Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-01-20
GREAT BRITAIN'S ATTEMPT TO
nOAIN ATE THE lnGH SPAS.


1--WE find it difficult to believe that
the great democratic people Of the
New World viii allow their influence
to be used TO disarm the democratic
peoples of the Old World in their
struggle for liberty against military
domination" says the Westminster
Gazette of London.
How about the struggle of the
democracies of the New World
against naval domination?
The world is dominated not so
much by German militarism as by
British navalism.
The United States does not pro-
pose to be dominated by either.
The plea OF hypocritical British
public men and newspapers is that
England Is fighting Americas bat
tie" England is doing nothing Of
the kind. and has never done So
Under the false pretense that she is
lighting Americas battles" Eng
land asks the United States to sur
render its rights and become her ally
against Germany. BY pretending to
be hghting for us, Great Britain im-
pudently destroys legitimate Amer
ican commerce and affects an injured
tone when the United States pro-
tests.
Another London journal. the Pall
Mall Gazette, asserts that "the Brit
fish empire is shedding blood and
not ink for tho vindication Of neu
trail rights"
The truth is that the british gov
ernment has trampied upon all kinds
Of neutral rights from the beginning
Oft he war. It has no conception of
neutral rights when they interfere
with British interests.
II England is afraid OF a world
domination Of militarism, will It
meet the enemy halfway and agree
to abandon an attempt to dominate
tho world by nayalism? Will it cut
down its navy? Is it willing to take
its place as an equal and not the
superior of other nations2
Everybody knows that Great Brit
aims sole purpose in this war is to
dominate the world by means OF its
navy. British cabinet minister's have
said as much. One Of them recently
stated that Germany must not be
permitted again to engage in foreign
commerce or become in any way
competitor OF Great Britain
The United States claims the right
to trade with any nation in the
world It does not concede to Great
Britain any jurisdiction over Amer
ica's relations with Germany or any
other nation. The United States Will
always respect a legal and effective
blockade by one belligerent against
another, but il will not respect frau
dulent blockades or illegitimate ex
tensions Of the contraband lists
Great Britain has tried both these
fraudulent. practices, in violation Of
neutral rights. II finds that the
United States will not yield it's
find another means of cutting OFF
lawful trade between neutrals
The British navy reaches the front
door Of every important nation in the
world. British navalism is q con-
stant and all-pervading menace 10
neutrals Since this war began the
British government through its naval
power has tried by foul means to
capture or destroy the commerce Of
other nations, and has succeeded.
Only ono great nation, the United
States, has entered q protest which
England felt bound to respect.
Because this usurpation and out
rage was not complicated with blood
shed the American people were tenn
porate in their renonstrances. Great
Britain took this moderation TO be
ncquicscence in the raid upon Amer
ican rights 1t was never more mis-
taken in It's life.
Americans have no more liking
for British domination than German
domination or Japanese domination.
They will not stand for any domina-
ton. Militarism and nayalism are
tho same to them. They do not want
to sec any nation all-powerful. They
certainly will not permit any nation
TO dominate the United States by
navalism or militaIism.
Europe cen fight its battles as IL
pleases and crowns and thrones may
tumble az fast as the nations can
knock them ovor. so far as Amer
leans arc concerned, but WHOM the
attempt Is made to fence in the high
seas and make American commerce
subject TO British jurisdiction Amer
leans will prevent il.
The independence Of tho United
states will be demonstrated for the
third and last time to Great Britain
whenever necessary.
So long as the United States re-
mains nation no other power Will
be permitted to treat the high seas
as its own.
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