TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1916-03-20
TO the Right Hon. Sir Edward Grey

luAL A &&N EATT
slon the investigation which your
Excellency instructed me 10 make.
Follows q brief summary OF the
results obtained: the details are duly
listed in the accompanying schedules.
(These schedules have not reached
us.-Ed.)
A The General Sentiment Of the
American People.
washington may still be elassed as
completely on our side. The Ad.
m%inistration has been packed SO
carefully with British sympathizers
that the strongest social pressure
can be. and Is being, brought TO bear
upon neutrals. Members of Congress
who are recalcitrant are being
brought TO a proper sense OF thelr
duty by feminine and social IN
fluence. This policy Is full OF hope
and SHOULD be crowned with complete
success in a short period. These
facts are. OF course, already we'll
known to your Excelleney, and are
only inserted here to complete the
document.
Boston. Providence and New Eng
land generally may be described as
favorable. Here cultural and raclal
considerations reinforce the social.
Our consul In Providence is in con.
slant touch with Mr.. John ReVelstoke
Rathom. 1t seems that the otner
side has investigated his past to a
considerable extent. The facts I'm
earthed by them In connection with
a poison candy scandal in San Fran
cisco have considerably impaired Mr..
Rathom's usefulness in Washington,
New York is In reality anti-Britisn
In sentiment. This does not appear
at the present moment, as financial
reasons compel the vast majority
Of persons Of position to profess the
loudest sympathy for the cause OF
the Allies, They are, however, In no
way to be trusted. These remarks
apply with ever greater force to all
those manufacturing centres which
depend upon New York as their
financial capital. II their interests
were to swing over to the other side,
the old hatred of England would
break out with renewed %vfrulence.
This Is particularly evidenced by
the remarks in Schedule AS, to
which document | would call the
most particular attention of your
Excellency.
In this connection | cannot urge
too strongly upon your Excellency
to take some action that would check
the injudicious ~partisanship for our
cause shown by the New York
"Tribune". BY being more British
than His Majesty's Government 1t.
self the Tribune" has practically
destroyed its usefulness. | suggest
a policy far more subtle In quality
such as is revealed by a study OF
the editorial columns OF the New
York Times. While backing the
interests of Great Britain in every
vital matter, the New York Times
has not hesitated at times to attack
us vigorously. This establishes for
that excellent paper a reputation
for -fearlessness and independence
that is Invaluable TO us. On the
other hand | suggest that means be
found to suppress such articles as
the editorial in the journal OF Com
merce'' In which the statement Is
made that We cannot starye Ger
many into submission. Admissions
Of this nature are fatal TO our credit.
| also regard 1t as an unfortunate
oversight that Mr.. Gus Roeder, of
the New York World, was per-
mitted TO convey on his own person
or In a manner whatsoever the
articles on Germany which appeared
in that newspaper. They are very
damaging to our cause, and | urge
that the strongest social pressure be
used upon the publishers to prevent
similar outbreaks. | do not under.
stand why the censor permits dis
patches as to the unpatriotic attitude
of our Welsh miners to reach the
United States, and in view Of the
strong prohibition element the stress
laid on the part which the drink
question plays In England is highly
injurious.
In fact, II must be conceded that
our publicity work In the last few
months has not been very happy
II 1t were not for the total lack Of
organization on the part OF the
Central Powers. we would be In d
distinctly Instantaneous position
The Cavell campaign was excellently
managed. The Germans attempted
10 c%onnteract 1t by publishing a
poorly gotten-up circular with a fac
smile of the death sentence imposed
By a Belgian court on a roma spy.
The attempt was q total failure.
Not M newspaper, outside of th5
German language press, paid the
slightest attention to the story. It
Is evident that their available funds
are running low. It seems that with
the departure OF DR.. Dernburg their
credits have been considerably re-
stricted. While they have large
amounts on deposit In the Chase
National Bank, they seem TO have no
agent here who is willing 10 take
the responsibility for any. expenditure
beyond a few hundred dollars upon
himself. II IS also evident that We
have them badly frightened. | sug-
gest that we keep up by all NEAR
the prosecutions OF their consular
officers wherever possible under any
pretense whatsoever. The sBaralong'
matter acted strongly against us, in
spite Of your Excellency's straight.
forward and convincing r~ejoinder.
Fortunately the Germans were not
in the position to push this advantage
against us.
The great section of the country
which is centralized in Chicago, Sc.
Louis, St Paul and Minneapolis.
Topeka and Denver, may be called
actively hostile TO our propaganda.
In all these cities the intelligent and
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