Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-25

papers. says Bernard H. Riddcr, are
apparently set upon driving us into
4 wan at amy cost Certain metropol-
| itan papers seem determined TO
preach consistently the gospel Of
nate to which they have been ac-
customed during the past twenty
months.
The Presidents ultimatum has un-
doubtcdly the strong possibilities Of
war but there is in it a possible I'M
terlinear desire to avoid war, and
thero Is also in II method Of cscap-
( Ing war provided that Germany Is
ready To make the sacrifice. Until
4 This path has bcen patiently neglected
I by the German Government the peo-
I pie OF this country should lend every
/ effort to preserve peace ana friend
ship for the German people and UNI
dcrstanding and sympathy for Amer
] leans of German origin.
l Our press is sufficiently fed by
/ European comment, designed TO in
Game it's readers against Germany,
\ TO make unnecessary any additional
effort to this END on the part of their
I own editorial articles. AS the Ev-
ching Sun OF Friday well says:
European comment on the Prcsi-
dents note is All interesting but only
! Tho views expressed IN Germany are
important Tho Allies intcrprcta-
| ton 0l it as an ultmatum is the
chld OF desire; their assumptions
that III can only lead TO war, the Off
spring Of hope"
"a war with Germany holds in store
many more disasters. perhaps, for
! The United States OF America than
| for Germany. This fact our pro-Al-
1 lies paltisans seem TO have over
looked, on to have disregarded in
their frantic effort to save pseudo
republican France, or medieval
reactionary Russia. We might seize
somo GO odd German vessels interned
4 in our ports and operate them 70 the
advantage of the Allies. We might
also throw tho whole weight Of our
I industrial and financial resources i'm
I to the scale against Germany. This,
\ however, does not necessarily mean
/ that we could win the war for the
! Allies
We are compelled TO remember, on
J the other hand that we are involved
I in 4 matter Of national honor, trans
cending that which exists between
this country and Germany, with the
4 dc facto Government Of Mexico, and
that on the other side OF the Pacific
there is looming large and ominous
tho spectre Of Japanese aggression.
Only a few days ago press reports
from Washington informed us that
President Wilson had been closcted
with Ambassador Chinda over cor
tain provisions OF the immigration
bill recently passed by the House Of
( Representatives. The Japanese Gov
crnmcnt seemingly has seized upon
4 This very opportune moment for re-
opening the question Of the right OF
Japanese immigrants to invade this
country a viii
A few weeks ago it was reported
on good authority that.a high officer
! OF the Mexican army had been sent
by General Carranza TO Japan on q
/ confidential mission. We have been
made rudcly acquainted with the
unfriondly treachery OF General Car
rama in his dealings with this coun-
try, We can no longer have faith in
his protestations OF friendship. we
are entitled to suspect him Of any act
4 designed TO iniurc this country and
no act could injure it more at the
present moment than his invitation
I to Japan to assault us across MeXi-
can soil.
This is our real danger II has
nothing to do with the conflict be-
1 tween Germany and Great Britain,
wherin our rights are small IL IS
direct and immediate, and should not
\ be overlooked by those very ardent
.advocatcs OF q breach OF relations
with the Central Powers.
While there Is hope for q contin-
,r and friAnH0hln with
i Germany no action should be taken
and no word should be spoken by the
American people or the American
press 70 lessen IT, The President has
had his say; and International cour-
tcsy and comfy equally demand that
we should reserve aggressive express
sions until Germany has had her say
in reply
There win be time then for the
nation to be aroused TO war feeling
and to rally, as it viii TO the last
man, about the iag Ia the mean
time the duty Of the people and press
is clearly to maintain a pacinc attl-
tude and not TO defeat the purpose
OF the Presidents words, hoping that
an will turn out well IN the end and
resolved to draw the sword only
when all turns out ill.,
on this Easter Sunday the words
oil Pope Benedict XIV, as cabled to
the United Press, are peculiarly
htting and appropriate
Peace be with youi These sweet
woros the risen Saviour spoke to the
Z Apostles the Holy Father readdresses
TO all men
May the nations at peace preserve
it thanking God for so great bless
ing.
May those at war presently, lay
ing down tho sword, end the slaugh-