The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-18
WILSON AID SEEN IN
ADDRESS TO ALLIES
kcc.''le Calls Manifesto Tn
neutral and Best Vote Get
ter for President.
HE SUSPECTS T. r. MEN

The Address to the People 81 tho
Allied Nations" publ shed yesterday over
the signatures of 500 American citizens
who hope that the Teutonic allies will
be beaten, was denounced as q viola
ton Of neutrality by Alphonse u.
koelble, president OF the United Ger
manic Societies Of the United states.
Mr.. Koeible said that such manifcstoes
as this would react in favor OF Presi-
dent Wilson among German American
voters. lie believed that 1t would open
their eyes ITO the real nature Of the
pro-ally propaganda IN this country"
He insisted that many OF The signers
the German voters would not accept
Roosevelt under any circumstances
"Of course" said Mr.. Koelble. these
500 men are entitled to their opinions as
American citizens. but Their address Is
unfortunate. as II amount to an abso-
lutte violation Of the neutrality to when
the President has committed this coun-
try. II amounts to an assertion that
We should align ourselves with England.
although England has been guilty OF
marked infringement on our rights,
THE signers Of this address declare
that Germany has been we'll defended
In this country. The fact is that for
svsry line printed in explanation Of Ger
many s acts a thousand lines nave been
printed on the other side.
Await Belgium Verdict, Tie says.
AS to Belgium. everybody deplores
TIE invasion. out time alone will tell
whether or not II was a violation OF
neutrality. Germany cannot be justified
except by III. facts existing at the time
Of the INVASION. 1t is too early now,
when Germany IL rather precIuded from
getting a far hearing. to pass judg-
ment. We mould wait for the verdict
Of history.
III sui,ty Germany will receive the
proper b,a!ne and 1t will b. chirged
10 her for all time. On the other haud.
she NAV be JUSTIFIED when all the facts
are known ANA IN their proper relation
III tlesc 800 gentlemen are trying To
regulate the AFFAIRS Of the word they
might also ask us to declai war aga INST
the AInes for their INVASION Of the neu-
uality OF Greece.
"ln 4 way tneir address TO tho People
Of the Allied Nations serves a good pur.
pose. tor II puts an issue ~squarely he.
fore the peop.e. But reglst that my
fellow citizens are not a. frank as "A;
first thought they We're. They nave not
the courage OF their CONVICTIONS. For,
while setting forth every reason why
we should assist in defeating GERMANY.
they seem averse to going to war.
Apparently the men who have
privately been ~uenouncing Germany ard
express.n nj pro-ally symrath.es are o
coming out into the open disrecardinc
the Axe principles OF our country and
trying to oil US in war. But the
country as a whole, as particularly cyi.
denced by the vote for Hsnry Ford
wants peace and favors var only as a
last resort.
at is instructive to study the lie, OF
toe signers of the address. Frederic r
Coudeit is the attorney of the French
Government. George Haven Putnam
was born in London. The Ahbo,;s ar,
naturally pro- Roosevelt Lawrence God.
kin is a renesade lrishn,n over
wis:er Is a great friend of Roosevelt.
"Of course any one who IL friendly I,
Mr.. Roosevelt favors him and H. en-.
kdkcu. DtrltlS u'l''IS'ltNSlN N putting
President Wilson in a defensive position
But all this will really help Wilson witt
the American public which believes If
avoiding war.
Opens German Americans' Eyes.
at will also help to open the eyes o.
German Americans to tn" real nature o.
mis- ~ropaganda They will IN tim,
view with less p~artisanship the mistake,
which they believe the President ha,
made during the war. They will rea,
the record more clearly than they hav,
done In the past.
81 do not doubt the sincerity an,
patriotism OF these 500 s.gners. hut
10 not believe that 5"" men reproseu
the sentiments of loo, uon, eco Amer
cans"
Prof. Edmund Won Macn. head u
h American Citizens Committee o.
German Food supply, found the lad
dress" amusing. He said
at is noteworthy that the address
was given to the world in dear oil
Boston, which. as everybody knows, ha
been the last stronghold of the Tor
element IN this country. Not so yer
long ago "A forefather OF Major Henr
Lee H!gginson demanded that Massa
chusetts secede from the United state
and return TO the bosom Of the lovin
mother country-Englsnd. Such cou
Yageous talk is out of favor to-day. an
the descendant ~ trying TO accoInplis
with money and an address 10 the pee
pie Of the allied nations what his boldr
ancestor failed 10 do" 'Nyte Majo
H~igginson's lame is not In the list O
the 500 signers of the address.)
From Concord!a Seminary, 81. Louis
the Rev. pr. Francis Plcper, Frederic
Bente and William H.. I. Dau have ser
nut a protest" which characterized IN
address as unfair, unneutral, fals'
un-Americsn and utterly unworthy q
such honorable" men as Bishop Tuttl'
DR.. Snow. Prof Loves and others, VIII
surely have done an injustice 10 them