New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
AN AMERICANS "JACCUSE"
Confronting Him. Buried His IantfHs ChekBk
Americas pondf
Thus rlog tn WarwhhJsU

profits from sales TO Germany, even though
it was clear that such sales would proong
the war, with its consequent miseries. II
confirmed the selfish commercialism into which
our people were drifting, and was no.
ice TO the neutral nations that they should
20 money-grubbing in the trenches Of Elan
dars, France and Poland. 1t was an assault.
upon the idealism of the people and
degradation of our nation not only in our
own eyes but in the estimation of the world.
Throughout all of Mr.. Wilson's diplomatic
correspondence the thing that causes the
deepest shame TO Americans is the constant
recurrence of the question of money. His
diplomacy has been a checkbook diplomacy;
his conservation TO the high duties Of Amer.
can citizenship has been a bank balance con-
secraton. This is ill., rated by the last
commercial protest 70 Great Britain. IL is
nice question of law whether Great Britain
has illegally caused injury TO American In
'erests; L is clear that this question must
be adjudcated by a properly constituted tn
bunal and that if it is decided that there
have been such illegal financial injuries
Great Britain will be both willing and able
70 make financial reparation. In the mean
time, while she is straining TO preserve IN
the world our ideals of freedom and de-
mocracy, it is shameful that we should DO
Fostering her with demands for money
Mr.. Wilson has brought it about that We
are acting with an unparalleled selhshne"
and are devoting ourselves to making money
out of the travail of Europe. Great pron's
from foreign sales. easy Wall Street money
from soaring war stocks, have caused an Orgy
of extravaganza in our larger cities. And al
the while we are thoroughly ashamed OF our
selves. and seek TO save our souls with con-
tributions to the various war funds. We know
that the Entente powers are fighting our os"
tie, that their men are dying by millions io'
cause on the success of which depend on,
safety and the continuance in the world OF
our traditions Of democratic freedom; thanks
to Mr.. Wilson, we not only are not heIp'hs
them to fight for us but are charging them
like loan sharks for the privilege OF hgntihg
for US. This emasculation of our MANHOOD
this degradation of our nation, is directly que
to the course pursued by President Wilson
1 accuse Mr.. Wilson of weakness ana
failure Of vision which have intellectually 10
iured our nation and our world. 1 re.uetan"
ly believe that Mr.. Wilson has stopped to an
unworthy and unsuccessful attempt TO pay
marty politics with the destinies OF the wor.1'
charge Mr.. Wilson with responsibility io'
the shame felt by every true American io'
the degradation of our country and for max
ing it despised by the world. | charge MI
Wilson with responsibility for the failure o.
other neutral nations 70 rise 10 the neeu'
of the greatest crisis the world has ever
known and for the continuation Of the war
Cor at least a year longer than necessary
charge Mr.. Wilson with responsibility iO'
the entry into the war OF Turkey and pui
-s~ie. and all the misery incident there'o
I charge Mr.. Wilson with responsibility i0'
he horrors Of Armenia. the slaughter OF Gun,
dreds of thousands of unarmed Chrisuan'
and for the ultimate death or wounds OF
least 100000 human beings. Never mas s"e
an opportunity to serve mankind been oheieD
TO a man; never has a man failed so mi'e'
ably. Never have the talents he has alloT''
to tarnish in the ground been so needeo
believe that the American people F" ~
bier than its present administration.
did not believe this | should be ashamed "
look any foreigner in the face until l -.
sought selfrespect under a flag alien 70 'u.
which my ancestors helped TO set up S"N
which have always loved and honored.
BENJAMIN APTHoRP 'GoULp
New York. Dec a. 1915.