TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1916-05-08
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The British Government is quite
unexeeptionable in Its disregard OF
American protests against the inya.
sion Of our rights to travel where
we will and TO trade where we are
entitled to trade, upon the high
seas.
Our last address to the British
Government bore the date OF Oct.
9TH, 1915, il | remember rightly, and
yet we have had no reply to it.
The policy Of starving German
women and children into a plant for
peace has been consistently pursued
+ by the British Government during
the ensuing months.
Our government is not only en-.
titled, but should be by its bounden
duty compelled. to take cognisance
OF these events.
The Chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee" Of the House OF
Representatives has received a letter
communicated by Chairman Kitchin
which says, in effect. that we "ealnot
do anything more regarding getting
milk to the babies in Germany,
Austria-HungaTy and Poland. This
letter has clarified the situation once.
and for all.
The State Department at Washing
ton has failed. as far as we know,
for a year aud a half to get either
a positive or negative satisfaction
from England on any question 1t has
today with the importation Of milk
supplies into the territory OF the
Central Powers. The applications or
our government have been met by
definite rebuifs by England, and her
Allies. Our State Department has
acquiesed in the rebnffs.
Congressman Emerson Of Ohio
introduced q resolution In January
calling upon the Secretary OF State
10 secure the unhampered shipments
of condensed milk for the use Of the
infants of Germany, Austria Hungary
and their Allies. The demand for
such milk in these countries has been
well established by Judge Ben. b.
Lindsey, whose travels in Europe
gave him the opportunity OF dis
>cerning the conditions which pre-
vail there.
The resolution of Mr.. Emerson was
based upon disclosures made by the
Citizens Committee for Food Ship.
ments, and such prominent Amer
leans as Judge Ben. B. Lindsey Of
Denver and others who had visited
Germany and Austria-Hungary The
question OF politics could not pos
sibly enter into a matter Of this
sort. Congress accepted the re-
solution at its face value, as a
humanitarian measure, and at once
referred II to the Committee Of Ways
and Means.
Weeks passed and just about the
time when a public hearing might
well have been arranged. the State
Department asked to have a hand Ia
the matter. This was agreeable to
everybody. All that Congress wanted
was results. So the Resolve was put
up TO the State Department.
More time transpired. Congress-
men we're besieged by sympathetic
people all over the Country asking
when the resolution would be passed.
The State Department was i'm
portuned for action. Suddenly-out
OF a clear sky-came an attack by
cable from London In an interview
by Lord Robert Cecil, British Minister
OF War Trade, saying that 4the work
Of the Citizens Committee was the
most %insidious and i~nstncere OF any
German propaganda that had been !;
circulated In America"
His Lordship stated. with the nj,
most f~rankness, that the British
Blockade had been q monumental (,
failure insofar as it had affected
the milk supply of a single baby IA i
Germany. Anstria-Hungary or Poland 4,
In everything else, of course, the :
blockade had accomplished wonders. I
But strange as 1t might seem, rather
than having any bad effects upon the 9
or the milk supply 1t had
actually stimulated the dairy condi. .
lions into such activity that Ger. !
many had more cows. and the babies {
were better fed, than in times Of
peace. And sad to relate. there were {
In this country who accepted /
the silly dictum OF this English Lord !.
conclusive. The utter incongruity ]
and a%bsnrdlty Of 1t never appealed 10
them In the least.
"Oh! Yes!" they said, the blockade t
a great success. Supplies Of all +
Kinds have been cut on BY the mil. !,
ions of tons. Food has been. stopped j
absolutely. Germany will starve, but u
now lovely IL all is that no in.
humanity will blot the white Cd. p
'utcheon OF England. Everybody viii /,
be hurt in Germany except the
They are getting all the t