Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-29
rnEY Ann IN rHErE RIGHTS.


received by United States Senators
and members Of the House of Repre-
sentatives from their constituents,
urging them TO do all that lays in
their power to avoid the threatening
break In diplomatic relations with
Germany, has struck Great Britain's
friends IN Congress and the anti
American press OF the country so
hard chat il has taken their breath.
AS usually they cry plot"
Senator Husting. OF Wisconsin.
says they American Embargo Con-
ference, with headquarters in Chi
cago, IS doing it all The gentleman
from Wisconsin characterizes it as
deep laid plot 10 poison The minds
OF citizens All over the country with
the thought that the President wants
war. when every fact gives the lie to
such an assertion" He asks that the
plot" be probed.
The Baltimore Sun has this to say
on she subject:
1T is a plain attempt to cOerce
Congress to adopt a policy in the in
terest OF Germany, without regard to
the fact that Germany's interests
may be in conflict with their own.
with which Congress has been de-
luged is Enthusiastically part of the
organized pro-German campaign that
has been conducted in this country
almost eyer since the war began"
And the New York World says:
mo right OF petition is involved
in this matter. The telegraphic
bullying of Congress is admittedly in
support OF a foreign Government at
whose hands we have suffered many
wrongs 1t is q denial OF the right of
Congress TO exercise its constitution
al powers, 1t is intended as a men
ace to every momber who is inclined
to be first Of an an American. IL is
tho most impudent assault by aliens
in fact and in spirit upon the inde-
pendence OF Congress OF which we
have any record.
Senator Husting and his kind and
the anti-Amercan press may threat
en- as much as they please. They
cannot browboat the true Americans
into tamely looking on while the
anti-American press, the Pilgrim
Society, the American Rights Conn
mittec, the Committee OF Fivehun-
dred and other British organizations
In this country are straining every
nerve TO involve the United States in
The European war They are not go-
ing TO ask Senator llusting's or any
body else's permission TO exercise
their rights as American citizens.
They are within their constitutional
right, when they urge their represen-
tatives in Congress to do everything
that is in their power to avoid war
with Germany, because they know OF
what terrible consequences such q
war win be TO tho United States,
And the "hyphenated" citizens are
not alone within their rights, but
they also perform their sworn duty
toward their adopted country when
they petition their Representatives
and Senators to take stand against
tho sinister purpose Of the anti
American organizations OF tho kind
OF the Pilgrim Society, and OF the
anti-American press.
And when Senator Husting says,
"every fact is giving the lie to the
assertion that President Wilson
wants war with Germany his words
can be turned around. Every fact
shows that Tho President has been
counting trouble with Germany--if
he aid not actually court war with
that country"
For four months prior TO Ger
many's declaration, that she would
start war on British shipping with
her submarine boats In retaliation
for Great Britain's policy OF starving
the German nation, England haG
violated the law of nations by inter
ferine with our commerce. But
Woodrow Wilson made no serious
move to stop the violation. When
Germany started the submarine war
fare the President hastcned to quar-
rel with her over right, which is OF
very small value to the American
people as a whole and left Great
Britain infringe more and moro upon
our rights by the unhampored exer-
else of which we could have built up
large permanent foreign trade,
until now our manufacturers cannot
sell anything abroad without the
consent OF the mistress or the seas.
If Mr.. Wilson had not been dctcrmin-
Cd to aid Great Britain as much as
possible without going as far as
openly fighting her battles for her.
ne would have called her down
sharply tho moment shc intcrfored
with our trade with tho neutral coun-
tries of Europe An intimation that
an embargo on arms and munition Of
war would be proclaimed, il Great
Britain did not adhere TO the law OF
nations and to the Declaration of
London, would have brought the
mistress of the sea to terms in Sep
tcmber 1914, and Germany would
never have had an excuse for starting
the war on British trade with sub
marine boats For over a year the
President has kept up the quarrel
over the submarineboat question
with country that was willing and
even anxious to come TO final and
permanent understanding over it
with Che most powerful neutral ma
ton All the while he refused to
take any serious steps against the
lawlcss conduct OF England. When
finally the Congress OF the United
finally the Congress OF the u. s..
showed signs OF impatience With