The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-08
Mr.. RADE'S LETTER

Inc editor OF The Times is a
half-blood German, by blood in
heritancc and his better-half" is
a full-blood. That ought to give
us a very warm side for Germany
and the German people. and it
does. Like Mr.. Chas. G.. Babe we
have relatives i'm Germany, al
though we are not there our
selves. Like him we are an Ameri-
can citizen, but perhaps unlike
him we are for America first, last
and all the time i'm preference to
any other country whatsoever.
The editor of The Times is sor-
rs Mr.. Babe wrote that letter, be-
cause it does the German cause
harm instead of -. d. GERMAN Y
has more than held its own liz the
war SO far and is not kicking, al
though Mr.. Babe IL. Germany still.
holds every foot of it's own terri
tory and Il let at ace, Belgium
and Russia besides. Why should il,
ask the Quilted States to abandon
its neutrality and take sides ": N
Germany Wh..:ll ~" Fades ,e'. II
DIES for it,
Mr. Eade tells us his brothers
only son was killed by Russian
bullet that might have been made
in America. He doesn't say it was
made here, because he doesn't
know. On the other hand Rus
sian American citizen says his
brother lost son by a German
bullet that was incased i'm copper
that might have come from Amer
lea. He doesn't say it did come
from here because he doesn't
know. America as a neutral coun-
try is selling to both sides the ma
terials each wants, and treats
both sides alike.
Mr.. Babe wants us to quit sell
ing to its enemies the munitions
of war they want, but at the same
time lets us know that Germany is
getting short on copper, kerosen,
and cotton, thus limiting that il
wants us to send i'll more of these
munitions of war. If doing as Mr.
Babe suggests wouldn't be sidine
with Germany, what would it be:
Uncle Sam himself is not sell.
ing provisions or munitions o
war to either side to the war. Its
citizens are selling what they ge
orders for, and Uncle Sam simpl,
permits it because all other neu.
trail nations during this war, ant
every other war in history hav,
done the same thing. Our Govern.
ment has not undertaken to stoI
it because no nation expects it tt
do so. Such practice is unknown
to history, and because the his.
tory OF our own country reveal.
to us that when we did undertak,
reprlsals on our own account il
years past we were forced to aban.
don that policy. Why should w,
even be asked to experience SINH
lar and still worse difficulties TO
the benefit Of some other coun
try? Keep in mind. too, the fac
that no nation asks it of us now
and much less does Germany as]
it.
Nor is that all, or half the dan
gers from such course. If tn
United States could and did adop
the course Mr.. Babe suggests W.
would be in the war ourselves il
very short time, and that i
something we cali not afford 70
anybody's friendship. We can, an,
will afford to go to war, to main
tain our own national honor, blu
nothing else. War is too serious
a matter to engage in merely TO
a little sentiment. Germany, Eng.
land nor Russia ever did it for us
and they are not asking us to do i
for them. 1t is just Mr.. Babe; an,
a few Republican politicians OF
this side whose craftsmanship S,
outweighs their patriotism tina
they favor anything that woul.
get the Democratic party in trou
BILE.