Evening journal., 1917-03-28
WHO is PAYING IOR THE CAMPAIGN OF THE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN MAsHINGTnN,


II HE kinship OF American pacihsm and Prussan
militarism is becoming palmer every day. When
We say that we do not apply TO recognized pachsts
like the Quakers, but to those pacnsts who are de-
liberateiy playing the German game at the expense
Of the United States OF America In fact we have
right here in Wilmington scores Of men and women
who do not believe have believed and probably
never will believe in solvent or international
trouble and respect them, they deserve to be re-
spected for adherence their conscientious oonvio-
tons But do not respect those pachst opporunists
who are tho puppets Of Germany in its work OF having
american patriotism and strength hamstrung by Prus
sian iunkerism
Their objects have always been the same. TO make
America helpless
It has been hard to distinguish much Of the pacihst
movement from the bought-and- paidfor German propa
ganda.
The leaders of both have often worked hand in hand
Nothing illustrates the likeness OF their methods bet
ter than the crookedness Of their publicity The same
indirection and vagueness the same suppression OF
vital facts the Ignoring OF all important distnc
ons marks the News Agency dispatches pump
ed over from Berlin by sayvo wireless and the state
ments given out by the pachst leaders and organza
tions
Neither finds IT possible to deal straight with the
people
The recent postcard referendum on war" staged by
pacihst organization started with Misrepresentation
People asked to mark postcards against war and
mail them in to Congressman on the assurance that
Germany had guaranteed a safe passage to American
passenger ships not carrying contraband Germany
had done such thing
One Of the alleged urged by pachss against
compulsory training law is that the War Department
Will be too busy organizing the volunteers and the
regular army and should be distracted from this
task
The very pacinsts who arc now so solicitous
ABOUT the regular army fighting any increase OF
he regular army at tho last session OF Congress- They
'od congressman that army increases were needed
ana 'hal powerful navy was sufficient defense
"ien inc navy bill was up before tho committee they
'oio congressman that navy increases were needed
o'Sause inns country would never be attacked
hno fois same mon who fought the increase in tho
regular army before tho House committee and docls,r
ed against professional sodioryp telling con~ro.
men that democratic army" ON the sv,ss H., -
the only thing and that professional armesp ,,oro
out OF date, went right to tho senate coi,,oo
and fought the Chamberlain bill for universal seryo
because, they said the regular army" and "sr, lin,
should be built up before the task OF
ing reserves is undertaken.
or course what they really after is no army or
navy at all
Theorists OF this sort arc entitled their opinions
IN free country, but when they play crooked in
the foregoing is enough the suspicion that
there are other forms OF crookedness.
1t is a short step from lying TO taking bribes The
peace lobby is well financed at Washington We know
that Germany has spent millions through Wolf Won
Igo and other disbursing agents TO promote her peace
prosasanda her fight against the export OF munitions,