Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-20
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uneXceptionablo in It's disregard OF
! American protests against the i'm
yasion Of our rights TO travel where
1 we win and t0 trade where we are
entitled 90 trade upon the high seas.
Our last address TO the British
Government bore the date of oct g.,
1915, IL J remember rightly, and yet
we have had no reply 20 g.
The policy of starving German
women and children into a plaint for
peace has been consistently pursued
by the British Government during
the ensuing months
Our government is not only cn-
titled. but should be by its bounden
duty compelled. to take cognizance Of
these events.
The Chairman Of the Ways and
Means Committee OF The House of
Representatives. has received q letter
communicated by Chairman Kitchin
which says. IN effect that we cannot
do anything more regarding getting
milk 10 The babies in Germany, AUS
tria-IungaIy and Poland This LETT
ter has clarified the situation once,
and for an.
The State Department at Washing
ton has failed. as far as we know, for
year and a half to get either q
positive or negative satisfaction from
England on any question it has today
with the importation OF milk supplies
into The territory OF the Central
Powers. The applications of our gov
clnment have been met by definite
rebufs by England. and her Allies
Our State Department has aquiesced
in those rebufls.
Congressman Emerson Of Ohio in-
troduced q resolution in January
calling upon the Secretary OF state
to secure the unhampered shipments
OF condensed milk for the use OF the
infants of Germany. Austria-Hungary
and their Allies The demand Tor
such mill; ia these countries has been
Wen established by Judge Ben B.
Lindsey. whose travels ia Europe
gave him the opportunity OF discern
ing the conditions which prevail
therein
The resolution OF Mr. Emerson
was based upon disclosures made by
the Citizens Committee for GOOD
shipments and such prominent Amer
leans aus Judge Ben B Lindsey Of
Denver ana others VINO had visited
Germany and Austria-llunaary The
question on politics could not possibly
enter into matter of this sort The
CONGRESS- accepted the resolution at
its face value. as q humanitarian
molanre and at once referred it TO
thc COMMITTEES OF Ways and Means.
Weeks passed and just about che
Nnc when q public hearing might
well have been arranged, the State
Department asked 10 have hand in
the matter This was agreeable 10
everybody AN that Congress wanted
waa results so The Resolve WAS put
Up to the state Department.
More time transpired Congress
mon wcrc besiegod BY sympathetic
people an over the Country asking
when the Resolution would be passed
Tho state Department was impor-
tuned for action suddenly o.
q clear sky camo an attack by cable
from London in an Interview by Lord
Robert Cecil, British Minister of War
Trade. saying Chat "the work Of the
Citizens Committee was The most in-
eidioua and insincerc of any German
propaganda THAI had been circulated /
in America
Ills Lordship stated with tho ut- !
most frankncss, tnat the British I
Blockade had been monumental
Failure insofar as it had affected the (
milk supply OF q single baby M Cor
many, Austria-Hungary OF Poland.
IN everything else, OF course thc Z
blockade had accomplished wonders. ,
But strange as'it might seem, rathee /
Imam having any bad effects upon tho I
COWS or the milk supply IL had ac
lually stimulated the dairy conditions 1
into such activity that Germany had'l
more cows, and the babies were bet /
ter fed than in times OF peace. And I
sad to relate, there were editors In /
this Country who accepted the silly
dictum Of this English Lord ag con
elusive The utter incongruity and \
ibsurdity Of 81 never appealed to
hem in the least
Oh Yosl" they said. "the block
idc is q great success. Supplies Of
M Kinds have been cut OIL by the
millions OF tons Food has been
stopped absolutely Germany win 4
itarvc. but how lovely II an is that
no inhumanity viii blot tho white
,scntcheon Of England Everybody
will be hurt ia Germany except tho
)abies They are getting all the milk
hey can drink and in some places
heir health rs cyor SO much bottcr
hat before the blockade was instr
utcd
Two days ago the state DEPART
ncnt threw uD IT'S hands and referred
he matter back 70 Chairman Kitchin.
Fhe situation Is now clear NO sug
,estion from the Department has
,een made that there s not an im
'eraUve mood for milk among the
'ables in tho Central Empires. Sec
etary Lansing thus acknowledges
hc need Tor action.
Wo feel ihat the nub OF the Ques-
ton comes upon compelling England
o face the Resolutions fairly and
Quarely III compelled TO decide
yhcther her Illegal blockade shall
tarve the babies OF Germany and
.ustria-Ilungary we feel that Eng
and viii allow tho shipments to 80
through We have said so many
imcs before
The work of the Citizens Commit
ce has been conducted patiently
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