Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-03-21
From The Irish World.

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Charles Eliot, President Emeritus
Of Harvard University ana 4 noted
leader OF the pro-British faction. an
nounces that, in the opinion OF him
self and his fellow pro-Briushers,
tho time has come for the United
States to 80 TO England's assistance
in her present life and death
struggle. In three column letter
which appeered in last Sundays
New York Times, he frankly states
what he and his follow pro-British-
ers have been limiting at all along.
For q wonder he does not start out
with declaring that "Anglo-Saxons"
are called upon to stand by Anglo
SaXons." Even he recognizes the
absurdity Of the claim that we are
nation Of "Anglo-Saxons" SO he
begins his letter to the New York
Times with the statement that the
American pcople-oi all the various
stocks English, Scotch irish, Ger
man, Austro-Hungarian Polish,
S;avic. Swiss. French, Dutch, Flem-
ISL. scandinavian, Finnish, Russian,
Itnlian, Greek and Syrian-have now
had ample opportunity to make up
their minds if they have given at
tention to the subject, what the
gigantic war is about, in what spirit
Or temper u is conducted on each or
tho two Sides and what the hopes
or desires of tho several bclligerent
nations are concerning the s0ttlc-
mont whom poaco comes"
Whatever may be tho variety or
the races that make up the Amer
lean people, this spokesman for the
pro-Bitish is quite certain that we
arc all convinced that England is
battling for the highest ideals and,
therefore, should have not only the
good will but the active aid Of this
country Among these ideals Eliot
places "the freedom of tine seas" and
tho more perfected unity Of the Brit
ism Empire Listen 80 him: "Groat
Britain proposes TO confirm and
strengthen that unity OF the Empire
which the war demonstrated so
strikingly, and for the first time and
to make sure oi the freedom OF the
seas Tor herself and her dominions
and dependencies under all circum-
stances. To these ends she viii wish
10 prevent Gornang from acquiring
anything more than a commercial 9r
Investment interest in the land route
TO India. and from resuming her
colonies"
In the ears Of American traders,
who cannot ship q cargo OF goods to
neutral countries without an English
! permit, tho piea that America should
assist England to secure the freedom
Of the seas must sound strangely
But denationalizcd Americans who
would have America fight England g
/ battles, arc so blinded BY their all
legiancc to the land OF their love that
( they can see no incongruity In our
Hoping "the Mistress Of the Seas"
to establish such freedom OF the
worlds waterways that no American
ship could pass over them without
| the permission OF the British Ad-
miralty. The President Emeritus OF
1 Harvard furnishes ample proof that
he belongs to this class OF Americans
I Taking for granted that all Amer
leans view things through English
spectacles as he himself does, he
rings the changes on England as the
| champion OF liberty, civilization,
I etc, etc All this by way Of leading
up to the advocacy cf an Anglo
| American alliance. Here Is the out
! spoken manner in which he does
! this 1t is undoubtedly the interest
Of the Americans TO protect them
selves at all costs from invasion by
! Germany, supported by any possible
allies eyon il the risk be very small
and the price OF the insurance b'
high The promptest, surest and th'
most advantageous method OF ac
complishing that result x entrance
by the United States into permanent
offensive and defensive alliance witt
Great Britain aud France to main
tain the Freedom Of the seas for thcs,
Allies under ali circumstances anC
20 oppose attack by sea on any one
Of them"
Then follows an enumeration o
the reasons why such an alliance
should be formed We are told tha
war between America and Great Brit
ain is impossible, that the intcrest
Of the United States, Great Britain
and France are identical Gin respcc
to that freedom Of the seas whicl
would secure free exchange OF com
moditics ia time OF peace TO all na
tions and to the three allied nations
in time Of war;" that it would b.
able to give support 10 the European
maritime nations which are exposed
10 land attacks by Germany ant
Austria-Hungary, that Ii woul,
probably reduce the progressive in
crease Of the heavy burden. Grea
Britain now carries alone in order II
keep control of the seas ia time o
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