New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-08
Embargo Means German
Grip on Plumber, lie
Warns House.
HYPHENS ACCUSED
FACTORY PLOTS
Wisconsin Members and Long
worth Call Attack Reckless
and Incorporate.

many's grasp, nor ehVVi" INV
states encourage pillage, savagery anu
,nfdclity by showing the world thS' "
nation may violate every law OF Goa
and man and vet be g gamer thereby,
declared Representative Augustus r.
Gardner. Of Massachusetts, IN the
House to-day.
Even though both Great Britain and
Germany had violated international
law. he disapproved the doctrine tna'
murder and trespass are 20 be meas
ured By the same yardstick,' or that
taking q child's life and Glowing
trader out Of a fat market be reeAo1eo
IS equivalent risdemeanors.'
Another year Of warfare would be
bad enough, said Mr. Gardner. but 1.-The
subvers,on Of democracy in Europe
would be worse"
Mr.. Gardner's speech, delivered as
an answer 10 the arguments advanced
bv Senator Hoke Smith, Of Georgia,
pacifsts and others for an embargo on
shipments Of munitions to the Allies,
drew pro-German ire. Representatives
Stafford and Cooper Of Wisconsin
botlv defended German Americans. the
former STYLING the Bay State member
more Of q Briton than an American.
REPRESENTATIVE Longworth, OF ONO
called the remarks of Mr.. Gardner
"recklcss and incorporate and his
charges Of Gcrman-Amerlcan parucipa,
ton In munltiOn plots as wholly ana
absolutely false imputatlon
Hyphenitic. but Not Neurotic.
"Tbe German-American,' said Mr..
Gardner. demands the embargo out Oh
love Tor the Fa.her.ard, the cotton
king Joins IN the chorus out OF love LOT
Nammon and the pac.nst adds ms hal
leluiah out of love for God.
"T'pon nv word. think the German
American is the best man of them all
His motives may be hypnenluc, out
they are lot neurouc. his perform
ances may skirt on treason out they
are not shabby Frankly, be demands
that we shall balance bv legislation an
ineou'l.ty achieved oy Great Britain
triumph over Germany az sea. HIS rea-
eonlnc is simple and from his point OF
view II is sound. Ammunition says ne,
helms the Allies; SO. by hook or by
crook. by laws or by strikes, by gold or
by dynamite by torpedo or by nine,
let us do what we can 10 keep ammunl-
ton from reaching our enemies.
"But our pacltst friend! see Where
his doctrine is carrying him! HIS
hatred Of milItarism would halt the
very arms which are striving 20 destroy
militari,m. II be had his way he would
paralyze the only force in the universe
which stands between him and the ten
der mercies Of armed autocracy
"'Pcacen cried the p6cit II. Peace
AZ anv pricei Peace al the German
price, Arbitration Compromise! Any
thing for peaceI -,
"The German Ambassador evidently
looks on neutrality as sort Of sport
ing proposition" continued Mr. Gard
ner apparently we are expected 20
act in the capacity Of referee and in
sure fair play. Very We'll. How tar
are we expected % go in adopting TINS
doctrine Of surrounding factst II we
are 10 eliminate the inequality caused
by the British feet, ought we not ~
Offset the inequality caused by hrupp s
German city OF ammunition factories
Pacihsts Would Help Pillager.
an the name Of humanity the paci-
fists propose TO secure for Germany
the und sturbed possession of the help
less nation which she has so Wantonly
invaded. So far as we can do so, the
hands OF the Allies are 20 be tied and
we are to help the piaagcr retain ms
booty We are 90 stop the war with
the plumber secure In Germany's grasp
There is a certain class Of mind
which can see no distinction between
an offence against civilization and an
offence against private property. Ger
many has violated international law
and 50 has England. We are told. There
fore both nations ought 20 be treated
IN the same way Murder and trespass
are 10 be measured by the same yard
stick Taking a child's life and elbow
ing trader out Of fat market are 70
be reckoned as equivalent misdemean-
ors."
Spain Weak. Germany Mighty.
"The William p Frye. the Falaba
the Gulflght, the Orduna, the Nebras-
kan, the Hesperian, the Gushing, the
Armenian. the Arabic am not sure
that we ought 10 be especially proud
when We note how eagerly official Wash
ington seems 20 accept and even 10 sug-
gest each uucOnvincing explanation OF
the destruction of these ships. Have
we forgotten how sternly we rejected
SPANS indignant dcnials Of completely
Ia the blowing Up Of the Maine? Are
We unconscious Of the danger that q
consorious world may take note Of the
fact that Spain was weak, while Ger
many is mighty and menacing ?'
Adverting TO Germany sale OF am
munition to Great Britain during the
Boer war, Representative Gardner re-
called that when we were fighting Tor
our independence 10 WAS not ammuui-
tion which the Germans sold 90 Great
Britain. 10 was men. Germany's sale
and Great Britain's purchase Of Hess
ians and Brun swickers for the purpose
Of supprcssing our Revolution was as
discrcditable a piece Of business as
modern history relates
81 never forgave England her share
IN that besmirched transaction TILL at
the outbreak of the spanish American
War. I'm 1898, she and she alone took
our part and faced the concert OF the
European powers. or course, Il is all
the fashion 90 rcprobate Great Britain
now that she is lighting for her lie
but II YOU think We were not glad 10
have her with us IN Manila Bay, why
ask Admiral George Dewey
another year Of warfare would oe
had enough. but The subycrslon OF de.
mocracy Europe would be worse. an
iuconclueive peace would mean another
war. Peace in Europe to-day would De
nothing but an armed truce, a mere
breathing space. The issue between
military autocracy and democracy must
he fought out on the world VIII nave
10 lasting harmony If by any act
Of ours Germany success shall be
fosterod God help democracy. and God