New-York tribune., 1917-12-08
4 Whine of Hypocrisy


denly became the ungegged majority :.
know only too well from what is hspceni,.
in Russia.
This cry for free press and free spec,
is the whine Of hypocrisy. Il can be ke,,.
on every lip in those sections Of our -,
where the alien and the disgruntled ,,..
their venom on our country and in ins,i.,.
tions. Freedom OF press and freedom .,
treason, 20 plot and plan for a disgrse.,.l
Prus sianized peace and the overthrow Of o,,
government and its institutions. and "a. 4.
struction Of everything that is pree;o,.
sacred and dear to those who love this ecu.'
try and glory in its traditions.
Socialists who place their patriotism Al
country before their Socialism are wilii,,
20 sacrifice their all 10 win this war q,
they know only too well jus. what the ki,i
Kaiser and his Hunnsh hordes will do !,
help realize the dreams Of American ids..
lists.
Our Peculiar Alien Problem
There is nothing analogous between ,s..
ditions here and in England and Fn,o.
British papers can play politics. bait Lo,I
George or boost Asquith; the keepers Of a.
Nonconformist conscience can whip the Torr
and the Tory can make faces az the Rs6i,,l
and no harm will come of IL; and wha, !,
true of Britain is equally true Of Franc,
In these countries Britshers are British asS
French are French, and il tomorrow Bnnis
were to establish Socialist republic, Robsr
Blatchford and not Ramsey Macdonald wogI
be its first president, and the first thing 4,
would ask for would be the Kaiser's head sul
Punishment TO st. Helena for his isnky
satellites.
In the United States we have to deal
with a vastly different problem. Here q.
have, thanks to a deluge Of immigration, &C,
a nation but a conglomerstion OF unasslri.
lated racial units, some Of whom are brszsrJ
hostile TO our government The radical pres
in the United States is alien ia its sympalha
snd violently opposed TO the prosecution Il
our war aims. Every word Of denures
ton of our government and our vr
aims that falls from the lips Of the "a
Follettes. Gronnas, Bergers and Hhqrs
is eagerly seized upon and used as propa
ganda to undermine patriotism, eneourc
aisloyalty and give aid and comfort to ihsx
secret and open enemies who are wortis
right and day to overthrow our goyeInnsri
and Germanize all that we hold dear, sacred
and precious.
II the Kind Kaiser Prevails
Mr. Cattell sneeringly refers to our "la,t
of the free" II the pacihsts and high-brcvet
intellectuals will help rs win this war IA.
stead of sulking like spoiled children "
can give them freer and better country th,r
they have hitherto known. II they, however,
have their way and the Kaiser is yietoriOrs
all we will get in the way Of freedom will b
free bloodshed and free hell II Protessa
Cattell does not realize this obvious fact be
should be taken to the trenches and hsnest
over TO the tender mercies Of the Prussia.
Perhaps in the democratic" atmosphere
the peaceful harmless, docile land Of ne
amicable and tranquil Hohenzollen he uy
find under the patronage and protection d
the kind Kaiser that perfect liberty Si
freedom the absence OF which makes exist
ence for him so painful in this crude Ian
Of dollars and despotism.
The national house is on fire and the GA
all-important business before this country
to extnguish the flames as quickly as pos.
sible. II in controlling this national and url.
versa confagration it is necessary to euriaa
certain constitutional rights Of certain fussy
but unimportant and badly balanced gentle
men who will insist on getting in the way o.
the hose and obstructing the work Of the h's
fighters, let me suggest that these badly
abused individuals, instead Of naggng or
President the Administration and eritiei'rr
our war policies. make their complaints, ne'
to Washington, but to Potsdam, for il Is TIE
Kaiser and net Uncle Sam who started ne
fire. CHARLES NOEL DOVoLaA
Brooklyn, Dec. 5, 1871