Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-01-03
MATCHING A PRO-BRITISH CON
SPIIkACY.

SPlItACN.
The more portentous the outlook
for England becomes, the more in
sistent are England's friends in this
country that the United States shall
go to the assistance of the land of
their love, says The Irish World in
its issue of last week. At first they
darkly limited at their plans for aid
ing England. The newspapers under
their control undertook to create a
pro-English sentiment by carrying
on a shameless campaign of lies
against Germany. II made no diff
ference that these lies were exposed.
They were repeated over and over
! again till at last, by dint Of iteration,
they passed current as undisputed
1 truths amongst the readers OF our
pro-British press. The Anglomen,
who were hoping that America
| would take her stand by the side OF
! England. confidently expected that
! IN the course of time body Of
public opinion would be created on
this side Of the Atlantic which would
enable them to throw aside all dis
guise and come out in the open as
avowed advocates Of their cherished
plan for making the United States
/ fight England's battles.
Bnt the course the greatest of all
wars has taken has interfered with
the programme OF our Anglomen.
4 They now realize that, IL they are to
render the land of their heart Loyalty
\ useful service, they must abandon
their policy of underhand plotting
/ and openly champion a war partner
ship with England, as the latter has
been meeting with defeats in the
field that would seem to foreshadow
final disaster to the cause Of the All
! lies. In these circumstances it is not
surprising that Joseph Choate has
come forward to sound note of
warning to his fellow Anglomaniacs
! The occasion for so doing was fur
nished by a Pilgrims dinner given
in honor Of Sir Robert Laird Borden,
Premier OF Canada The New York
4 Herald in reporting Choate's speech
places this headline over it. "Mr.
Choate sees America joining war,
aiding Allies"
The text Of the speech fully bears
out the New York Herald's interpre-
tation Of it, 1t was delivered before
the Pilgrims Club, OF which Mr..
Choate is president The club, which
has its headquarters in London with
ahiliations in the principal American
cities, was formed for the express
purpose of propagating loyalty to
England. It's New York members, in
selecting Choate as their president,
chose one Of the most pronounced
pro-Brtishers in the country. Speak
ing as such he declared that Eng
land, who has plunged tho greater
part of Europe into war to destroy
trade rival, was fighting for jus
tice, civilization" etc, etc. This, OF
course, is an echo OF the Londol
press II is the sort OF stuff the pro
= British organs in this country have
been dishing up to their readers fol
the last sixteen months. Assuming
that it has the authority Of a self
evident truth, Choate proceeds il
this fashions II do not believe tha
Americans are going to look idly Of
and see justice and liberty crushed
to earth, law and order overthrow
and civilization overwhelmed anC
not lend their neighbor all tho help
ing hand they can"
The neighboE in question is Can
ada But Mr. Choatc and his fellow
Canada in comparison with theii
consuming desire to help England
Choate thus urges The American
people to be prepared to render sucl
aid: One thing we ought to do
to get ready for anything that ma.
happen We never know how sool
we may be at war Belgium litth
expected the storm of war that wa
M hN Il "a
nations that / might name, but will
not, who have as much to charge u
with as they had Belgium. Let Il
get ready to help our neighbors
the time ever comes" 1t was las
Spring that another Angloman
Charles w. Eliot, President Emer
speech of the President Of the PHI
grims' Club when he said i printe
last October the statement that w
ought to so into the war il Englan
or France showed signs Of eXhaus
tion" 1t win be noted that Will
Choato would help England in
roundabout way under pretence 9
aiding Canada Eliot frankly dt
clares that the United States ough
"to 80 into the war il England 0
NIduVc SuOWtu SiSiiS VI tNudhSOiOAs
Both of these we'll known pre-
Dritishers are agreed that it is tn
duty Of America to unsheathe th
sword in defence OF the country tha
for year and a half has been NAL
ing piratical forays upon America
shipping and has been doing its be-
to destroy American trade with net
trail countries. The Choates an
! Eliots believe that we should ignoi
these wrongs and plunge into war
defence OF the country that is pc
petrating them. The New Yor
/ Tribune, pronounced prohibits
organ, is of the same way Of thinl
Z ing. In a leading article, which al
. peared in its last Mondays issue
treats the holding aloof OF the Unite
States from participation in u
European war as stigma on Il
/, Nations honor Here is a specimC
! of the vituperative language il Ell
Z ploys to condemn the America
!. people for not following the leade