The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26
THE UNLOVED NEUTRAL.

: Few French names better known In America to-
day than that of Eugene Brieux playwright author Of
the widely advertised Damaged Goods. Now M. Brieux
undertakes to say word to his countrymen in behalf
of America. He apologies to them because Americas
government has been neutral and doing he brings
fresh testimony that the certain reward of neutrality is
the cordial dislike of all bellgerents. Writing in
Lectures pour Tous M. Brieux says
"What know of the United States of It's nobility
heart it's dignity of character of it's righteousness
of its independence of mind of it's traditional
found affection for usal this shaken that day.
when after the first soldier had taken his first
step Belgian territory there nothing but silence
from America to meet this outrage against the rights OF
nations, this impudent violation of liberty of peoples
For long time listened. In vain. Then minds
could not understand and our hearts heardened''
But NJ Brieux has found the solution that absolves
this country from this harsh Judgment He finds it
in the right and duty of this nation to preserve
neutrality but in the explanation that the president
not represented the American people. He is convinced
that this is to be changed he believes that the election
of this year will government that will be
to the liking of the allied His explanation Isl
1--WE made the American nation responsible for the
attitude of it's President We do know in France
what the American Constitution u.s. We do not know
what the charter of democracy which has decided
turn all it's liberties to all powerful chief,
serving to itself nothing but the right of changing him
every four years.
This, then is the grievance of France as time and
belligeren The United States has succeeded main
tanning neutrality which could be questioned. And
M Brleuxs apology to his people is that it is
President Wilson whom they must blame and not the
people of America It must be admitted that he is able
to quote Americans, of those who have set some
thing else before and above the rights interests
of their country, demanding that the United
States take part of the allies. But he has an even
brighter hope Of proving his words his countryme
He is that the end of American neutrality sight
Confident that Mr.. Wilson will be defeated he looks to
the election of Mr. Hughes to bring change from the
policy of neutrality. He writes:
"The time has come when the cry OF the national
conscience can longer be stifded The day pre-
tended or involuntary neutrality is This does not
that the United States is ready declare war on
Germany. 1t cannot to this do we wish it, But
the great nation will break off all relations with the
country that Is the assassin of national liberty
is strange to find M. Brieux hoping and working
for the success of candidate whom pro-Gertnans
In this country hail their candidate one Of the
anomalies of campaign which has not yet become
clear even to us. But M. Breux is confident of Mr.
Hughes
M Breuxs structures will not worry most Americans
great world service of this country been keep
ing sane in the midst of a world gone mad What M.
Brieux really does is to bring fresh assurance of the
honesty and effectiveness neutrality though
we are used that neutral is beloved by those war;