Middletown transcript., 1915-09-25
FOREIGN INSULTS

NEVER since our fathers founded |
! the Republic has it been in such
contempt among the nations of the
earth as today under this weak and
foolish administration of Mr. Wilson |!
Abroad our citizens are lnsulted, de-
prived of their property, their liberties
and even of their lives, and this cowardly,
un-American Democratic government
never lifts finger to protect or avenge
them.
South of the Rio Grande no American
is safe in property or life. Any foreign
flag protects him better than his own.
A recent incident will show this. Not
long ago three Americans were seized
in Texas by Mexican raiders, and two
of them shot, but the third, a man
named Stanley Todd, being for some
reason mistaken for German, was set
at liberty
Those lousy greasers did not care rap
for the American government, or its
flag, but did respect Germany. In fact,
Mr.. Wilson's childish policy has aroused
universal contempt throughout all
Mexico, brought the flag into disrespect
and emboldened every bandit general"
that roves the land over, to rob and
murder our citizens.
A like weak policy has encouraged
the insolent Germans to murder our
citizens on the high seas, and repeatedly
to insult our flag, and when Mr. Wilson,
following his silly Mexican method,
wrote brave notes of protest and threat
the Germans treated him and his notes
with disdain, again and again ''stufing"
him with lying promises, and then i'm
pudently repeatedly the offence Over
four months ago Mr.. Wilson thundered
one of his paper threats over the muir
der of 115 Americans on the Lusitania,
and the Germans since then as their
answer have murdered more Americans
on at least three separate occasions,
but have not otherwise answered Mr..
Wilson'S note
Why should they? Mr.. Wilson had
announced to all the world that ''under
no conditions will this country fight, "
and Mr.. Bryan had secretly informed
Dumba that Mr.. Wilson's notes were
only designed for "home consumption
for political effect" and naturally Ger
many has acted accordingly.
Ten months ago, England with an
impudence quite equal to that of Ger
many's seized American cargoes enroute
to neutral ports, non-contraband goods
to the value of $15,OOO,OOO, and after
this long delay has declared them con-
fiscated To accomplish this char
acteristic English robbery the Court moi
only violated well recognized principles
of international law, but even had the
amazing audacity to base it's findings
upod ex-post facto law-upon statutes
passed after the cargoes had beer
seized And this feeble administration
never once has dared to peep about the
outrage. 1t will take two years for al
appeal from this outrage to be heard
meanwhile our foreign commerce will
have to wait-or fall a prey to En-
glands dishonesty
When this government was in Repub
lican hands with a statesman and maj
for Secretary of State, John Hay,
like piece of illegal, ex-parte confisca
tion of an American vessels cargo wa
attempted, whereupon he prompt,
notified the offending foreign cour
that no such decision would for on
moment be tolerated by this govern
ment, and it was forthwith withdrawn
But, of course, Mr.. Wilson havinl
gone out of his way to present tn
American built Panama Canal to Eng
land, will be pleased to see that greed
nation also appropriate our commerce
Neither need Americans expect Mr.
Wilson to protest against England
attempt to control our export trade b.
blacklisting our wool exports throug
* their so called Textile Alliance. "
e, Had Mr. Wilson been president
le century ago at the time of the Tripoli pi
be racies, when the Dey of AIgiers was i
a, like fashion seizing our ships and murde
r ing our sailors, he would no doubt hav,
p addressed alike series of feeble "notes'