Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-03-02

Mccain. Editor and Publisher OF
Waterway and Commerce, New York,
writes q very interesting ana sting
ing article In The March issue or his
publication on Woodrow Wilson's
foreign policy and England's pre-
tonse In the great world war. We
quote from that editorial as follows:
Thus, Mark Tyain, the keenest Of
american observers. describes the
throng of his conntrymen who visit
Europe year after year and are at
loss to find tho connecting link be-
tween American thought" and
thought, conditions and culture in
Central Europe and its Italian an
mex.
Mark Twain wrote his satire on
American education some thirty
years ago
Conditions are unchanged
"Our Great Innocent" author OF
q History OF American People" in
s volumes. fell flaf the minute eng
land went to war against Germany
man Of eminent faculties, cm-
iRent az IN orator, an astute judge
Of our Internal affairs, foremost as
a rcformer. chosen Prosecuting
Officer for the people against corr
norate aggrcssions, aspirations and
improyements-a representative cit
fizen OF the United States, SO to cay.
ho fell flat
Things were beyond his horizon.
x In five Volumes, illustrated with
noFtraits, mare plans, facsimilcs,
rat9 prints contemporary views etc"
he had pictured the bullying Of his
country BY tine British and tho sue
cegsful stand and the final victory
og The United Statea.
The rest Of the world did not and
does not concern him.
I1o does not wish to ignore that
little rest Of tAc world yet he ig-
nores II. He 6vdcntly never was IN,
touch with anything outside Oh
American politics.
IT. has not dawinncd upon him
that England ~ playing the same
little game against Germany, which
she tried FOR nearly100 years against
the United States.
"A Walter Runciman, President Of
the Board OF Trade or Great Britain,
let the cat cNt OF tho bag. during
the debate on CONSUMPTION IN the
House Of Commons on january TO-,
1915.
while tho war Is on" he said
'wo must do everything in our
power to cripple and destroy Ger
rian finance. credit, aud trade, at the
same time building up our own aud
our Allies, and laying the founda-
tion Tor future action when peace
comes.
I'VE have deprived the enemy OF
many necessities Of warfare, ana
possibly some Of the necessities Of
HteN HGr atccks Of raw materials
are giving cut. Economic pressure,
possibly better than any other
means, viii ultimately persuade
Germapy of tho fruitlcasness Of con-
tinuing the struggle.
1--WE can stand the strain longer
than Germany" continued Mr.. Run
cimaD, "hnd if we husband our re-
sources the disaster that will fall
upon her win be almost irrcparable
Moreover. \ am not prepared to
wait for the end OF the war to take
steps to deal with this matter 1t
has been AL along the policy Of tho
British Board OF Trade to capture
German trade while the war il stlll
on. In the case OF South America
we have since tho war began dc
veloped d trade which hope will
continue long after the cessation Of
bostiliiics.
"Aa regards shipping, we must sec
that foreign subsidized shipping
shalt not have froo run Of our ports
to the disadvantage Of our ships
While the war is on we must do
everything IN our power 10 destroy
German finance, credit, and trade" "
Never before In the history of tho
world HAVE such sordid reasons been
advanced tor war Trade weighs
fur heavier ia tho balances with thesc
pruNOlkcrs Of war than do the lives
Of Great Britain's Citizens.
Here arc a few Instances Of what
Is going an now
American cottongoods preferred
10 tbs English staple in Australia,
What's tho odds? Raise the duty
against the Yankees and maize the
Australians buy tho old English clay
filled weaves as heretofore
Germans controlling 90fc OF the
exports of tho Birmingham diatr.ctl
Send them 10 concentration camps
and let tho Turk, the Spaniard, the
South American order his needs in
The English language Should the
Kings subjects DO bothered with
lst1dying INC idioms Of such for
cigncrs?
Germans doiDe three-fourths OF
all the business in Ceylon, in Hong
kong, In Shanghai
Close their Offices, sell thor stocks
at anction. unless English Banks
would lose thereby, at any ratio put
English competitors in charge Of
their Offices, liquldatc, contiscate and
then destroy their books and the
records Oh the liquidator
This liquidation" ID actually
"Looting" and American merchants
suffer irrcparable loss by the pillage
ofyGrcat Britain and Japan Consul
General George e. Anderson sound
cdthe note of warning.
In this kind of warfare the Eng
lish cannot be beaten, while war
lasts.
Poor Rnnciman War some day