The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-11-09
WESTMINSTER, MD.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOV. 9, 1917.
THE INSOLENCE OF GERMANY.


mand of the German Imperial Gov
eminent that the United States obey
the German war zone decree and re
fuse American citizens and American
commerce the right to use the high
ways of the sea.
The fact is that insOlence and con-
tempt for the American Nation and
the American people have marked the
attitude and conduct of the German
1ntueriaI Government from the begin
mig of the war down to this day. 1t
consistently showed a contempt for
the courage and strength of the Nation
and its willingness and ability to
maintain it's honor and it's rights, and
q contemptuous disbelief in the in
tegrity and loyalty of the American
people toward their Government and
toward themselves
1t was not alone that they insulted
our Nations honor by the ruthless
murder of our citizens on the high
seas, sending to death nOncombatant
men and women and children, and by
denying to our commerce rights long
recognized by the international law
that prevails among civilized nations.
They made every effort, and some
times with success, to foment strikes
and disorders among factory and 9TH
er workers. They sought to debauch
the national spirit of the Americans.
They sought to make traitors of
American citizens and by a system
attic campaign of falsehood and Chi
lean people of foreign birth who were
living amongst us.
They sought to make traitors or
slackers of our people and to make
enemies of friendly nations When
the German ambassador and many
German representatives and citizens
were living here under our protection,
secure in the honor and good faith OF
America, they themselves were con-
spring against the peace OF this
country, and were in effect actually
Waging war upon this country by civ
ing information by which ships were
the way of destruction of property
and lives committed in this country.
When Ambassador Bernstorff in
Washington was asking Tor money 10
influence the American Congress
Zimmerman. the foreign secretary in
Berlin, was seeking to array Mexico
and Japan against US The rules of
international law regarding ambas-
sailors have been held by honorable
nations to be particularly sacred );
but German contempt of America
violated them without scruple.
Absolute contempt of America :
courage and willingness and ability
to enforce our rights was shown by
the German Imperial Government time
and time again. With one stroke of
the Kaisers pen in signing the war
4one decree it was sought to destroy
more than $3,4OO,OOO,O00 of our ann
uaI c"1.iLerce with Europe.
Or exports to the nations with
W4-4ch Germany is at war constitute
the greater half of our exports to
the entire world Not all the Ger
man Imperial Army and Navy can
damage our commerce as much as
the German Imperial Government
sought 10 ~ IL ny d Slupl6 uSCTeS
which it's insolent contempt of the
United States led it to believe would
be obeyed by us. Not yet, and never
can any nation with impunity order
the vessels of the United States of
the high seas.
The challenge of the German I'm
perial Government has been met
sea and land forces have been or,
gained; ships have been purchased
and are being built; the Nation is
being organized all along the line
nearly $3,OOO,OOO,OOO have been loaned
to the nations fighting Germany anc
more will be furnished them The
Irresistible might of this organized
invincible Republic is going to vim
dictate American honor and American
4 ,hts and establish peace, Justice
Al, erty. and right for itself and fol
tie world.
erlin has invited a comparison
L. Feen the German support of thu