Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-12

Don't you know that, for instance. dur.
ing our civil war over 100000 Germans
fought for freedom and righteousness
And do not the Germans in this eountry !
belong to the most loyal citizens in |
church and statee also asked mvsct
many q time lately: What good has |
England done the United States that
she should now bow so deep and humble
before that powers We readily admit
that we can say of a great many Eng.
hsh.Americans what we Just stated
about German-AmeTieans but what
about England herselfl
Didn't our forefathers have to fight.
suffer and die for what we are eniov.
ing now' Or have our people forgotten
why we celebrate the 4th of Julyl And
what is England doing nowl She takes
some of our ships and keeps them as
long as she pleases and Uncle Sam seems
to be satisfied. Why send "mildn
notes to England and "sharp" notes TO
Germsnyl Why pray for peace on your
knees and vita your hands give all the
war material you cant Why say so
much about the German barbariaus kin.
mig "women and children and saw
nothing about the English barbariaus
trying their best to starve women and
children in Germanyf That England has
not succeeded in doing this so far no
one is more sorry than she is. have
now written much more than intended
and will close with few words regard.
ing the sinking of the Lusitauia OF
which so much has been written and
said, and viii therefore only mention
this; Does our government aud the ma.
iority of the citizens of our country ex-
pect and require that Germany should
leave her enemies ships carry war ma.
telial with which they want to kin Ger.
mans, unmolested just because there
are, or may be, American citizens on
such ship3 Do people really think
that Germany should and will comply
with such fequest2 The writer is very
much mistaken in his opinion if Ger.
many does such thing under present
conditions. Then it would pay England
to give American citizens not ouly free
passage on their ships but pay them a
nice little sum besides for going with
them, History these days is made 50
fast that some things written may seem
old when they appear in print. | win
therefore mention that this is written
on June 9 when The Capital Journal OF
this date, Regarding the latest nutc sent
by President Wilson TO Berlin, says:
: Ono matter what the cast my be, he
tthe president) is prepared 10 en-
phasize the doctrine of protection for
Americans wherever they may 60,
But /, for one, would not expect the
United States to protect me as one OF
her citizens if | would travel on any
of the bel,igcrent's s vessels, nor would
| expect my country to 60 to war will
England or any other county because
| went into or near their trenches ant
were killed. Common sense tells m,
. that it is wise to stay away from theT'
now and those who claim TO be smarte
, than anyone else and risk their live
y unnecessarily ought to take the conse
= qucnces alone.
= am no prophet, but should German
d. win in this great struggle for freedom
. and the tight TO exist then neither tn
= United States nor the world has any
= thing to fear but il England should wi
" then it would not be q surprise to ia
~, writer of this il this same power,
- :, which we are now bowing so low, woul
T., take the first good chance and in c0l
~ nection with more or less allies mare
=. against us, for England would the
+ more than now not only want TO ruI
- the waves but waive the rules and ru
:, the world.
"a ~ All we ask is faira So to all and O,
hope is in the almighty God who sti
:. has the reias Of this world and the ur
~ ~ verse in His hands.
III A. J. w.,