Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02


consented. Our acquiescence was
fatal blow to American commerce.
When Germany, following the pre-
cedent laid down by Great Britain,
in almost identical terms created
another war zone in the waters
around the British Isles, the Govern
ment in Washington waved the flag
and made the American Eagle
scream. That submission in the
first place forfeited our right to
protest against Germany's act of re-
taliation. Is it possible to avoid the
suspicion that our State Department
unduly favors Great Britain? The
voice is the voice of Lansing, but the
words derive their inspiration from
Downing Street. Bryan leaps up in
to the air and gesticulates, but Sir
Edward Grey pulls the strings
The Fatherland.
The Fatherland is pro-German
publication in New York City and
has flying at is masthead this slo-
gan: Fair Play for Germany and
Austria Hungary" The Fatherland
| is not serving the best interests OF
Germany by indulging in such ILL
| natured and unfair assaults upon
the methods of President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan. The national
administration, in dealing with the
intricate problems of the European
war that confront the United States
as a neutral nation, must look first
to the interests of this country and
this we believe President Wilson IS
trying to do in the matter under con-
sideration. The statement of The
Fatherland that Germany is only fol-
lowing the precedent established by
Great Britain when Great Britain
declared the entire North sea a war
zone, is false, maliciously false, and
is evidently calculated to deceive
it's own readers. There is vast diff
ference and the difference is what
makes it imperative for this govern
ment to protest vigorously. Great
Britain has not threatened to de-
stroy neutral vessels in the North
sea. The British government makes
certain of the identity of a boat be-
fore it is attacked Germany does
not proceed in that manner. She
says identification is impossible and
insists upon the right of sinking all
vessels at sight found within a re-
stricted zone. American vessels are
not liable to destruction under the
British rule, while under the Ger
man rule they are. This is the diff
ference and the difference is vital.
WOMAN'S QUESTION TO KNOW.
Times-Republican: A letter from
Carolyn Ogilvie, editor of the Mid
western Magazine, while nominally
addressed to the editor of the Times
Republican is in purpose addressed
to the women who read this paper.
This is the letter:
Editor Times-Republican: Thank
you for fine editorial Jan. % issue
on What Would You Do?" 1t must
meet a hearty response from your
readers. | want you to follow it UP
with one on What would woman
do, suddenly confronted with the
fact she must earn living for self
and children?" Something that will
make the protected women in homes
have a bit of sympathy for their Sis
terS VINO enuedVOf 10 earn an non
est living, and who have no homes
for a shelter. Yours cordially,
Carolyn M. Ogilvie.
1t is woman's query to women.
please, What would you /
do" you the sheltered woman of |
whom and to whom she makes in
quiry?
If your breadwinner were to die to-
night and the burden of breadwin-
ming were added to the task of
housekeeping, if when the bills were
paid there remained nothing or that
the insurance was barely sufficient
to take up the mortgage on the
home, or to pay ont the building and
loan lien and you found yourself and
children dependent upon your own
labor what would you do? Sit down
and think it over.
Would you advertise for 'situa
ton as housekeeper to learn that
woman with children isn't wanted?