New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30

seen service IN the British army and az an
able war correspondent. There arc sugge'-
tions in it worthy Of consideration just al
this time, and feel free to send it to you for
publication, L you see fit. without the writer's
name. G.. h. NJ
Upper Montclair, y. j., April IS. 1916.
London, March 20. 1919
| have just seen a cablesram to the effect
tina, the United States government does not
/ intend providing itself with the army which
was promised. This know you and the good
patriots who arc Of your way Of thinking will
regard as national misfortune.
What | cannot understand il the point Of
view which 40 many American newspapers
and American publicists take namely, that
FOR some reason we are frightfully anxious
/ for the United States to have great army
80 that it can assist u, in the prosecution Of
our war If we want America to come in on
the side OF the Alliance it is only. because We
ink that there would he certain financial
adjustments to our benefit and that after the
war there might be some kind Of CONNER
cal union between Us.
Those who watch gents in Amcrics. "a I
de. from an almost American standpoint are
more concerned by the blindness OF those pho
govern TO the lessons which Europe j, teach
ing the world so bloodily, and more sghast
the failure Of those who should lead public
cpirion in America 20 read The truth seems
to be that very few publicists have a sense Of
foreign politics Your leaders do not seem TO
look largely at the future.
have been making n close study OF news
papers and periodicals which am sure voice
public opinion. and would not exclude from
rank, such journals NJ Life Puck" and
Judge have noticed an inclination which
looks rather like the beginning OF campaign
to roast Russia. "The New York American"
has had stories Of tho most fearful atrocities
committed upon the Jews Of Poland. These
stories may or may not be true, and my in
formation is that they are absolutely untrue.
Even the Germans admitted that when the
Russians went into Eastern Prussia ard did
a hundred million dollars worth OF damage
they did not modest the people, save for a few
military executions which arc inevitable; nor
did they interfere with the places Of worship.
This snti-Russan feeling which found TX
preston in the public uttcranccs OF leading
men at the time our loan was foated in amer
ca is going TO affect you very badly. From
Europe you need apprehend no danger All
the bclligercn.s will be stale and sick. but
there IS nation Wnlcn l necn not name
which IS neither stale nor sick, but which is
coming money Mt this moment faster in rcla-
ton 10 its size than America.
That nation has a genuine grievance
against the United States. II is old and
proud and nation of warriors. and, ike Nil
old and proud nations, it is sensitive on cor
tain points. Some day that nation. now allied
70 gland. will make percnptory demands OF
the United State5. That IL as certain as any
thing in the world can be. Those demands
Will be rejected. and on your side you will
have a people clamoring for war without re-
aliSins .he technical difficulties 81 raising
armies. Before you know what has happened
Jour Western ports will be occupied by your
enemy and tho population OF those towns will
be streaming through tho few passes ia the
Rockies TO safety, though do not think they
need npprcnend either outrage nor i'll treat
ni-nt fror. their conqucrors.
Nhat can prevent this catastrophe. for
catastrophe /. would ns' The restraining
hsnd ~ Russic and tho restraining hand o.
rag!and We have 4 treaty with the nation
10 which refer, but thn, trenty 10 not 20
POPULAR Ms Il, was. and there exists consid
s-ab.. ya.ty which IS all Tor GcLvunciry oui
agreement. Russia nlono could ,chocs the
aggression. And there arc pcoph in Amer