Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-01

Whlch no was quoted as conoemnlh8
Americas participation in the war as
capitalistic venture. which made
peace more remote instead of advanc-
ing 1t. This. together with the STEADY
campaign which the principal and oncia!
organ Of tho Danish social democracy had
been waging for some time against the
good faith Of the United States. ascribing
to President Wilson and the American
government sordid methods, forced tho
American minister to act.
Staining Defends His Course.
defended his action in the cabinet as
chairman Of the socialist party at the
request OF other parties and reserved
the right to act as his party saw Mt.
said. II his presence was incompatible
with the work at Stockholm and an
nounced that he would submit tho
question Of his resignation to party
caucus OF the socialist members OF par
lament.
simultaneously. in q statement to tho
newspaper Social Demokratun. he made
Ia somewhat lame attempt to explain
United States. declaring that he had
been Incorrectly quoted by tho Tage-
blatt He had attributed responsibility
for the war to tho economic interests
Of the various belligerents or to capital
lists. and in the special case Of America 8
entry he expressed the opinion that the
capitalistic interests had played lead
ing role and that capitalism in the
United States had no interests in peace.
but only in the prolongatfon Of the war.
He regretted that no attention had been
paid to a recent speech in which he made
reference to President Wilson and Amer
lea, which he intended only as criticism
in principle of the present social order.
Newspapers Offensive Utterances.
Against Minister stauning's attempt
at explanation is an editorial in the
same paper, which is the principal and
Official organ Of the Danish democracy.
entitled Wilson Against Wilson," which
asserts that Americas participation In
the war resulted merely because the
manufacturers needed home market
for munitions which were no longer de-
manded abroad. President Wilson is
described as .'capitalism's megaphone,
which with Photographic exactitude re-
produces all the vibrations in the at
mosphere Of interests" and as capital
ism's tool. whether appearing as peace
apostle or a war prophet"
the editorial develops the usual Ger
man theory that America for two years
has "swum in gold" owing to profits
the end of that time. with France and
Great Britain able to supply their own
needs from the home munitions indus
try. American capitalists found it neces-
SdIy clIHCI " Ihdhc pcdScs ia oiuCA "
reap the profits which were then ex-
pected. or. failing that. to have America
enter the war SO that demand would
be created for munitions products at
home.
The paper ignores completely tho di-
rect cause Of Americas entry into the
war-unrestricted submarine warfare
and omits any criticism of Germany. It
finds that this thesis furnishes "a COM
plete explanation of President WILSON,
change from peace apostle to prophet of
war" and declares that his "idealism Is
merely cloak for capitalistic inter
ests."
Envoy Not Instructed to Protest.
Oficials of tho State Department said
no instructions had been sent by the
United States to have Minister Egan
protest to Denmark against the utter
ances of NJ. Staining. They considered
it probable that Mr.. Egan acted in
formally and on his own responsibility.