Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-01-11

ing the game Of saving innocent
American life?
Was it playing the German game
when Representative Bennett called
upon the President to name "the
creatures OF passion. disloyalty and
anarchy alluded to by the President
in his annual address to the Con-
gress with the obvious purpose of
casting suspicion upon the character
Of the citizens Of this country OF
German descent, or was IL playing
the game OF fairness to an element
in our population, "a very large pro-
portion OF voters" among which even
The Herald admits will be loyal to
the American government"
is it playing the German game to
insist that the President shall make
good his words that the so-called
British blockade Of Germany, wreak-
ing such havoc with our commerce
and with our rights, is ineffective,
Illegal and indefensible?" Or does
The Herald hold that Messrs. Wilson
and Lansing were incorrect in their
characterization of this "blockade?"
Is it playing the German game to
hold that we have a just and perfect
right to say to Great Britain; Raise
your so-called blockade, or we will
retaliate by denying you the means
Of maintaining it?"
Is it playing the German game, or
the game of neutrality, to place an
embargo on the expectation to one
group Of belligerents OF war muni-
tions, when we cannot ship to the
other, variously estimated at the
equivalent Of from one to three mil
lion men?
Is it playing the German game to
insist upon such an embargo at the
present time, because by supplying
Great Britain and her allies with
these munitions we are continuing in
their hands the only weapon by
which they can maintain their
strangle-hold on American trade? Is
1t playing the German game to ask
Great Britain to take her hands off
our own throat?
Is II playing that game to insist
that Great Britain shall keep her
hands off our mails as well, Off
American ships engaged in legitim-
ate and innocent trade, off passen-
gers and crews on such vessels, and
off American soil as hunting
ground for her recruiting sergeants?
Is II playing the German, or the
American game, to ask and insist
upon any one or all OF these things?
The Herald calls 1t playing the Ger
man game. The American people,
outside the negligible number who
think enough Of the Allies Amer
lcan organ to read It's opinions, win
unqucstionably hold differently
There is no need to play Ger
inany's game" Germany is playing
her own game, and is playing it very
fairly with America. 1t is high time,
however, that the Congress put its
foot upon playing the British game
in Washington and elsewhere.
Things have come to a pretty pass
when the President Of the United
States can tell tho British Foreign
Office that it Is usurping our rights,
destroying our trade and abusing
our flag--and let the matter rest
with the simple telling of It, Ger
many has granted our demands
frankly ana squarely. Great Britain
has not only conceded nothing, but
as day succeeds day twists the
thumbscrews a little tighter upon us.
Yet Mr.. Gardner, Of Massachusetts,,
says Arm the Allies "-as il we
are not and have not been for seven
teen months arming them, that they
might strengthen their hold upon
us. Senator Lodge. also Of Mas
sachusetts urges the President to
drive another nail into Germany, and
would have us overlook all that are
being driven into us by Great Brit
ain. While DR.. Eliot, peculiarly also
from Massachusetts, who once urged
us to 20 to the armed assistance OF
the Allies, now demands naval al
lance with the Entente Powers for
the maintenance Of the peace Of the
world and particular alliance with
France and Great Britain for our
own protection
Is this playing the German game?
Upon my words" ais MIR. Gardner
would say, it is not 1t ID playing
the British game, however, and it
is time that the whistle blew.