Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-02-22
MEN WTTHOUT A COUNTRY.


he advocated a political union be-
tween the United States and Eng
land His plan was to have a COM
plete merger Up to that time tine
multi-millionaire ironmaster was the
most outsDoken OF all the Angloman-
iacs in the advocacy Of an Anglo
American reunion which would undo
the work OF Washington and his
comDatIiots. Within the last decade
other Anglomcn have tried to popul-
arize the views set forth by the
Laird of Skibo 1t is true thar they
have not been as outspoken as he
has been They have had much to
say about race patriotism" and the
duty OF going to England assistance
if she ever found herself in a danger
Gus situation.
Since the outbreak Of the present
war these half-concealed hints have
been succeeded by open appeals to
the American people to make Eng
lands cause their own Charles
Eliot Of Harvard, Joseph Choato, the
President of the Pilgrims Club and
many other pronounced pro-British-
ers have by voice and pen urged an
armed Intervention Of the United
States on the side of England as
against Germany. They, like Car
negie, have no sense Of nationality.
England, not America, holds the first
place in their estimation. Hence
their willingness to have our COM
mon country plunged into all the
horrors OF war in order that the
Mother Country" may make head
way against its Teutonic enemies.
One Of their number, Darwin Il.
Kinsley, President OF the New York
Life Insurance CO., delivered the
other day before the Commercial
Club OF Chicago an address in the
course OF which he suggested q per-
manent union of all Englsh-speall-
ing countries That, in his opinion,
would bring tho present world con-
flict TO an end and prevent the rcpe-
tition OF such another conflict for all
time to come.
he did not say that il would also
establish Englands mastery on lnad
as well as on sea. But that was the
thought IN the back Of his head.
"Trilogy of Democracy" is the high
sounding title he gives to the plan
marked out by Carnegie almost q
quarter Of century ago. He was
supposed to be dealing with the
much talked Of subject OF Prepared
ness" Like the rest Of our pro
Britishers, the President Of the New
York Life Insurance Company is not
q Nationalist. in the sense that he
believes that the interests or America
should take precedence OF those OF
all other countries in the estimation
Of Americans. No real Nationalist.
whatever his country may be- would
give expression to this sentiment:
1--WE hate preparedness because we
prepare for war primarily to defend
ourselves, but secondarily to re-
crate d condition under which our
national boundaries shall become u
wall through which we cannot sec-4-
behind which we may be as mad as
any AS we mako this demand we
feel that we have compromised our
selves, that we have parted with
some measure Oh our most precious
possession our self-rospect'
person who is So wholly devoid
Of national sentiment as TO entertain
such views as these, cannot be ex-
pected to have any pride Of country.
Now, this is the characteristic note
oil your Anglomaniac. He has never
outgrown the notion that the United
States occupies toward England the
relation Of an English province,
Astor, who recently broke his way
into the British aristocracy, and
James, the wen known writer, who
became an naturalized Englishman
because he was disgusted with the
land OF his birth for not having
sided with England in the present
war, are types Of a class who may be
described iittingly as Men without
q country"
Such denationalized persons, ii
born on American soil viii feel no
rcpugnance at the thought of un-
doing the work accomplished by
Washington and his fellow patriots.
The President Of the New York Life
Insurance Co. BIZ his own words
proves himself to be this sort OF an
American Here is how he tries TO
glorify his proposed merging OF the
greatest OH Republics with the Brit
ish Empire 1--WE now see another
and nobler vision it pictures the
solidarity OF the English nations, it
tells us that they are today divided
by only a political fiction; that in
their united action lies the only
hope chat democracy's dreams will
be realized M Arc we strong on-
ough to lead the movement which
must ultimately unite the English
speaking States OF the world, ii the
glorious Anglo-Saxon tradition is to
survive. In such phraseology as
this do our Anglomaniacs gloss over
their treason TO the Republic They
are its most dangerous enemies and
as such need the closest Watching
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