The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-05

H0&etueu raTtls otVOAS 80 w"
had approached the average citizen OF
the United States In June, 1914. and
had asked how his sympathies lay as
t. the commercial warfare going on
tween Great Britain and Germany. the
the chances are that he would have
shown cold indifference and an utter
lack OF craftsmanship. As between Great
Britain, recorded In all schoolbooks as
our hereditary foe. and Germany. a
country that sent us many Of our most
amiable, Industrious and useful citi-
Gems, the chances are that he might
have expressed a good-natured desire
to have Germany get the upper hand
in the markets Of the world.
Only five years ago the prosperous
Americans who made frequent voy-
ages TO Europe or the West fndi~a
showed a marked preference for the
Hamburg. American or the North Ger
man Lloyd. You would find on one
of these German boats an almost fra
ternal relationship between the off,
GERS and the first class passengers. I
was on q big German ship In the
West Indies few years ago and I
recall, with some shame. that we cele-
hrated the Kaiser's birthday and sent
him a long cablegram Of congratula-
tons and good wishes.
Our students OF music and art. our
families seeking the placidity Of an
old world atmosphere, our young doc
tors ana surgeons. have flocked to
Berlin and Vienna and Munich and
Desden. has adjusted themselves easily
and comfortably to the German man.
ner Of living and have come home
friends.
or all languages other than English
German has been favored in our pub
Tic schools. The accepted governess
for a child Of wealth has been
fraulein.
When England subjugated the
Beers. our sympathies ran with the
Beers. although the war was between
an English speaking people and a race
related to the Continental Teutons and
we got all of our war news from
British sources.
We have had two great waves OF
Immigration from Germany. Great
Britain sent to us only the Irish. and
they came to increase our distrust and
dislike of the so-called English
speaking cousins.
We have fraternized with the Ger
mans. emulating their glorious exam
Pies as to foaming beverages and
Frankfurter sausages, but we have al :
ways SHE'D at an Englishman fresh
from his own shores.
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this rational conclusion: That in the
closing days Of July, 1914. there was
in this country no deep seated racial
prejudice in favor OF the Anglo Saxor
rs against a resident of the German
empire.
To begin with. we are not an Anglo.
Saxon people. We are composite
melting pot mixture. We do no
even speak the English language.
can prove that by the literary reviews
of Great Britain.
Only a few alarmists and extremist
ever suggested that we were In dan
ger of j. German invasion and the MAJ
who wanted TO talk about the comini
European war couldn't find anyone t
talk to. Why. David Starr Jordan ha'
demonstrated by higher mathematic
and biological research that such ;
calamity as n general European wa
was an absolute impossibility and tina
il was criminal folly for us to bnil'
up an army and navy with money tina
might he devoted to the strengtheninI
of each congressman In his own dis
,rict. Or. Jordan Is still running
around trying to collect the fragment
Of his busted theories. lie Is our hes
authority on fishes and he proves
every time he talks about war.
All the soothing assurances OF IN
peace lovers have come to naught
This time the cry OF Wolf" was no
a false alarm. The unbelievable thin
has happened. We are at war wit
out friends Of yesterday. We hav
marked as an enemy every man VIII
Rivts undivided allegiance to tn
kaiser because we know that tn
kaiser would. II he could. do to u
ten times over what he did to unoi
Tending Belgium.
In Germany 1t Is commonly believe
that the pro-ally sentiment over heI
is poisonous product. encouraged an
fostered by British falsehoods. "