Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1915-01-28
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of January 27.
A great movement is under way
to organize the German-American
element and all German and Austro-
Hungarian sympathizers.
The attempt to deliver the United
States into the keeping Of England
by the Tory element which controls
the American press in New York and
occupies seats in the cabinet Of
President Wilson, has thrilled the
great mass of non-Anglican Amer
lean citizens fiber and bone, and
opened the eyes OF all neutral Amer
leans of whatever descent to the
danger which menaces the country
if this state of affairs continues
There is only needed now a leader
of the distinction Of the late Carl
Schurz to cement together the
struggling elements of one of the
greatest movements for the emanci-
patton of the United States since the
Abolition Campaign. The fact that
millions Of Americans who denounce
England as the selfish instigator Of
the war are organizing for an agrees
sive campaign Of deliverance has i'm
PEELED certain public organs, who
pay Of tho British Foreign Office, to
ask, For what are they organic
ing?" We want to answer this
question We intend to organize:
To assert and maintain our dig
nifty as citizens of the United States.
To break the power of England
upon our government. our public
servants.
To secure absolute neutrality; to
stop the shipment of arms to one
belligerent at the expense of the
other; to stop financing the war for
Russia and France; to stop the hypo-
crisy of praying for peace one day
and furthering the cause Of murd-
erous war other days.
To emancipate ourselves from the
blight of an unrepresentative, cor
rupt and un-American press, fed and
inspired by London. and subservient
to tho London censor; to secure the
election to Congress, and to all other
public Offices, of representatives who
are in sympathy with us in COM
pelling the administration to en-
force strict neutrality
To place the German wireless
service on the same footing as the
British cables We charge the ad-
ministration with contributing to
the destruction OF the German
squadron under Admiral Won Spec
because Of the order prohibiting &c
wireless service, except under cen
sorship, while allowing English war
ships free use of the cables.
To hold President Wilson to his
definition of the law Of neutrality as
solcmnly proclaimed by him at the
beginning of the war. We hold that
the government makes itself a party
to the shipment Of war material to
the Allies by giving clearance papers
to vessels loaded with sacn material,
in open violation Of the Presidents
position that o neutral government
cannot be q party to the sale Of
munitions of war to belligerent
To bring the administration back
to the position of 1912. when we
declared war against ENGLAND rather
than submit to national humiliation
such as we are experiencing now.
In his war message OF June J., 1872,
President Madison said:
british cruisers have been in the
practice OF violating the rights ard
tho peace of our coasts. They hover
over and harass our entering and
departing commerce. Under pre-
tended bloclSades . our commerce
has been piundered in every sea, the
great staples OF our country have
been cut of from their legitimate
markets, and q destructive blow
aimed ut our agricultural and mari
time interests. . Thousands OF
American citizens, under the safe
guard OF public law and OF their
national flag, have been torn from
their country and from everything
dear TO them"
TO remind President Wilson that
we are to-day, as q nation, no less
dependent upon England for our
place and privilege in the world" ="
than in 1912, described in A His
tory Of the American People" by
Woodrow Wilson, Vol. 3-"Thc
Founding Of the Government" pp.
227-229, as follows.
'If the war (of 1922 had done
nothing else, however, il had at least
made the country quick with the
spirit OF nationality, and factions
Wcro discrcditcd. The war OF the
revolution had needed q war for in
dependence to supplement il, as Mr..
Franklin had long ago said Until
now notwithstanding the sepcra-
ton, English statesmen had deemed
the United States still no small de-
greo dependent upon England fcr
their place and privilege in the
world, and America had virtually in
her thought accepted position OF
dependence. The Vederalists had
been ashamed OF no concession to
England, when once their greater
leaders had fallen silent. This
clumsy, foolhardy, haphazard war
had ut any rate broken that temper.
Tho country had regained its self
respect. The government Of the
Union, moreover, was once more
organized for rational action. The
party which controlled 1t had once
for all given up the theories which
made IL conscientiOusly weak and in
efficient upon principle. 1t was really
able upon occasion to raise armies,
impose direct taxes, avail itself of
tho services of banks, and serve the