New Britain herald., 1915-11-06
MUST WE HAVE ANOTHER
 DECLARATION?

l Some one hundred and more years Stars and Stripes of America won from Great Britain it's political free 6cm. Since then the people who have settled on these shores have known to those who profess no allegiance to prince, king or potentate. For some cne hundred and thirty-nine years then, to be exact, we have bowed the knee to none, have gone our way un- trammeled, hind dering no one, wishing ! we'll to al1 the messengers of good 1 will to all men. Now comes the year 1915 with a war in Europe at it's zenith, with nations tearing out each others heart-strings, with brother | aligned against brother, with hatred, racial and national, surmounting everything. And because of this con- dition in portion of the globe some three thousand miles away from the United States the people of this country must be made suffer the sins of those in other lands. The very foundations of our nation must be rent asunder by these peoples who care not one iota for anyone or any thing in this land, other than it be the profits to be gained by having us take sides. And while Germany has committed many grievances against the honor and di~nity of the United States, it remains for England to play the role of real villain. While Ger many has, without rime or reason, ruthlessly destroyed many innocent American lives, England has, like to dominate the commerce of this country. And because the killing of E human beings is a crime that horrifies mankind more readily than the mere destruction of commerce, England has been allowed to revel in her doings while a quick halt has been demanded from Germany. But now that sub n,arine warfare has somewhat sub | sided and we have plenty of time to consider other phases of the war l question, people in all sections of the republic are wondering when the i United States is going to call a halt l to the invidious practices of Great Britain anent our overseas commerce. when this country is going to demand that England's* unjust and illegal acts shall cease. #
 1 It is true that the United States government has. protested these out. rages; but it is likewise true that and continues to carry on her nefari- ous work. With wilfulness that is | past understanding Great Britain has for almost one year, seized American ships engaged in neutral trade, de taining their cargoes and doing away with them according to the best in. terests of the British empire.
 With all this going on can one wonder that the cotton interests of the South, the wheat growers of the 1 Middle West, the manufacturers o1 New England, the farmers of the entire country, the beef packers o1 Chicago, and all persons and firms en. gagged in foreign trade are gettins ready for concentrated protest agains
 the manner and way in which thing! are going on? Is there any wonder the American people are beginning tc
 chafe under the yoke that Grea
 Britain is trying to fasten on thei
 necks? One hundred and thirty odc
 years ago we told a few things tt 1 England and her kings, and since thel
 We have been getting along famously
 On July 4, 1776 Congress adopted a solemn Declaration of Independence
 Possibly it is time Great Britain were
 given a gentle reminder of what ou
 Declaration of Independence mean
 and still means. A few stiff sen { tences in plain, unvarnished English
 lingo might have the necessary effect
 If not there are other ways.