The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-14
What the Public Remembers.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Str: II
L. not the business OF the public at large
TO tell the administration either when
to take action or what action to take,
An oath has been taken by each mem
Der OF tho Administrations to perform
the duties OF his Office. In those oaths
there is no intimation that within the
scope OF his duty lies "A waiting for. or
a seeking OF, the views OF the great
uninstructed mass. But In every one or
those oaths have the individuals taking
them declared hat they would assume
the duties and the responsibility OF adj
ministering their respective offices and
OF upholding the Constitution Of tho
United States: and II not expressed In
words, most clearly within the spirit OF
every such oath has been the promise
that to the best OF the individuals own
judgment and knowledge would he adj
minister his office. not that he would
have his office administered for him.
on one or two occasions. notably on
this last occasion, the request for the
recall OF the Austrian Ambassador. the
country has. largely through its news
papers, dictated the action Of the Ad-
m~ln!stration. Does not the Administra-
ton appreciate that the people are fully
aware that IL is they and not the Adj
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Austrian Ambassador is to be sent
home? Does the Administration deem
, that II will receive the credit? Far from
IL. on the contrary. the fact that he
| people had to compel II TO act will be
charged against the administration In
the peoples estimation as an evidence
OF administrative ineficicncy.
The public has not forgotten the Ad-
! ministra;ion's failure 10 act In that
early breach OF our neutrality the blow
ing up Of the boundary bridge.
The public has not forgotten the Ad-
miuistratlon's failure to act N relation
TO the German Consul at Seattle.
The public Is aware that the Admin
ls,ration subsequently recognized that
same Individual as II new ~appointee 10
"A German consulate IN another city OF
the United States, incredible though that
fact seems.
The public las not forgotten the case OF
the Frye.
The public has not forgotten the CASE
OF the Lusitauia,
The public has not forgotten the case OF
the Orduna
The public has not forgotten the cas-
OF the Falaba.
The public has not forgotten the case
OF the Outright.
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the Nebraska.
The public has not forgotten the case Of
the Armenian.
The public has not forgotten the cas-,
OF the Arabic.
The public has not forgotten the cas-,
OF the Hespcrian.
The public has not forgotten the al
lowing the kronprinz Wilhelm to leave
this port.
The public has not forgotten that tn
plans Of the guntre control Of our great
est battleship were stolen.
The public has o forgotten the con
tinued presence OF German reservists II
our Department OF State.
The public has not forgotten tn
forging by the German authorities o
our passports,
The public has not forgotten n mum
her OF other incidents. ami hat the,
were each an assault upon the right
and dignity Of the United States o
America and upon the peace AMI secur
lily of the lives and property Of the citi
zens thereof.
The public has not forgotten that n.
efficient action mas been taken by tn.
Administrator In any one OF them
The high priest some weeks ago place,
his hands upon the head OF the scape
goat, who then departed into the viii
derness bearing with him the sins o
the Administration. No second scape
goat is ready. II recollection serves 1
was but once a year hat a scapegoa
could be sent forth,
The public has not forgotten tina
there has been. since the departure o
the scapegoat, a continuance OF the In
ability to assume leadership and TAX
responsibility. In other words, TO act
except unde public pressure,
Tho public Is well aware that at leas
nine-tenths of the Administrations woe
and difficulties have arisen purely an,
solely from the Administrations inca
pacity to act, and that sucl, fact ha.
encouraged further assault
The country has been bred full o
traitors. The steady encouragement
given by failure 10 repress has mad
traitors out OF thousands OF decent Ger
nan Americans who would have bee
loyal citizens under a leader OF the PEG
pie, but who, encouraged TO believe tina
this land was not a nation. but a dis
organized aggregation of individual
without national life, without nationa
character, without national honor, with
out national purpose, without natlona
force, without national Ideals, have fel
that they owe no allegiance and hay
reverted to a foreign leader" the Ger
man Emperor,
When. as We ultimately must, W
come to grips with the enemy OF IN
progress OF the human race, the natio,
which would substitute force for justlc,
mllitarism for civilization, we shall fin
that We are betrayed hy countless Of ou
own at home, all Of whom would hay
cheerfully done their duty In the caus
OF right hal they not been taught fror
above that there was no such thing a
loyalty, that there was no such thin
as national honor. that there was n