Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-11-05

! wireless stations an hLtlJUuS uNCdlleu
for under the rules and principles or
international law. Our positive ac-
tiOn has at times approached near to
open partisanship. l am unwilling
to believe that this seizure OF the
wireless stations was intended ~ a
I partisan act in favor of the Allies;
and, yet unfortunately for us, there
Is much in the situation that gives
/ ground for such charge upon the
part OF the German government and
/ the German people" But for our
supine compliance with England's de-
mands and regard for Englsnd's well
fare there would never have been any
Lusitania' incident to bring us near
to the edge OF war. But for our ac-
tive aid the war would have been
over year ago AS il is the lack
OF an impartial neutrality has made
us morally responsible for all the
bloodshed and suffering that now
takes place All because the Presi-
dent and the Morgan group are inter
ested in an English victory. Upon
their heads falls the curses of count
less thousands Colonel George Har-
vey voiced the official and financial
view Of America when in 1915 he
said I'VE are for England not one.
OF her colonies is more true to the
glorious aspirations for which she is
now giving her life blood than these
United States"
Senator James p. Clarke. Demo
| crat, in his speech OF March g., 1916,
said, II believe that IL we had pre-
served a condition of absolute neu-
trality from the beginning, the un-
fortunate struggle IN Europe would
now be well on its way to an adjust
ment. There is no overlooking the
| fact that all our public acts and dec
larations have led in a certain direc-
tion and have created a distinct im-
I preston that Official America, at
least, was interested in the success
| or one OF the parties in this great
struggle" There is hardly pro-
Ally paper that viii not admit but
that we have been more than partial.
to England.
Another Democrat, one who was
! Minister to Spain under Cleveland,
the Honorable Hannis Taylor, speaks
thus Of Wilson's neutrality, when
Jefferson, full Of love and partisan
| feeling for France, showed signs Of
| sympathy for Genet's design to make
our shores bases for French expedi-
tions against Great Britain, Wash
! ington planted his great foot on the
earth and said MOL He refused to
! play favoritcs; he refused to make
I fish Of one and flesh OF another.
IF only Mr.. Wilson had been wise
| enough and honest enough to learn
that great yet simple lesson from tile
master character, how much higher
in the respect Of the world should we
! stand today l sympathize with him
I In his partiality for the allies. ! also
have British blood in my veins, but
not so much as he has--one half. Mr..
Wilson constantly forgets when he
expresses distrust Of people with for
eign blood in their veins, what a
typical hyphenated citizen he himself
really Isl"
MIR. Wilson should have refused,
as Washington did, to play favorites
he has had no right, legal or moral,
to be the secret ally OF the allies,
while claiming to be neutral" DIR.
Hannis Taylor is going to vote for
Hughes because Wilson has not been
true to the United States. II Is "A
sublime faith indeed that undertakes
10 absolvc the President from the
charge or partiality!
"A delightfully."- human and warm
bloodcd document" Is the words the
Professor uses to characterize the
Presidents answer to the taunting
telegram OF jeremiah O'Leary. Well
may be so, but to the onlooker ii APP
peared as if Woodrow's feelings had
again gotten the better OF his iudg-
ment and his pride, or maybe IL was
his conceit that was so dreadfully
ruf1ed. Certain IL IS that O'Leary
fiicked him on the raw, and he, un-
guarded by his secretary, gave evil
dence OF the egotistic and dictatorial
spirit which consumes him and
makes him see in every one who diff |
fers with him an enemy OF the State |
IA disloyal citizen.
Washington or Wilson?
The true interests OF the United |
States do not lie in hesitating, halt |
ing policy, a policy Of indecision and |
hedging. Let us adopt a course and |
follow 1t consistently to It's end. |
There are two ways open to us.
First. we can maintain the heritage |
handed down to us by the Fathers;
a heritage of country free and in |
dependent, big and strong. able to
so. country where the ideals OF |
right. justice and freedom might be
worked out to their fullest perfec-
tion. In short. to maintain that
promised land whose glamor has
drawn unto its shores the men Of all
nations by its alluring hope OF
humanity's best. Or,
Secondly, casting aside all this as
a dream and fallacy Of men who
dwell in the clouds. bringing our
feet down solidly on the sordid earth,
let us accept common place in the
community Of nations. let us take
part in all their petty jealousles. and l
duarrels for place and power. II
then behooves Us speedily TO join one I
group or the other and openly to do /
our bit. This would have been the
honest thing to do; this is what many /
wanted us to, and 1t Is what we tried
TO do without seeming TO do so. No
manuCr q, denial can Ignore the