Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-03-27
TEE DISHONEST PROVIDENCE
JOURNAL.

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official organ Of the British lImbas-
sy ana journalistic ambassador for
the cause Of tho Allies Is up to it's
old tricks. When recently Lord Co.
Gil sent q column story to the press
OF America maintaining that the
work for the milk relief OF German
babies was unnecessary, it was but
natural that The Providence Journal
would Immediately come to the res
cue Of its friend, Lord Cecil.
II is. Of course preposterous TO
assume that the ministers, physi-
clans and ladies who have contri-
buted their time and money 10 the
work or the Citizens Milk Commit
tee should he charged with insin-
certify.
TO British eyes, however, and to
those OF The Providence Journal,
German babies deserve no con-
sideration whatsoever. II win be
remembered that Judge Ben 3 Lind
scy recently spoke to large crowds
in NcwYorly and Chicago and several
other places, telling things which he
saw with his own eyes in Germany
and rocounting conditions which he
had witnessed himself The Proyi-
dence Journal, after the Lord Cecil
interview sent o telegram to Judge
Lindsey, demanding the proofs Of
milk shortage in Germany charging
him with insincerity and asking him
TO telegraph mis- story.
The Providence Journal without
printing the reply Of Judge Lindsey
delivered itself Of the following edi-
torial masterpiece:
Another German Imposture.
THE declaration Of Lord Robert
Cecil the British Minister Of War
Trade, that the appeal made In this
country for the export Of milk for
babies in Germany is tho most dis
honest and insincere feature OF the
German propaganda that has been
carried on in the United States
should be carefully marked by those
American citizens whose aympathies
may have been touched by the APP
parent honesty Of the scheme.
"The German appeal lays the
british open to 4 charge Of in
humanity in the blockade Of German
commerce. Not only does this
charge appear to be without founda-
tlon. but in Lord CeciPs refutation
thcio Is tho direct Inference that the
fund raised ostcnsibly for milk for
German babies is intended for other
and loss humane purpose and that
tho American people have been fool
cd again BY q bit Of German trlckery.
GAS a matter Of fact, no intricate
calculation should be needed to con-
vince sympathetic Americans that
tho stories OF any serious milk
shortage in Germany must be
groundlcss, unless the much yaunted
efficiency Of the Germans has crack
cd under the strain Of sustaining
their policy Oh frightfulness In
normal times Germany has always
had sufficient number Of milch
COWS, and it is reasonable TO believe
that the supply has been carefully
conserved during the past year and
half. In tho F'rench area now
under German occupation there were
at the outbreak OF the war a half
million cattle These have been
taken by tho Germans, as Well as q
large part of the million and q half
cattle that worc in Belgium.
"If it be true, as suspected, that
most Of these stolen cattle have been
slaughtered II simply shows that
! Germany is not concerned over the
1 question Of milk. The suffering
/ from y shortage OF milk, indeed, has
| been in the countries afflicted with
| tho burden Of German devastation
| u is the lives Of the French and Bel
| gan babies that have bcen MANAGED
| BY the milk problem produced by
4 the war, and not the lives Of German
babies. We have heard no express
I sion OF German Solicitudc for this
| very real and widespread suffering,
but the mock wall raised oyer the
mythical deprivation Of German in
fants has been insistent. In view Of
the known circumstances, dishonest
and insincere seem mild adjectiyes
TO apply to a campaign 50 Favored
with fraud and hypocrisy"
The Providence Journal, however
| neglected TO print the following tele-
gram which il received from Judge
Lindsey In answer to it's request;
Denver, Colo, March 20, 1916.
Providence Journal,
Providence, X. l.
IN Berlin my wife and | visited 4
number Of places caring for chill.
dren. AT one Of these places in par
ticular we We're much affected by
the large number Of mothers with
babies in their arms who appeared
to be waiting for some sort Of re.
lief. We were informed that they
were there to yet milk but that Tho
supply had been exhausted and thai
4 the milk supply was quite made
quate and beginning TO tell especial
~ among the poor people and The
babies. The look Of disappointment
and anxiety in the faces or some o.
those women that seemed clearly fol
the reason mentioned appealed
strongly to our sympathies One
Berlin woman said to be prominen
! in charity work-told us that unless
some relief came after the first 0
May, they did not know what the,
We're going to do for milk; and ther
was bound to be much greater suf
ferina especially among the babies
/ visited several milk and publ
supply stations and tried to buy but
ter and milk und was told at eacl
place that they did not have any
think one promised milk IL I woul