The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-09

dustry. Its obvious intention is to
place Itself on record as entirely
friendly to subsidy for shippers.
Defining the Opprobrious Hyphen.
The Sun Is glad to print the sub
Joined letter in this conspicuous place,
ana to take advantage Of the oppor.
tunity It offers to make clear our on
ception Of the attitude Of American
citizens generally toward those Of
their fellows who are indicated when
the much abused term "%hyphenated
American" II used.
TO THE EDITOR OF The suN-str. Our
press 10 making many cSustio com
msnss Just now upon hyphenated Amer
loans. meaning aiways German-Ameri-
cans. because they differ from the ma
5oNty. and side with the land Of their
biruh in the present unhappy stru4g,e.
The attitude of press and prblic
was evidently overlooked by the able
writer Of you article in THE Sun Of
December s. entitled Herr HorsroN
STEWART K~AMMERHERR." Surely Other
wise the obvious Inconsistency Of his At
utuds would have been apparent
Herr CHAMBERLAIN 10 loyal to ehe
country OF his adoption, the hand II
early association. HAS ne not tho right
- an individual to choose his allegiance,
and abide by II! II not why mould NJ
rsbulSe the unfortunate Tauoon who
comes to our hoepitabse shores fully
matured. II after having cast his bot
with ours he dares to raise his voice in
feeble protest against the storm Of VI
tuperation n abuse now being directed
against mis- native landf
"1iave we grown % narrow and intol-
GRANT of late that there ia no room for
difference Of opinion among us7 Dr.
ferentiation is not only valuable as a re-
lief to the monotony Of life. but works
- a stimulus to thought. an impetus 20
high endeavor. Let w b tolerant and
not CITY loudly for = free apeech that
shah only voice our own sentiments. or
a freedom Of thought that shall coincide
with our wi p~reooncsived ideas.
Should We not rather respect Herr
CHAMBERLAIN for his sincerity OF pur-
pose and honesty OF conviction even
though mis- convictions may not chance
( fe our own? A. +. g.
"BRoNxvILIE, December g."
Herr KAMMEBHERR We have treated
literally we see nothing in his case
requiring present attention. Our cor
respondent errs when he asserts that
"hyphenated American" always means
"German-American." The term In
cludes those individuals who. pre-
tending to be Americans by nativity
or naturalization, put the interests of
another nation above the welfare and
safety Of the United States. 1t Is a
matter of no moment whether the
" ivy 6INS tIHClI uISl
devotion Is Germany. or England,
or France. or Russia, or Turkey, or
Italy; they enroll themselves in the
catalogue Of objectionables when they
subordinate America to another land.
and seek by word and deed to render
this nation cOntributory to the success
or failure OF any party TO n quarrel
In which the United States has no
share. and from which Its Govern
ment has endeavored by every honor
able tolerance to keep 1t free.
The phrase does not include or
describe any citizen Of this country,
no matter what his racial extraction,
or his personal sympathy, who since
war began in Europe has maintained
his loyalty to the United States, given
obedience to It's laws. and labored to
support In his OWL person the neu-
trality to which We are officially
bound and which the President has
urged all citizens to respect. This
neutrality cannot and does not pre-
tend to reduce any person to dumb
ness, to tear from his heart cherished
affections, or to erase from his mind
his standards Of right and wrong. 1t
does not bid him to withhold his grief
aroused by the sufferings Of friends
and kinsmen In another country, nor
to refuse succor to them In the man
ner not contrary to law.
How many thousands Of Americans
tracing their descent to the peoples
now at IA have given ready obedi-
ence to this unmistakable mandate
there is no means Of computing. In
every mans acquaintance they are
Without sacrificing their