New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-08
TIME FOR PEACE
A Pro-Ameriean Wishes the World Fir. PM
Out Forthwith
To The Editor Of The Tribune.


Sir: I have read many Of the lett,r,
pearing in The Tribune Of late and no,.
the trend OF their sentiments -vehen.nr,
Ally and essentially non-American. Lana,
ton Of the Americans serving Franc. a.,
condemnation Of the remainder, applsus. =,
Allied notes, snesrs at American note, IN,
rahs for England, SHANE at being called :,
American"-thus runs tho strain throu,.
most Of the letters. In Boston recently
public man expressed regret that An.r;..
had seen ft to part company with Br,,,.
some ~ years agol Shades Of Washipc,o,
and Franklin!
II Will not be long before some On. NIL
start all agitation to hand our beloved Uni,,s
States OF America back 70 Mother Enp,,s
You will remember some little whuo a..
that the hyphenated citizen was exposed (,
his sinister work. Most people attached srs
associated tho term 10 and with our Germs,
origin citizens. To-day there rises ANN.
US host Of men and women ever ready =.
denounce America and applaud tho Aili.s
powers.
The German hyphenate was. in his AZ,
non-American; this newer breed is un-Ansr.
lean.
Most Of this new spirit has shown itself,i,,,
our President sent his peace" notes. 10.
called. The whole situation has been eor.
fused and his words misinterpreted NJ
Wilson asks the lighting powers 10 tell tbsi,
reasons for fighting. The Kaiser cries Got,
nit uns!" and mis- ministers tell us that Ger.
many battles for right. BRAND and Lloy5
George tickle our ears with the same state.
ments Russia's statesmen Gin Petrograd. ysY
will note) will fight to the bitter end
Now, what President Wilson wants to know
is how each nation defines "the right I,
numbering our citizens on the seas "ths
right? Or rifng American mail pouche,
and Communicating American goods atbs
right? Is Belgian occupation or Greek sub.
jugation "the right"2 Is it more right 10
have heather Turkish aid or heather japanese
aid? Are Baralong cases more fright" than
Zeppelins over London?
A large number Of Americans (of Amer.
can extraction, if you please would also Ike
to know. Therefore, Mr.. Wilson sent bis
note.
Some folks tell US that it's criminal 70 B,
neutral. They are correct in that view
for one, am not neutral, being, rather, awfuly
pro-Americanl Do you know, Mr. Editor,
that there are coolies of people in this coun.
try who would like to sec the United State,
able 20 whip the entire bunch Of belligerents.
and as that is quite manifestiy impossible,
they want to keep away from or stop he
vilest horror that the devil ever planned and
brought about?
Advices indicate that the Allies may b
able finally to defeat Germany in an eco
nomic way. II is, however, long, hard road,
strewn with billions in treasure, millions o.
lives, wrecked homes and nstionalites and
future full of menace from Russisn-Chine's-
Japanese dominion and control.
The Allies reply and countless epistles 10
the papers Of the nation show that the BIZ.
ter sorrow is telling, show that ylctoTs
eagles are not now perched on Allied bar
ners. Nor yet is victory with Germany for
measured by ultimate goals she has not won
Paris forever beyond her reach, Calais BE-
yond reach, London and Rome IN no imne'
date danger Of investment-these we're her
goals. Petrograd alone remains possible Do
the Allies care to wait until the Teuton thur
ders AT the gates of the city, which VIII
surely occur if the war continues, They
will probably wait 20 see how The Amc1'
there's offensive of the coming spring TilLg
more billions, more lives and another splufga
across the awful stretch. Their, when a.. %
said and done, when the map is, perhaps less
fortunate than to-day, the Allies viii vel
come peace.
Cannot The Tribune see fit to indorse our
Presidents peace plans? Forget party ana
be only American. When nations war zoe!
do awful things when in the enemys co1n'
try. Remember the British in Washng'oh
and Denmark, the French Revolution, ne
Belgian Congo, Russian pogroms, Sherman p
Georgia, Russia in East Prussia, and noN
that the deeds Of the Germans IN the presen'
war. while offensive, are 10 better nor wor's
than these horrors. The reason some Of tns
Allies did not duplicate the German acts ,
because they are lighting in their own ter'.'
tory. Therefore, talk Of Furnishing Ter
many is utterly foolish.
Now is the time for peace! hurope' gus
rel has demoralized the world. IL hits 'u'
country. We have right 20 ask questions
and, il need be, to act, not IS England VS..
not as Germany wants, bpt FOR our own 0'''
interests. iii -,
The world is ahre! President Wilson ,"
found hose and some water. Do not W
of the water, Mr.. Editor, but pick up snoin''
hose to help quench the fire that is oesIs'
ing civilization, art, humanity and rengv"
DANIEL. sNIVElf
New York Jan. 8, 1917.