The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-26
"ONE PEOPLE. t"
(NoM York MOrldl

(Ncw York World No other paragraph in Wash ngon's Farewell Ad- dress is pertinent the crisis that the United States as this:
 If we remain one People under an efficient government, the period is when may defy material injury from external annoy ance; when we may take such an attitude as will the neutrality may any solve upon to be scrupulOusly respected; when bell, gerent nations under the inDossfbiIitv of
 making acquisitions upon will lightly hazard the giving us proyocation when We may choose peace or war as our interest, guided by our justice, may counsel The United States today is practically at with to believe that had remained people," It believed that under the influence of aggressive and unscrupulos propaganda the American people were di idod nd thai tb controIIin T,,,or yith ths clements which determined to the United States to further the military policies of the German Empire.
 Even in respect to the proclamation of ruth less submarine warfare it is reported by the Ameri Germany that the Communications would not allow President Wilson diplomatic relations" Had the German government known that still one People, the neutrality of the United States would have been respected the elementary rights of American citizens would not have been challenged and there would be no more danger of war between the United States and Germany than there is between the United States and France.
 The blame this unfortunate situation pri marily the Germanlanguage press of the United States It's responsibility is the greater because the When the war began, the German language news papers in the United States were rapidly dying For years they had been steadily losing circuaon revenue and prestige and the end in sight They seized upon the their opportunity to rehabitate them selves financially. This could be done only by an or ganized appeal the passion and racial solidarity of Americans of German birth.
 The efforts of the Germanlanguage press adroitly supplemented by the effOrsand the mCneyo the official German propaganda. All American news papers which prOGerman were aSsailed as the fountanhead of lies Germans walned not to read them, these were in the pay of the British government. Likewise, eminent Americans whose sympathies with the allies were denounced as paid emssales of Great Britain They too had been bought with British gold. This campa gn day after day week after week, month after north In every controversy be the United States and Germany the full influence of the GeTmanan9Iage press was thrown on lhe side of Germany and against the United S,ctes The trality the administration attac ed at every papels appal cny edited by and directed by one mind. Whatever the issue was. they all said the same thing. Evely scheme for badevllng Urited and melting sedtion for the benefit of autocracy received their stliden approval and support
 In time the German government to believe in United States the opirion of the American people the reelection of President Wilson did not wholly disllusion it. the subnaI decree sequently proved.
 Whether or have actual with Germany, lesson that the American people have had to learn the destruction Of slavery and secession This nation exist half American and half alien It must be People, and if shirk longer the task making it People inviting the destruction of