Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-02-22
GERMANY'S LOSS
OF SYMPATHY.

The Baltimore American of today
makes the following observations con-
corning German air raids on England:
Continuing the idiotic practice Of
casting bombs upon English villages.
and, in the latest instance, Of choos-
in the Sabbath as the time for their
favorite exercise. and evidently seek
irg to make mark, in one case. OF
little Methodist chapel, the Ger
mans are piling up more counts
against the type of culture they pro-
TESS. Whatever may be said for the
German people-and there is no oc-
casion upon every criticism Of the
insane acts Of some of their added
warriors to make exceptions in favor
of the bulk of the civil population
it can only be said for the asiDine
ranks who do this aerial bomb cast
ing. that whom the gods would de-
stroy they first make mad.
This is the silly and murderous
response of the follows who are ooe-
dent to inAamed military leaders,
such as Won Tirpiz and Zeppelin who
send them upon their baby-l;illing
campaigns. In recent magazine ar.
ticle the writer. returned English
officer from the Dardanellcs. paid a
tribute to the Turk for his nerci-
fulneSs in caring for the injured. and
.ack OF evidence of any cruelty to-
ward such. The Armenian massacres
hoS
long been held that they were perpe-
trated under the orders of German
officers. Hence the dial of civilization
seems to be pointing away from the
country whose principal claim to the
good will OF the world in the nasi
has been its culture and intelligence
These qualities remain, but have moi
been incorporated in the text book Of
the military.
AT banquet Of R. z. Lee Camp
Confederate Veterans in this city a
few years ago a prominent Southern
democratic Congressman in speaking
IF the failure of the Southern Confcd-
a.acy 10 gain its independence said
hat, unfortunately, the sympathy Of
tn" word vas agains; us by reason
# ;hc sisyGIy issue, misunderstood
rs il was outside Of Dixie. \ writ
ings OF Harriet Bcecner Stowe, the
:r5;er2nccs oE Hinton Rowan Helper,
Wcndall Phillips, Henry Ward Dcccn-
e. ana ! host Of others vino drew cH-
t@avagaMs and improbable pictures
having aiienatcd most Of the nations
OF the earth who believed the tine had
conc TO abolish 3crvitudc.
In our day but few persons, even
those of our southern country, arc
ready to make apologies for slavery.
The system passed away during the
war between the States.
In the days of the Pharaohs, when
Egypt was a great mart, where rep
resentativcs of the countries Of the
earth at that time gathered, an entire
nation had been reduced to the con-
dition of Scrfs. Israci:cs were play
inr the parts Of hewers of wood ara
drawers Of water and brickmakcrs
while smarting under the lash of cruel
taslirnastcrs. The sympathy Of the
floating population was naturally
with the oppressed sons OF Israel.
Egypt eventually sunk from nation
al Standpoint and today the land is
dominated by nation the capital OF
which is thousands of miles away.
! 1t in an evil omen when nation
doses; the sympathy of the world.
! Spain at ore time governed "a large
portion Of fhc globe. But her crue!
procedures both in the old and new
world finally caused the casti!:ans &c