The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
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I FASTENED to assure the professor
that he mustn't include the readers Of
THE SUNDAY SUN in this group of the
superficial. They could assimilate, in
fact relish, war truths from the very
subcellar of opinion.
IF | had the power to act ! haven't
the least doubt that | could restore the
status quo ante within three months
said Prof. Sloane deliberately and de-
cisively He said It like a modest man
too. The expression on his strong,
square jawed Countenance pounded con-
viction into YOU
1.-THE United States can bring peace
within three months by aggressively
getting after the trade of the nations
now at war" went on the terse tones.
"why, the instant they saw that Uncle
Sam meant business the diplomats
would squirm with alarm. In the last
analysis when you touch their trade and
commerce you touch their vitals.
send the American flag around the
world on trading vessels and you bring
the warning nations to their knees with
hysterical suddenness. Their merchants
and their moneyed men could not stand
IT. You cannot bring this condition
home TO them until you actually do II,
Talking about taking mans money
from him and really taking II are very
different things
"Why, do you know that II the
average hustling American really COM
pretended the gigantic strides made by
Germany curing the last few decades III
acquiring her fat share of the world
trade it would give him palpitation OF
the heart? Yes indeed, 1t would. Eng
land has seen 1t and has had her palpi-
tation of the heart Let the United
States get the trade that has caused
England palpitation and Germany will
have the same trouble, Her merchants
would head a rebellion against the
present war policy right up to the
kalser's throne.
This is the day and the hour to dc
this. The American flag and the Ameri'
can vessel are the logical peace bringers
And II they brought war, through some
remote chance, let us dare the conse
auences. We are within our rights tC
seek this trade. We would not do 4
in any underhanded way--al. in thu
open. the way that Great Britain OF
Germany or France would do 1t If W.
were at war and our trade was blocked
by our enemy. 1t may be that ;he,
would he less scrupulous than we a.
10 taking advantage OF our NANTES
opportunity But let us do IT, openl!
and hoYorably, and in three months
three months would be sufiicient-w'
shall have peace in Europe.
at Is a humane as well az an ad
vantageous programme for Uncle San
20 follow. Opportunity has been pitched
right into our lap. In three month";
we progress in trade to a point tina
cost Great Britain and Germany owe
a quarter of a century Of hard work L
reach"
The professor gave me time to lie
some of this rapid fire peace compelling
policy sink in.
81 am surprised that the American
people should accept the utterances o
blue books and white books and othe
diplomatic correspondence with sue
gullibe conviction" continued the cain
Solce. "Why, do they not know tina
I'll of the statements in these books an
papers are carefully arrayed to gain ad
herents to n policy? | won't say tn
matter In thcm Ia aScd 20 deceive, bu
all the arguments marshalled are I
achieve d pai tisdn end, They narTat
conditions and outcomes that were no
so much unavoidable as they were ma
nipulatlVe.
I'm Europe the tr'e worth Of thes