Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-05-23

IL built vessels to make war on our
commerce and now it is buying and
bribing our newspapers to conquer
with the pen what it could not gain
with the sword.
First to Recognize u. $.
Germany, on the other hand, was
one of tho first countries to recognize
our independence, its moneyed men
bought our bonds during the Civil
war. and many OF that nationality
aided in securing our independence
and victory in the Civil war. | assert
boldly that if it had not been for the
Germans, Missouri would have seced-
ed with most disastrous results for
our country. I lived there and speak
from personal knowledge. When
this horrible war began Americans
living in Germany were highly
honored the American flag was
cheered whenever it was shown. In
England Americans were jeered and
despised 1t was a disgrace to be
Yankee. All this is changed now;
Americans are honored in England
and despised in Germany Does not
this prove that our government
failed to be neutral?
president Wilson held Germany
to strict Accountability and respect
fully suggests to England He sends
an ultimatum to Germany and tells
us he will deal with England when
the controversy with Germany is
settled Is he incapable of carrying
on correspondence with both at the
same time? Was a more frivolous
and ridiculous excuse ever invented,
TO excuse the failure to act promptly
i'm maintaining our rights as q ma
ton? His friends attempt to excuse
his one-sided action by insisting that
Germany took human lives while
England only interferes with our
trade.
Are We Free and Independent?
'9Won England searches our YES
sells (for which we declared war
against her in 1922, steals our
mails and demands that our citizens
get her written permission before do
ing business with neutral countries.
Arc we free and independent ma
tion or an English province? What
arc tho lives OF few hundred Amer
leans. who deliberately taking the
chances or entering belligerent terri
tory (vessels) and are killed, against
our standing as . free and indepen-
dent nation? Have we no rights that
England is bound to respect? Must
we tamely submit to the brazen die
tation Of q nation that brags that it
is the mistress of the seas while its
votaries are denouncing German
'militarism, a militarism that never
interfered with our interests and
never attempted to browbeat our
country? We invaded Mexico be-
cause it refused to salute our flag,
and tamely submit to England de-
priving us of our liberty Of action
as q free and independent nation.
In this controversy let us stand on
our rights instead of acting the pa
tient stool pigeon of q brutal and
overbearing land robber.
Daniel Webster's Plan.
Daniel Webster was once asked
how he managed to be on the right
side in every dispute between our
country and England. He replied;
I always wait until l see the English
papers. and by doing directly the op-
posite of what they favor, | always
do the best for my country.
THAT is good advice for all OF us.
III we follow it we may be able to
maintain the liberties for which the
fathers fought four years Of bloody
war. and offered to sacrifice their
lives, their fortunes and their sacred
honors. and OF which England is
slowly but surely depriving us with
the aid Of It's American newspapers
and Of the unneutral American gov
ernment
Germany had no intention OF
offending our country. It's acts were
only incidental to its war of retalia-
ton against a cruel and heartless
enemy, who was trying ITO starve It's
women and children. England's ac-
tions against the United States are
unnecessary, premiditated, brutal
and wanton, and in cynical disregard
OF our rights as sovereign nation.
What q. w. Would Have Done.
Just imagine what Washington,
Jefferson and especially Andrew
Jackson would have done, had Eng
land attempted to dictate to us then
as il is uoing now. Have we become
a nation of cowardly degenerates
that we should tamely submit to
these indignities as our administra-
tion is doing?
II sincerely hope that you may no
longer be misled Oy the English
owned and unneutral American
newspapers, stand up for your coun-
try by following the example Of
Daniel Webster, and help keep our
country out of war, for or against
any European nation. Then / may
again support you for your real
Americanism, as / did before.
Yours for neutral and indepen-
dent America.
ROBERT SCHILLING."