Evening journal., 1917-03-06
MERELY A SUGGESTION.

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~ No? Well, We do, and before wo say a few un-
pleasant things about him, wish to make the pleas
ant assertion that he is good fellow. When we use
The term good fellow" let It be understood clearly
that is not done in offensive sense. but simply
because he Is a good fellow He 10 a good mixer
less ministerial in his relations with his feow-men'
perhaps than is any other preacher in town He meets
a layman in laymans garb and in laymans way
There is nothing stllted artificial about him. He Is
as much at home on the street on the side
walk as he is in the pulpit No one can meet him and
fail TO like him in personal way. matter how UNI
acceptable some of his views may be to most Ameri-
cans.
Mr. Won Bosso is all right until he touches upon the
German war Then he races off along pro-German
lines with an abandon that would do credit to lohen-
sollern or a Iapsburg
His high altar is the altar Of Prussian militarism.
His creed is deutschland Uebor Allies"
Tic fixes his time by '"rhe Watch on tho Rhine"
His political apostles Trotschke, Netzsche.
Won Bismarck Won Moltke Won Bernhard Won Rent
yenlow, Won Tirpitz Bernstorf and zimmerman.
His voice is the voice Of the Wihelmsrasse
His vision is the vision Of Potsdam.
His feeling is the feeling of the Rechstag.
His opinion is that so far as Germany is affected
might makes right and the end justihes the means.
His pen is the pen OF justification for or palatlon OF
almost every onense that Germany has committed
against belligerents and neutrals
In short although Mr. Won Bosse was born in this
country the Emperor of Germany has few more loyal
subjects and German aggression and hearessness have
few earnest apoogists than is this Wilmington
preacher who is such good fellow in his personal
relations and who yet is ohsessod with the right
eousness OF the German that occasion he
did not hesitate subscribe himself "IIun and Bar
barian" in public letter.
There are those in Wilmington who have watched
Mr. Bosses INDUSTRIOUS pro-German who
laY IN IA ho fs md
eel OF the organized German propaganda in this coun-
try We never have shared that view. While his ut
and writings reveal clearly that he obsessed
with the German idea, Il has pleased to look upon
him a volunteer propagandist in whom blood is
thicker than water and who is bent upon the dim
cult task OF endeayorng to restore the Hohenzollern
dynasty and policy to world-respect
We have given space to his pro-German letters. We
are giving space TO today. In that connection
would suggest TO him that. in view OF the present
strained relations between the United States and Ger
many il will not be wise for him TO permit his friendly
interest in Germanys welfare carry him too far in
uterance or action. Oral literary indiscreon al
such time this may serve to make him exceed
ingly unpopular with the people OF our city and Stat,
who, II they be doing anything at all at this time Il
is standing manfully behind the President in his deter
mination TO compel Germany TO respect American
honor American life and American property
So long the was fight between two groups o
foreign Powers objected seriously TO Mr. vol
Bose expressing his radical proGerman views. Now
however when the United States the native land OF MI
Bosse. is being forced. unwillingy but none IN
less reentessly into that by the fahessness an
ruthlessness OF Germany. would suggest to hir
that he cease pursuing his pro-German propaganda
what is essentially patriotic American community
This is merely a suggestion from friendly sourc
at critical time in nations history when Amer
cansm is at a premium and pro-Germansm is at d
count, with hundreds OF thousands OF American
who have sympathzed with Germany in the Europea
struggle a European struggle with which the Unite
States had nothing 10 do further than to preserve il
neutrality on land and sea- and to insist that il
neutrality be respected by all the belligerents.