South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-11

We guess by this ur,c wc know about where we
stand-with somebody. 90 eoulc,t.ns and hasten to
lake the public into orr confidence. To those who
doubt the presence South Bend of people pro-
German determination. strong, in fact. that they
would even tor aud feather Americans who dare to
stand 10y their crtcise the kaiser,
his government. uttle anonymous note incident to
comment Saturday Won Jagows latest epistle
the United States, herewith submitted as a bit Of
proof BE note that British pork that has
influenced us. Everything that .s not pro-German
must be prof. British you know To them such thing
as pro-Amercanisrn sce.rs to- be Impossible We cam
have the credit II incin.ns toward the Amer
view without ber rousht ly Britain. So strong
and courageous and holy is the German cause. and so
infaible the German methods that their minds it
seems impossible that anyone can disagree without a
British subsidy Way is is impossible that we
should enjoy our bias vstch is Amer.cauward for the
sake Of parisauship Bead the letter.
South Bend Ind 5-S-l6.
To-the Editor who wrote Editorl
in SATURDAYS Nevs-Times:
For am exhibition of suhlimated audacity
triple plated Cheek. brass in gold slugs (these
are your own vordsl. YOU take first
]tank That British Pork Barrel must be very
Fat that the drippsnss from it even reach
a sheet like yours coat of Tar
with Chicken feathers and ride Fence
Rail woald just about suit YOU I modest
enough TO omit my name but Won should
want 90 know me better state your wish in The
Sheet and viii comply.
Now wouldn't that jar YOU The asteris<s O. mean
that there things unfit To quote from a man
even modest" omit his name. Modesty is it?
We rather inclined the belief that our CORE
spondent better understands German than the Ian
guage the United States He doesn't mean
that ne is modest enough omit his name' but
rather that he was ashamed TO sign it, And no we
don't know him any better. We
think We know him quite well enough II we chance
20 know him already would rather have him
identified but that ne keep his shame TO himself II
we know him much the better. farther
keeps from The Hmelisht the securer VIII be his good
standing American ne claims that distinction
lin his community and we dare saw even among the
major number OF citizens his own descent
We publish the letter merely as typical Of several
others that have to because it is sort Of
significant Of the submarine warfare-undersea propa-
Eanda.-going anonymously throughout this land.
day In and day out week and week out calculated
inmidate brobeat. buIIy-rag- American editors
ard officials. who stand for the American attitude
toward Kaserland's undersea methods across the
brine. 1t De the work OF American citizens yes
citizens within the letter the aw-but as we have
said before American citizenship calls for more than
naturalization papers before can De American in
spirit II insists the renunciaton OF allegiance 20
every foreign power. king prince and potentate and
especially OF the land from whence ne came this in
spirit as well as In form
We confidently believe that the majority OF Amer-
Of German birth up TO that standard
II necessary TO Doe American in order 10 he
pro-German-loving the Fatherand as against the
other belgerens OF Europe. Neither is it necessary
be pro-Britis order TO be pro-American. Eng
Lane - Der onenses against the neutrality Of the