The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-14
NEW ENGLAND PAcIFIsTs BUSY.
Spurred By German Agents They Wire
Wilson to Keep the Peace.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-The in
evitability of war with Germany has
again been emphasized by the govern
ment in the avowed hope that the ma
ton would awake to the facts and
show to the world the whole hearted
determination of the American people
to give the President the full measure
of their support, not only in what he
has done but what he wants to do
toward protecting the freedom of the
seas for American ships and American
citizens. German agents from coast
to coast are believed here to be using
every possible device to misrepresent
public opinion and to misinform the
government and the world regarding
the temper of the people. They have
failed to terrorize the President either
directly or Indirectly by the avalanche |
of kilograms which the pacifsts are
showering upon the White House. |
They may be able to SOW the seeds of
discord, however, in the country unless
the people act quickly, taking the
President into their confidence and tel |
egraph and write the White House
forthwith, to the end that he may have
the encouragement of their declara
tion of sympathy and support not only
in what he did when he broke rcla-
lions a week ago, but in what he is
determined to do shortly to end the
blockade of American ports.
No secret is made Of the desire of
the government at this time for every
manifestation of support which the
people can give in order that Germany
and the world may know that the PEG
pie are behind the President The
President has made up his mind ''to
see it through" Steps will soon be
, taken to give American ships and
, American citizens that protection to
, which they are entitled under the law
of nations and which the government
] desires they shall have. But it viii be
a great help in this trying hour if the
. President can receive a few kilograms
from people who show their indigna-
ton over the brutal warfare, which
, Germany has been waglng on the high
. seas for nearly a fortnight. To read
: the kilograms received here from New
I England one might believe that that
- entire corner of the country was ''too
: proud to fight ~ and that the President
- could not count upon its support if he
:, took any adequate steps to protect
q American ships and American citizens
against the warfare which Germany
o is waging without the formality Of a
; declaration Of war and without the
: slightest evidence that the German
j government or the people care a pretzel
! what the United States thinks, says
" writes, or does about it. People claim
ing to represent popular sentiment in
New England are flooding the govern
ment with kilograms some Of which, il
is believed here, are inspired by German
| Nv 10 tp,Iy, do.
folk who lack the common sense to sec
the facts as the government sees them
S, and some by pusillanimous persons who
would prefer to see every American
ship remain at the dock and every
r American citizen stay at home and ev
-e cry American mail bag put In storage
q, lest their war prosperity suffer and
" their personal comfort be disturbed
l. German agents have been diligent
n lv engaged, it is reported, in compiling
X list Of the clubs not only in Boston
a and New York but in other cities
= which have thus far failed to give
n any manifestation that their members
i support the President. Full details OF
the delay on Beacon Hill in adopting
n resolution of endorsement of the
- President 5 action last Saturday have
been furnished representatives, al
Washington or neutral governments il
the effort to convince them and through
them their governments that the Pres
ident lacks the support Of New Eng
land in this emergency. Attacks upo1
Senator Lodge and Senator Weeks ant
other New England senators and con
gressmen who voted to support the Pres
ident are being sent into Washington
all in an effort on the part of thu
n nj bn
from under the President and cmbar
rass him at the moment he most need
the strongest support the people cai
give him. not to stiffen his backbon,
SO much as to relieve his burden. sus
tain his spirit and convince German,
where America stands