Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-30

ton The very fact Of the great par
ties nominating you and MI wilson
win be considered by a large NUM-
Der of very good citizens as a bid
for their resentment.
The man we want for President
in the present world-crisis should
not be q partisan like MI Wilson or
yourself, or even one who, with the
best intentions, uses partisan Ian
guage. The man we want must be
of the Lincoln" type, one who
would sum his policy in such im-
mortal words as with malice to-
ward none. with charity for all";
man who can temper his own in
dignation at injustice, or apparent
OF alleged injustice, with the con-
wction OF the great words of scrip
ture, vengeance is mine, saieth the
Lord, ] viii repay" Indeed, at the
present time, no grander ideal could
be advocated than Is embodied in the
teachings OF those great men who
founded our Republic, teachings op-
posed to every form OF prejudice
and Misrepresentation and inspired
by q spirit OF good Will and mutual
understanding among all people.
Particularly at the time OF the
present world-crisis. we cannot
champion the cause OF any one oI
the warning nations against the
others except in so far as any or
them has suffered from misunder-
standing and misrepresentation
but, actually and fundamentally, 10
advocate consistent observance OF
those grand principles Of justice ana
humanity which should move us, as
a nation, TO maintain real and gem
erOus neutrality. because that, IN
possessing q common humanity, all
peoples belong to us und we 10 them.
Not only is our citizenship composed
of representatives OF every nation
under heaven, but also we nave
drawn heavily from all OF them IN
way OF inspiration of life and in the
arts of civilization. We cannot be
consistently American, and forget
the worlds debts TO any one OF them,
no matter what their errors, past or
present. or however much passing
rumors may tempt us to eondemna-
ton. We cannot withhold from
ENGLAND, generous share OF
our admiration. because we cannot
forget her Shakespeare, her Byron,
her Pope her Isaac Newton, prince
of philosophers, nor yet her Dar-
win. grandest Of scientists, her
Dickens. master Of laughter and
tears, not a host Of other resplendent
names among her sons. we cannot
forget her Magma Charta, corner
stone Of human liberties, not yet her
long and vigorous warfare against
Inc iniquities Of the slaye-trade.
la. III
condemn
GERMANY. the land Of music,
science and philosophy; the birth
place Of Luther Kant Virchow'
Goethe, Schiller; the country made
sacred for All time by the wondroHs
harmonios OF Beethoven, Mendels-
sohn Wagner Bach, Mozart ana q
galaxy OF others who cannot die
while music lives We cannot deny
our debt TO her scientists, her chem
lists. hcr explorers OF the secrets OF
nature, Of medicine and surgery her
tircless. thorough workers IN q score
OF arts and industries whose dis
coyeries have advanced ciyli2allon
and originated new departments OF
human activity We have TOO much
TO learn from hCr in her achieve
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state socialism and tho innumeiable
excellent metohds OF securing re-
spect for laws. made in the interests
Of the majority u we feel hatred
for
FRANCE. we must forget Voltaire'
Racine. Dumas. Balzac, prince OF fie-
tion writer's, Rousseau. ana others
stin. who have enriched literature
beyond computation. We cannot lor-
trt the romance OF her history. the
fierce upheavals Ia the cause OF
human freedom, her grand mistakes
and ilemense achievements, the go
rious story of Napoleon's empire, not
yet thc troublous path trodden by
her people to the goal Of liberty and
popular government There y SUN
n strain In her Marsaillaise Hymn
that stirrs the heart with the
thought Of human Inspirations and
me inevitable battle with tyranny
and wrong While liberty cndures
France must live on. And
ITALY, Is still the Holy Land OF
genius. Her name is woven into
the fabrics OF every art. II stands
beautiful in association with many q
holy life. many glorious memory,
many a colossal achievement. me
GLORY that was Greece and the
grandeur that was Rome" must re-
main glorious and grand, while his
tory is read and learning is culu-
waited. We cannot close our hearts
to the land of Michael Angelo.Cellini
Calico Raphael. Dante and Fra An
gelico: the land that bore Columbus,
tho land that was fought for by Vic
tor Emmanuel and GMibaldi. We
owe it too great a debt. SO il is,
also with Greece, with