The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-21
A N PEACE.
Desire for Selfish Ease Has Wrecked
the wilson Administration.


To THE EDITOR or THE SuN--Str. Per-
init me to congratulate THE L upo
Its editorial article "War and Peace
1t was mastery. logical, crisp. and IT
went straight to It's target N left no
doubt as to the stand OF the Republican
issue, proved clearly that II was peace,
not war, and that Mr. wilson's policies
are the war policies. Your destruction
Of the WOrld's silly argument, " 50
baseless. contradictory and childish a
charge can be called argument, was only
an incident. The Worlds desperate
struggle to lind u straw to cling to is the
best evidence of the inability OF Mr..
Wilson's followers to lind any defenve
for his acts. The avalanche of uncon-
tradictabie facts prove 80 conclusively
Mr.. Roots charges that TO defend IN"
present Administration one must he
classed AZ a disloyal citizen. The Worid's
excuse liz that Mr.. Wilson did all these
d~ishonorable things for peace. hence
those who oppose his acta must he
DESTROYS for war
In fact, In your able article you give
proof that MIR Wilsnn's attack on Vera
Cruz made his party the war party.
The first war our nation has entered
upon in the twentieth century. and the
war was not one wht'h brought credit
10 IUlS Ndtlpn. " ltfu w " ~
who sits with clasped hands and up
raised ewes while American citizens are
being foully dealt with by for IN mur-
derers uses all the vast resources OF the
country to punish "A weaker MAI for a
wound to his personal vanity. Mr. Will
non made war fcr Mr. Wilson'S hurt
pride. The nations wrongs anh the
nations honor did not appeal
What manner ot man IL this who, tho
very day after ~" report of the Rryc"
commission on Belgian atrocities. takes
up his pen and writes to the German
Government. the v~iolator Of the law of
nations and the murderer of American
citizens on the high seas
Recalling the humane and enlightened
attitude hitherto assumed by the German
Government on matters ~ International
rights. and particularly with regard 20
freedom OF the seas. having learned to
recognize the German view and the Ger
man innurnc" iu \" ned - international
obligations ~ AWAY engaged upon the
eide % justice Pnd humanity. n"
Is there any man vino will contend
tina these expressions ~ Mr.. Wilson
were SINGER. ~ the face OF the evidence
uncontradic,ed 10y Germany OF its ruth
less violation of Eelglum's neutrality
and the evidence % violation Of honor,
justice and humanity and disregard of
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