sunk before 1t could bring
It, guns within range OF the new mod
ern batt.eships.
IN year events have changed the
United States from . great world
Power to a helpless and undefended
nation but litto removed from the
China class.
"You dare not resent insults and az