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fbe some unknown reason for the activity
.of Some half dosen politicians Who are
trying to prejudice our people bf loudly
iprociainiiug that Great Britain U tramp
ing upon our rights In fragrant defiance
ior principles OF internationa law. They
must wink at each other when they CON-
plain that EngiAnd's impenetrable block
tade Of few hundred miles Of coast. with
more than thousaDd vessels Of every
class Is illegal because Ineffective. The
real reason OF the complaint II that the
blockade IL entirely too effective for pro-
Germans and ansiophobes.
II Is fortunate that % per cent OF our
people do not seem At all inclined to fol-
low the leadership Of Dave Lamar. Rep
resentative Frank buchanan and Robert
Fowler. Senators Hitchcock ana Hoke
Smith. William J. Bryan. and last, but
not least. Henry Ford
| HOMER GUERRY
| Teutsaie syApatAisef Pus.lea.
Editor Of The Washington Herald:
An editorial in this mornings Herald
reads as follows: The Kaiser's news
paper organs in New York and Wash
ihgton continue to display under large
| headlines an their front pages dis
patches of doubtful origin telling of
some alleged reverse or discourage
ment met with by the allies some
! where. However. 1t is not apparent
why this method should be counted on
! 10 make hit in Berlin. unless the
theory that the linotype is mishtier
than the sword has been adopted
! there, too
! The Herald of the same date car
| ried also a front page, first column
I vrh htnh T-Il ga
! lies defeated by Bulgars and in re-
| treat French and British forced to
| abandon positions In Southern Serbia
Enemy in vast strength assisted also
I by Austrian and German troops un-
der Mackensen- Already over yardar
| River. London frankly admits situa-
! ton OF the allies is hourly becoming
more serious"
Now my sympathies are entirely
with the central allies. but I certainly
was laboring under the impression
that there was not a single newspaper
in Washington, editorialIy at least, In
concord with my sympathies The
Herald is the only Washington paper
l have delivered regularly at my door,
but read the editorials Of the other
Washington papers nearly every day
and The Herald's editorial just quoted
is certainly at variance with the facts
as | have been able to get them. Be
sides, the very thing the editor COM
plains of in today's Herald is gloring-
Iy evident in his own paper.
No process of reasoning / am IA
miliar with enables me to square The
HeraIds editorial with The HeraId's
war news items from day to day and
the official statements from the sew
eral war zones.
II up to the present time the en-
tente allies have not been signally
outclassed on every front I would GER
tainly appreciate being set right
FLEETWOOD L. DIXON.
Editor of The Washington Herald:
In behalf of myself and 30 per cent OF
the American people. | wish to thank
you for your splendid editorial in to-
days Herald entitled. And Then
What II breathed the spirit Of gen
uine Americanism- 1t castigated the
arrogance and ssvaEery of the Ger
man and Austrian governments. anA
forcefully brought to the attention of
our people the fact that "forbeafance
has ceased to be a virtue"
IL conditions were reversed. how
long would Germany tolerate the muir
derous activities of our government
agents? a year and a half? wot not,
In trice they would be hustled across
the border without even the formali-
ties of an official complaint
Keep up the good work. for the peo-
pie are with you and down with the
hyphen, ]. N s.
The song Of Hate
Editor of The Washington Herald:
From Luthers hymn to the Song of
Hate is a great descent: from Luther
to Bernhardi is great descent; from
the Germany of half a century ago
10 the Germany of today is a great
descent. The great men OF Germany
past will compare with those of any
nation. of any age. in any quarter of
the globe. Her philosophers. poets. his
and especially her musicians
illumined the ages in which they
lived and teach lessons of incalculable
value to the present generation They
taught, and still teach. lessons OF
truth. justice. righteousness, that dig
nifty and elevate the race. The Ger
many of that age was poor in material
things but rich in the immaterial
things that dignity a nation and peo-
pie.
One of the most iIlustrious names of
Germany is that of the philosopher
Fichte. An English admirer. who sat
at his feet as Paul sat at the feet Of
remarked. the name of Fichte
tirs US like trumpet II is difficult
TO speak with moderation In view or
his noble life. To the thunder of the
orator. the profound duty of the phil
osopher, the eloquence of the sage he
added the crowning glory of stain
ess life. With these similar words
lid his foreign critic do honor to the
great German sage. He gave his life
Tor his country. dying of fever
;aught from his wife whom he nursed
through a similar illness contracted
while nursing soldiers in Prussian
hospitals during the last Napoleonic
'anpaign In 1914. His latest efforts
we're devoted to inspiring the young
nan of the nation by series OF pat
lotto addresses of extreme fervor and
lodueucr. Fichtc was grand type
# a grand German in the days Of
he true grandeur of the German peo-
lie. ON his tomb in Berlin is IN
cribed the appropriate epitaph. Thy }
eachers shall shine the sun. and
hey that turn many to righteousness.
$ the stars i'm the armament forever
nd forever
Who are the teachers of Germany
oday. and what are they teaching?
hey are men of war aud teaching
sssons. of war. with its Iurid accom-
animents. What a contrast between
le profound logic OF Emmanuel Kant.
he grand uniyersality of Goethe. the
eligious fervor of the gentle Mel
Il A.