The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-05-27

TINS county, appears n iaibe NuftFni'
Of Ambassador BeFnstorff. and under
a the title. "who successfully holds
The hardest job in the United states.
a IL not to be questioned that
Bernstorn holds a hard job. As 10
whether or not he is holdlns II sue
cessfully remains 10 be seen. There
N no question that the "Fatheriand'
and lts allied publications r maxi
ing pernstorfrs job UNNECESSARILY
harder for him. The fact that he
permits these publications 20 con-
tlnue theIr deliberate attempts "a
align Americans against Americans,
70 assall the government In time OF
stress and to work vigorously for
civil discord. 10 the strongest evidence
we have hat Bernstorn Is not a sue
cessfui minister. On the ground
with the pulse Of tho American peo-
Pile beneath his finger tips. the Ger
man ambassador ssoald know that
n course OF these publications Il
arousing deep resentment among all
elEnses OF the people OF this nationi
and hat even our citizens Of German
blood have long been in an attitude
OF protest against them and their
policy.
Immediately following the picture
OF the German ambassador In a lead
ing article BY George sylvester Vie.
reck. che editor OF the 'Fatherland.'
under the title. Americans, Be on
Guard" The opening paragraphs o.
this article follows;
"The country has been care
fully sroomed 10 applaud Mr.
Bryan's note 20 Germany as u
masterpiece. A. a matter OF fact
81 is not a masterpiece but the
most serious blunder OF shirt
sleeve diplomacy. ON top Il Is
al velvet, but It IL east iron an
derneath. and We are afraid that
the cast iron is poisoned. Mr..
Bryan has not only spoiled the
American case by overstatins II.
but ne has brought the country
face 90 face with civic discord
and foreign war. We hear that
this II the time when W. must all
get behind the president II Is
on the contrary the time when
all patriotic Americans must
voice cmphatioaily their dis
approval o. his policy. II they
think that his policy is wrong.
II. By our silence now, we per-
NIT the country 10 drift into war
Il will be too late 10 protest"
we pride ourselves upon be-
Ing q democracy, yet we permit
the president 10 seclude himself
for several days and then, with
out consulting with the people.
take a step which brings as nj
once before the greatest danger
both external and Internal
that the republic has ever con
fronted n we enter the war
We shah break forever with
ancient policy OF avoiding en-
tnHEling alliances. We shall be
drawn into the whirlpool Of Eu-
ropean politics against the wishes
Of the vast majority OF Ameri-
cans. ~ the country were In
imminent danger Of a foreign
attack criticism OF the act OF the
administration woeld not be de-
airsblo. But there is no danger
of the German army leaving 49,
trenches and marching across
the ocean 10 invade the United
states. II IL equally unlikely
that the American navy will sue
coed where the British navy has
failed. We have the right 10
insist upon discussion before an
irreparable breach has been
made"
There follow paragraphs whi'
state openly a threat that war VA
Germany would mean revolution
the United States, presumably J
those who sympathize with German
IN her struggle with the allies
This Is a free country and fre
dom Of speech IL u Of a create
But there IL q point ~he
freedom o. utterance becomes iieeni
and there IL . time ANA o degree
which attacks upon The sovernme
become reason. The "Fatherlan'
Is coming p%erllously near 20 the lin
beyond which American cliisens "
not permit IL TO SO. This publicatl'
is mo- maintained 10 seek fair irei
meni for Germany aud 60 secure
fair statement Of IL casoi Il Is belt
poured ONT over tho country 10 a W