Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-30

to the mines. in danger of their
lives, for the little money they re-
ceive. They have helped and are
helping TO build up this country. Are
such people as these the kind that
spoil the morals of our country
Are they to be treated like enemies
of the country because they have not
become dehumanized and willing to
join the enemies of their native
land, to kill the brethren they left
behind, and help devaste the land OF
their birth?
You must believe, Mr.. Roosevelt,
all that / have said to prove that !
really love this country. II would
be an insult to my intelligence If
did not It's flag, the way / inter-
pret it, is pledge Of hope, of high
ideals of manhood and Of civiliza-
ton; for the oppressed of all ma
tions the symbol Of brotherhood and
"inalienable rights" believe,
therefore, il would be very cruel in
anyone to ask me to sabre the sons
Of my aged sister which would mean
to kick the crutches from under her
arms in order to release Belgium,
nor do commit treason when | say
lations Of international law, / would
not take up arms against the breth-
rem left behind But, assure you,
If they should attack the people of
this country or our institutions, |
would fight beside you or beside any
Of our natiye-born Americans, and
with the same vigor as any OF them,
because / should feel that / was
fighting for justice.
/ do not believe that the subma-
rine commander who torpedoes a
boat, which, in his opinion, carries
death-dealing ammunition intended
TO destroy his brethren, can or does
dishonor our flag ] do believe that
those Americans who are on such
ship are the ones that are dishonor-
ing the United States. And as ] be-
lieve, millions Of other people be-
lieve. How can you stand by what
you have said and expect that we
should welcome you as our Pres
ident? How can you be our rep
resentative and our loyal servant
when we have no confidence in your
ability to be neutral, truly and in
real American fashion at the present
time?
tible of more than one honest inter
pretatlon You have your own views
and there is no question in my mind
but that you are absolutely honest.
Why cannot you believe that the
others, we, the hypenates, are hon
est in our opinions also?
This unfortunate hyphen talk has
torn asunder the citizens OF this
country and arrayed them in two op-
posite camps There is q great piece
OF work that remains to be accomp-
lished, waiting for the powers Of
such q man as you really are if you
could outlive your prejudices. You
cannot do it from Warrington, you
can do it or can help to do it as a
citizen without an office Only a
day or two ago. / passed crowd on
Broadway listening TO an ignorant
speaker who wanted questions
asked. and I asked him q question
which was not against the spirit OF
The listeners. but simply my pro-
nouncation was mistaken for Ger
man. HALF OF the crowd was willing
to send me Immediately to Germany
and some Of them wanted me to so
TO the Reichstag How will we do
away with their Ignorance and
bias?
/ am back from d recent trip OF
5000 miles through the country. IL
is not as bad inland. but even there
it has made its mark And il ought
TO be corrected II will not be cor
rected by you becoming President,
which naturally would only antago-
nize at least half OF our people. IN
deed, the very best fight, the very
campaining, would become q Dreach-
ing of hatred instead of arguments.
| am sure that YOUR desire to be-
come President Is because you feel
that you will try to do. and VIII do,
the right thing by the people and
win be honest to your oath rs Pres
ident But, Mr. Roosevelt, are you
the only man In this great country
that can fiji the positions
Or is Mr. Wilson? Or Is some