Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-01-02

the English flag in its place, Mr.
Bryan demanded the immediate re-
lease of the ship and an apology and
reparation The ship was released,
but no apology or reparation given
Mr. Bryan repeated the demand for
an apology and reparation just be-
fore he was forced out of the Cab
met Varions other things were
done by Mr.. Bryan to enforce strict
neutrality, and all the people were
pleased that we were keeping out Of
the war. In fact, Mr. Wilson refused
to attend the unveiling Of monu-
ments to that great American revolu-
tionary hero General Nathaniel
Greene in North Carolina and to that
other great American revolutionary
hero General Won Steuben at Valley
Forge on the Ground that something
might be said which might possibly
be construed as tmneural!!!
TX.
But the moneyed interests of Eng
land and Wall Street We're displeased
and they were greedy for money
even though IL came from the blood
and lives Of innocent victims and the
ruin and destruction of nations and
civilization; and their first object
was to drive Bryan out Of the Cab
met In carrying out that object
they caused to be selected over his
head as solicitor of the State Depart
ment one Robert Lansing, an OBJ
scure attorney of Watertown, N. Y,
who never tried an important case
! in his life, who was a mere searcher
! of precedents for his father-in-law,
John W. Foster, who as attorney
represented England and other ma
tions in Washington, and Lansing
was so well known to the people OF
WatertOwn, where he was born and
raised that they overwhelmingly de-
feated him for Mayor i'm 1909, and
had no fitness whatever for the
place, nevertheless he was a gold
| democrat" +" opposed to Mr. Bryan,
and one or the men the moneyed i'm
terests could use to carry out their
purpose Of undermining Bryan and
driving him out of the Cabinet. This
was victory No for Wall Street.
X.
Then McAdoo married Mr. VIII
sons daughter, and the partner and
associate of the Pearsons and Lord
Cowdray and client of e. M House,
thereby secured increased pow er
with his new father-in-law who hap
pened to be President Of the United
States. Then English Gold, that
overrode the King OF Italy and the
patriotic statesmen Of that country
forcing Italy into the war, renewed
the battle for supremacy in this
country, and While Bryan privately
and personally from his very nature
was against the expectation OF arms
ana ammunition and when petitions
for an embargo were received he
was forced to present the matter to
the President and Cabinet to decide;
and with Lane, born i'm Canada, Will
son the Secretary or Labor, born ~
Scotland, McAdoo OF Scotch ances-
try, " not Scotch himself, united
with the interests or the PearsOns
Lord Cowdray, E. M. House, pro
moter and broker recently returned
from England working on Mr. vii.
son, the President whose ancestors
were English, his mother havins
been born In England they OutvOteC
and overwhelmed MT Bryan in the
Cabinet, and determined that they
could not, and would not, place az
embargo on arms and ammunition
and gave various invalid and ilimss
excuses therefore, and Bryan as Sec
retary Of State, beingt he mere clerl
OF President Wilson and Cabinet
was obliged to sign that answer K
the protest of our own citizens. This
was victory No. for Wall Street,
) XI.
Then came the submarine Wa
J Zone and the note sent to German,
notifying her Of strict accountable
, ity' They had warned all Amer
J ican citizens to give mp their homes
{ and leave Mexico as being in "Wai
Zone" and the United States would
: not be responsible if they stayed
and paid the expenses Of gettins
chem ont OF Mexico; but they refuse,
) to warn American citizens to trave
/ on neutral ships and to keep OF Eng
lish si,.ps going 60 the more dan
gerous War Zone OF Europe The.
I forced Mr. Bryan to sign ag Secre
, tary of State tho first unjustiflabl,
offensive note to Germany, whicl
/ Lansing probably wrote, and whicl
/ was so humiliating as TO cause Mr.
Bryan to hurry and volunteer a per
( sonal explanation to the Austrial
: Ambassador. Mr. Bryan, FOR tn
/ sake of his party, and hoping for tn
J best, submitted and sacrificed hi
personal pride. BUT their purpos
was to 90 the limit in aid OF Eng
3 land, and enlist the United state
actively in war on the side of Eng
land. Elated with their success thu
far they prepared and presented il
j the Cabinet, second note to Ger
! many which was intended directly &
j cause war with Germany, and de
nanded tlat Mr. Bryan sign IL. III
( refused; and threatened 20 resign
Z and Mr. Bryan was then forced 4
believe that their purpose was {
( force tho United States openly int
+ the war on the side OF Engiand. ii
4 did not want TO believe it before
3 and always gave them the benefit O
1 any doubt, bnt he was compelled Z
Z believe the worst now, and Che Cal
E met meeting broke up in q row an
s NiY. Bryan left the White Hous
! alone, going rapidly to the state dc
partment determined to resign an
go before the people warning ther
aonft,ut ,trol.. CtpnIu..f laa appf NIpAdn