The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-30
THE Yank's Unmasking."

There IS published at Buenos Ayres
a weekly newspaper in the English
language called the Times OF Aroen-
tina. Apparently this Journal ia edited
by an Engltshman fever hot with
hatred OF the Government and people
Of the United States.
Much Of the space at the disposal
Of this r~entleman's industrious pen
IL devoted TO the exhibition. for the
benefit Of his Argentine readers. Of
the mercenary nature Of American
policy. the utter indifference Of Amer
lean citizens to the principles Of
Justice and morality In international
relations and the insolence Of their
attitude in asserting American inter
ests when in conflict with the rights
of others. This process Of exposure
the editor OF the Times Of Argentina
calls The Yank's Tnmasking."
From the last number Of the Times
Of Argentina now at hand We extract
this tremendous passa &c
The United States. by a convention
agreed to and signed by her, 10 IN a
position TO call Germany 10 account for
sowing mines to the detriment OF peace
ful NE and property and for many Ger
man o~utraees.
ut is her right TO do so, but she does
not exercise II because II does not az
feet her dollar policy but IL plea sed
TO exercise what she claims to be a right
under international law because II hap
pens to affect the pron.s OF American
trade oil smuggling.
This Is hardly q stand that q civil
lied nation should he proud OF taking,
bu, il Is q stand that America has taken
before now because convinced that
others cannot AFFORD to dispiease the
United States or resis, any clustering
American claim or demand
The American view may have much.
little or nothing to commend itself. but
in any Ease It il but an American
view and nothing moro. 1t nay govern
American people. but 1t has ne effect
Nultlue tHe Onlteu STATES.
"Some years tho Americans made
a law which actually pretended 10 gov
ern free states. We refer 20 the Fugi-
tive Slave act. by which +. was . Grim
iual offeuce for any citizen n a free
STATE 70 harbor an escaped slave from q
slave state, Hundreds ran away TO find
protection in British territory despite
the American law, which was not recos-
nizcd there.
The same applies to American pres
ent views. relating to property at sea
In tim. OF war"
The illustration OF Yankee AFRO.
gaucc and impudence which is pre-
scented in the paragraph relating 70
he Fugitive Slave law would be deli.
vouS effect Of such misrepresentation.
in that particularly sensitive quarter
~ the earth.
Does the English editor, writing FOL
Argentine readers. really believe tina
thr free states referred 10 in III,
Fugitive Slave act We're free foreign
states. meaning nations outside lh'
American Union. or that the ancien
legislation which he now exhibits I,
"unmask the Nank" undertook TO as
Scrt jurisdiction beyond the bounda
rloS of The United States and TO i'm
pose criminal penalties for acts CON
mittcd outside of the United States b.
the nationals of other Governments?
That. at least. is what this remark
able person would like 20 have Rueno
, .AyreS understand.
W. may add that Yesterday n
{ President of the United States wa
, entertained ut luncheon on board o
t The new Argentine hattlcship Moreno
| whore he rpciprocated Amhassado
NAON's expressed hope, in behalf o
! his Government. for "the most pei
fr"t international friendship" wit,
,hc United States. II IS worth ol
serving that This same editor In But
nos .hyrcS recently "unma sked' tn
- Yankee Intention 10 grab the Moren
, and keep her for our own use,