The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-06
GERMAN PROPAGANDA
The Remarkable Action Of the Ger.
msn-Ameriesn Societies Which
Met IN Washington City
Last Saturday.

Vexed by. the total failure OF their ef-
forts or embroidered BY the good-natured
tolerance OF the American public. the
agents Of the German propaganda IN
this country have adopted new plan
ot campaign that calls for and will re-
Ceive some attention They haN. used
every form Of argument and appeal 20
persuade us that Germany was deserV-
INK Of all praise the Allies OF all blame
They have sometimes seemed 90 under
tHllinate our intelligence and. paTticu-
larily In the G'rmsr-Ameriran n-Wspa-
pers, they have sought Co take up for
poverty OF reasoning by prufueanvss Of
insult. Their arguments have nad a can
did hearing th,ir indIseretious have been
ignored. and the American people have
only been confirmed in their conviction
that the cause for which G. Germany
tights calls. Tor their sympathy. bur FOR
th-ir transportation and rcnsure.
Abandoning those futile tactics the
German prupaEandists now nave IN.
htrdihUvd Co announce a plan Of up.r-
a'ions deliberately Intended 90 IN brou
us with Fri ndlv nation and 10 COM
9ll our Government for the benefit o.
l'ermany. Co acts or uuucutraF inter
Irrrnc" IN the war The meeting Of So
called German American societies heId
IN washington Saturday evening strf,-
iessed a purpose % "re-astabIish gspu-
me American neutrality and 20 uphold
~ free from commercial financial and
ln'ltlCal suhserNtence 60 foreign Pow
as Never since the foundation Of the
republic has any body Of men assem-
bled here who were more cornpIetetv
~ubserNiNient TO foreign Power and 10
l1r-iEn influence. and none ever pro-
canned the uu-American spirit more
ypcnIE. IN" meeting adopted resolutions
here o. the second resolution.
We demand free and uu.n col. Tor
unr.s T,iil,sT'" OF ~ nit"d states and
goods ~ defined by international law
Trouble Maker.
Ihis resolution b. plainly intended
20 stir up trouble between the United
states and England The letter OF
the secretary ~ state TO Senator
stone. our diplomatic correspondence
with Great Britain and the news dis
patches published from day 10 dav
nave made 20 clear that the govern.
mehi az Washington has been alert
Tor the protection Of our neutral com
merce That is not enough for Mr.
bartholdi. Mr. BarchfeIdf. Mr. Lobpck
and Mr. Won Mach our PEOPLE are
satisfied that American interests are
duly safeguarded % o. German inter.
rsis that suffer and They would be
best promoted by war between this
country and Great Britain. Nothing
short Of that viii content the German
Uropagandisf-
The understanding these gentlemen .
nave of international law ia fully die I
closed by their third resolution
We favor a. strictly American .
policy The immediate enactment Of
lnEIsl1r'0u .rohiblnR tho export OF .
arms and munitions OF war
Breach Of Neutrality
That would boz % 1agrsnt breach or .
neutrality The resolution has no .
other purpose Dr. would commit us to .
1r Interference boz tho war 20 help I
Germany out OF her desperate plight .
and to deprive England. France and .
Russia ~ advantage gained hy their .
rims The secretary of state has set .
forth in bis letter fo Mt Stone the .
only true and correct policy That g. .
the official policy of fhls government. /
sanctioned by International law. By .
the usage OF nations and by our own
practice Tor more Than a century Any .
man or any meeting 90 men can advo- h
cate fhr contrary policy only at the .
cost 90 being Justly accused OF putting
allegiance tO foreign government .
shove loyalty tO our own and ~ being
sn' down ag a rOnr0ctor of plots .
AGAINST our peace and honor
The deadliest blow yet planted uron
The much wanted ship purchase bin /
.s delivered In me fourth resolution .
NJ this proGerman meeting. declaring .
hat we favor the establishment Of /