The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-09
Sir Gilbert Parker, M. P.
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ton by remaining outside the ring Of tAis con
test-her Government neutral officially and
firmly impartial. That does not mean, how.
ever. that the people Of the United States shall
not be vocal in their sympathy. and individu-
ally active, according to, conscience In support
Of any set Of .Delligerents.
CONCEIVE what would be the state of Belgium
today II the United States had abandoned her
neutrality in favor Of the Allies. Millions in
Belgium would be starving. Since August last
the United States has been busy in the inter.
ests of humanity. lessening the horrors Of war
by hospital relief. providing comforts and ne
cessities through an awful Winter for tho
wounded of all the nations engaged: and every
week there comes from her shores the especial
gifts OF each State-ships loaded with -four and
food Of all kinds for people whose land has
been denuded. as locusts ravage the fields OF
ripened grain and leave them bare. II for
other reason the neutrality of the United States
should be welcomed by every British man. be-
cause of what she had done for suffering. s:a-"
ing tortured Belgium.
Value of American
Neutrality to the Belgians.
II humanity is indebted the United States
Government for the incalculable service 1t has
rendered in bringing relief to Belgium. how
grateful should this country be to the Amer
lean Government for the services rendered to
our thousands of poor prisoners in Germany.
The American Amb, sadors in London and
Berlin, and the whole Ambassadorial stan, have
been placed at the service OF our suffering
wounded and our helpless officers and men.
who have had insufficient clothing insufficient
food. and have suffered as German pris'
oners have been compelled to suffer In this
country. Even at this day in spite OF the Pro
agreed system Of treatment Of prisoners BY
both countries. and in spite Of what the Amer.
lean Embassies have done. the suffering stiO
is unpardonably great. It would have been
terrible however. had not the American EN-.
bassy officials with disregard for all per.
sonal considerations OF the labor imposed
upon them, performed a daily service as chiv.
alrous as it was insistent for our unfortunate
fighting men In captivity.
Few people in the United States conceive
that 1t Is the duty OF their Government to join
in this conflict; but IL it were the duty OF the
American Government to engage in 1t, and It
refrained. it is the American people. not our.
selves who should protest and make their Gov
eminent do its duty. The American people
their own minds: and that is why they have
resented SO strenuousy and scathtngly tho
campaign Of the German press bureau In the
United States ..4.
Newspaper men in this country Will calamity
agree that the American press has exhibited
the greatest enterprise and shown extraord.
editorial columns We hear more often than
is agreeable to those who know the real facts
of the sensationalism Of American newspapers.
Well. in any case, that sensationalism in most
cases does not extend to editorial columns.
Bold type and leading and catch-headings are
no longer the monopoly Of the American press:
m am .hsn enen
paper in my bed in the morning When l SEQ
. heading running acrpss page in type q
halfinch In size. feel that ought to order
The knowledge. Information and capacity which
have marked the leading articles In many
American papers since the war began - .
credit to Journalism. The treatment OF diht
States. like that OF contraband. purchase OF
ships. blockade. etc. has been remarkably re-