Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-02-10
LET US FIRMLY RESOLVE THAT
UNDER No CIRCUMSTANCES
WIEIl WE WASTE OUR
WEALTH AND SLAUGHTER
OUR YOUTH IN THE
WARS OF EURO
PEAN ALLIANCE.

PEAN ALLIANCE.
Under the heading Join the En-
tente Allies. the New York Tribune
says editorially
Nothing could be more pcrnicious
in its effects than the idea that it
win be possible to conduct q little
segregated war or our own with Ger
many, attacking her only in SO far as
she interferes with our legitimate
use or the high seas. SO il
might be with the United States ii
we neglected to make common cause
with the Entente allies, with whom,
| if Germany forces war on us, wo
shall have an absolutely common
political and military interest. Our
aim must be to crush Germany, Just
as theirs is. Only through crushing
| Germany can the safety Of the world,
| the re-establishment OF the rule OF
I international law and Of justice be-
tween nations be secured. We
should be willing to contribute all
we can contribute TO the righteous
cause. But it would be idiotic to.
! neurralizc the value Of a great part
Of our effort by failing to work in
| complete harmony with the other
\ enemies OF Germany. Fortun
ately, circumstances exert compul-
! sion Of their own. Once in the war,
We could hardly avoid establishing
strict community Of interest with
the Entente nations, however reluc-
tant some Of us might be to take that
| step'
TO tnis the Now York American
replies:
III Is difficult to read such ugly,
| disloyal un-American stuff as that
| without using words that arc better
spoken than printed We think that
| the New York morning dailies- OF
which the Tribune is one--that have
! faithfully served foreign govern
ments and domestic financial inter-
ests by trying for two years past to
! drag our country into this dreadful
war arc making q very great mistake
| III they believe that they can carry
out their programme of inducing the
| American people to consent to vast
! ing American wealth and slaughter
/ ing American boys by putting both
J at the disposition OF foreign govern
mcnts, For that Is exactly what IS
meant by the sinister advice that the
| United states should join the allies
should not be satisfied alone with
| protecting "our legitimate use Of the
! Nigh seas" but should unite with
! the allies TO "crush Germany Tnc
| nrst man who proposes this pro
! grammc in Congress win hear the
voice OF the American people rebuk-
/ ing him in no uncertain tones. The
! American people have no desire to
crush Germany"
The majority OF tho American
! people know right well that the de-
struction OF the German and AUS
tiian empires would put Russia on.a
pinnacle OF despotic power from
\ which that despotism, with its ally,
Japan, would be an intolerable men
acc TO the white mans civilization
and q deadly menace TO our own
peace and safety The majority Of
/ Americans are firmly convinced that
This European war is Europe's con-
Germ and that our right policy is to
keep hands of and let taose who
made tho war without our help fight
the war out without our help. The
4 majority Of the American people
clearly recognize the fact that our
"political and military interests" are
iNOT tho same as those OF the allies
The allies political and military
aims as they have publicly declared,
are to crush the Central Empires
and parcel out their territories
among the yictors such aims are
purely dynastic and COMMERCIAL
aims. andt he American people VIII
never consent that hundreds oI
thousands OF ourc young men shail
be Gent across tho seas to die An the
trenches and in the hospitals IN or
der to enable one group Of European
nations to conquer and despoil an-
other group. Why the women ot
America themselves would prevent
that political stupidity and thai mil-
itary crime If the men had not sense
enough to prevent it. American
mothers Will send their sons 10 risk
wounds and death for the defense Of
America. and do it with proud tears
in their eyes But they viii not sub
nit TO having their sons butchered
III distant lands in order that Russia
may oust Turkey from Constantin-
cple, OF that France may regain pro-
vinces she lost forty years ago to
Germany. or that Italy may occupy
Trieste or that England may drive
German trade competition out OF the
worlds markets There is one and
only one cause for which the Amer
lean people win pour out their
money and their blood IN glad
streams and that is FOR TIE DE.
(FENSE or AMERICA and thc
maintenance Of the honor and the
ligNcul dignity OF our Republic
our dispute with Germany is clean
cut and very plain and simple The
German Government claims that i
has tho right To sink merchant yes.
sells carrying supplies TO it's enemies
without warning, II those vessels
cross blockade line which Germany
has drawn at distance of twenty
miles from the coasts Of Great Brit
ain, France and Italy our Govern
ment denies that Germany has any
right to sink merchant vessels In
side that blockade line without first
warning the ship and arranging lol
the safety Of crew and passengers
And our Government has declared
that ii win maintain it's view. SO fal
as Americans or American ships are