New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29
"Violated Dignity
| OF America"

"The President has now another OPP
portunity at least to take counsel OF
the wisdom of the people-that wisdom
he has so often eloquently apostro-
phised, but with which he has done so
little TO acquaint himself. II he Will
consult it he will learn that il demands
the vindication against England also
of our violated dignity--the assertion
now against England Ct the right of
American citizens 20 sail the seas with
lawful cargoes-a right which for a
year has been trampled upon by the
British government, not as an impul-
sive war measure, but with calculation
and persistency, yiciously and con-
temptuOusly."
As the expression Of such patriotic
sentiments on the part OF = distin-
guished American citizen might curry
favor with high personages in Ger
many and pave the way TO a cordial re
ception at the Wilhelmstrasse, Mr.. Hale
/ had excerpts from this letter sent b.
wireless to Germany by Emil Kloessig
! the New York representative OF the
Wolf Bureau. Mr.. Hale prefaced II
thus:
commenting on President Wilson's
/ lack of proper advice, Mr.. Hale cites
the fact that Of the ten members OF
/ Mr.. Wilson's Cabinet two are English
born. Mr.. Hale ascribes the relief
! from the recent difficult situation not
to any ingenuity in American diplo-
macy. but to the generosity of the Ger
man government and TO the fact that
in the midst of its enjoyment OF a
series OF gigantic victories 1t could al
! ford 20 be conciliatory."
~ .
Hale was spoken % with relishlns
I qualification as "the back door TO the
! White House"
J Mr.. Hale was wont to tell Dr. Dern-
/ burg, Mr.. Viereck and the other Teu-
tonic gentry that he was honored TO
be associated with them.
A quality OF intellectual stupidity
partaking of heavy, purblind, aggres.
sive vanity, has generally frustrated
| the Teutonic schemes. With the leu.
tons Mr. Hale, despite the pure FLOODED
| strain of "old American stock" has d
mental affinity. Does he still imagine
| he can deceive the American intelli-
| gence by his specious plea of CONVEX
| sion TO socialism? Does te imagine
| he can dupe the socialists even as he
duped simple Miss Miller and heI
gullible organization of American
| ladies'? Does he imagine patriotic
Americans will tolerate his untoward
| activities to continue in the cause OF
a disloyal anti-war policy and peace?
Mr.. Hale has the virtue of audacity
| and persistence.
Mr.. Halc's embargo propaganda, de
| spite the able aid of Mr.. Hearst. re-
suited only in trial by the Federal
Grand Jury of Labor's National Peace
Council and the discrediting of the
American Embargo Conference. The
Organization of American Women,
the nation wide billboard publicity, the
securing of "a million" signatures tC
! petitions, the dissemination of count
| less thousands of pamphlets-wa:
fruitful only in a vast expenditure OF
money. The clergy did not rise w
to Mr.. Hale's summons to denouncC
"the hideous sin of murder" The
United States government was not
forced "by aroused public sentiment
to deny arms and munitions to the
Allies in order that Germany might
win the war and extend her banefu
sovereignty over the free nations Of
the earth. Despite the aggressive de
mands of NJ. Hale and Mr.. Hearst. oul
government did not take drastic action
against Great Britain because the
British did not relent in their blockade
policy and allow Germany 70 recuper.
! ate and batten by the delivery OF sup
plies and foodstuffs TO nations acting
as middlemen.