Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-10-21
STUDIES or THE TIMES.

Bench and Bar Review, New Or
leans, La)
The attitude Of the United States
in handling the abuses which Eng
land has repeatedly heaped upon us
seems to the casual osberver to be Of
craven surrender. Unless immediate
action is taken by this government
to prevent the gross insults and out
RACES committed by Britain in the
name OF the Allies, we can no longer
boast Of the bravery and wisdom Of
our low makers and administration
officials. These qualities will have
ceased to be commendable virtues.
Britain has seized American ships
and cargoes bound for Germany
when there was nothing contraband
in their cargoes John Bull has
seized American ships and cargoes
bound for neutral nations He has
seized ships bound from the United
States to Cuba. He has seized an
American ship bound from one port
Of the United States to another. He
has seized American ships on the
high seas and taken from them pas
sengers who relied on the protection
of the American flag. He has seized
and searched an American ship in
| American waters. He has seized
American mails, detained them,
opened them, read them and in some
cases destroyed them.
He has said to one of the greatest
news service associations in this
country: IF the news is not colored
to suit our views, your service will be
destroyed. No longer will Britain
tolerate freedom of the press, un-
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opinions created through the power
! Of American money and munitions
furnished the Allies on demand.
If the supine action Of the present
administration truthfully reflects the
! standard Of American courage and
craftsmanship, it marks the unwis-
dom achieved by 140 years Of dem
cratic-representative government. It
is certain sign Of governmental in-
capacity or political crookedness.
What shall we do to preserve the last
yestige of American spirit now dying
under the insults offered from the
outrages committed by foreign pow
ers? Has the lamp Of experience
| lighted years ago by Hon. Richard
Olney gone out2 Are we to expect
complete humiliating surrender on
the part of our government to Eng
| lish domination? Is II true that the
millions Americans have invested in
| the bonds Of the Allies, that the false
prosperity which has sprung up
through overworBed and overgrown
industrial mills now engaged in the
manufacture OF death-dealing muni-
tions of war have 50 weakened mems
souls and warped their intellects that
we have become a nation Of moral
imbeciles as well as towards? What
would Washington, Jackson, Lincoln
and Cleveland have thought If they
could have lifted the curtain yelling
the picture Of 1916 and witnessed
the shameful spectacle presented?
In July last an order was issued
forbiddne British subjects to trade
with specified American firms, to the
number Of eighty-five which were
not favorably regarded by the British
Board of Trade. And a specific order
was issued forbidding the American
Red Cross to send hospital supplies
for the use of the sick and wounded
to Germany or Austria.
These two orders were in direct
contravention of the recognized law
OF nations, Of the provisions Of The
Hague conferences and the Declare
! tion or London and Of the positive
and reiterated declarations of inter
national law made by the British
government in former years. in tho
course Of negotiations with Germany
lrance Russia and Japan.
These orders were also made in
contemptuous disregard of the rights
and the dignity Of the United States
as sovereign power.
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suits were given out the seizure and
retention of American mails con-
tinued to be a daily occurrence, though
ii had been weeks and months since
Mr. Lansing Informed the British
| government that the United States
would no longer tolerate such treat
ment Of its mails.
In the meantime easy-going, paci-
fic Americans should remember that
| the British government has with
drawn none of its definite determina-
tion not to respect American rights.
The black list continues and is being
extended The mails are still held
up, and the only explanation offered
is the silly excuse that food and mill
itary supplies might be sent through
Sweden is defending the rights of
her people without being blown off
the face Of the earth by the great
coalition against which she is defend
| ing them AS retaliation for inter
ference with her mails she is seizing
the mails from England and France
| bound for Russia or back from Rus
sia to these countries.
This small nation with popula-
ton Of only 5,400,000-a little more
than half the population of the single
State Of New York-is compelling an
observance of the rights of its people
or practicing reprisals and practicing
them with impunity. The United
states, with 100,0OO,O0O people, is
submitting tamely to indignities that
should not be permitted If we had
one-tenth of the strength we have.
! The Entente nations are showing
very much more consideration for
Sweden than for the United States
despite the fact that that country has
only about one-twentieth OF our