Show t CAUSE OF OUR PERIL Germanys Germany's attitude attl- attl C COMPARISON of ot tude towards Ital Italy with Gormany's Gor- Gor many's attitude towards the United States provides an nn Illuminating ice key to the present threatening International situation It explains Vh why Germany German denies American citizens the full enjoyment enjoyment en en- of ot their acknowledged rights rightson on tho the high seas It explains why Germany utterly ignores President Wilsons Wilson's warning of ot February 4 that the tile United States would be constrained constrained con con- strained d to hold the tho Imperial German government go to strict accountability should American lives be lost It explains much that has horrified the world and saddened over overt every American who believes national self-respect self is worth north protection Germany German knows Italy is willing even en eager for war and Is therefore exhausting exhausting Its supply of or affectionate attentions and substantial bribes to placate that country Germany German knows the United States Is unprepared for forwar forwar forwar war war and that the supreme effort efort of ot the present American administration tits to avoid war however er grave tho the casus bell belli therefore German savagery savagery sav sav- agery tramples American victims whenever whenever they get in the wa way as it did lid Belgian victims who blocked the 1 imperial Imperial German route into France Germany German shows greater respect for comparatively helpless Holland Sweden Sweden Sweden Swe- Swe den Norway and Switzerland than powerful America Peace has been preached on ever every platform by the chiefs of or the present national administration ever since it entered power Not the peace of or oro o strength of of firm insistence upon American rights and the inviolability of or American privileges at home and a abroad broad but the peace of or Inaction whatever it may cost The keynote of or Secretary Bryan echoed b by President President President dent Wilson on has been that there cannot cannot cannot can can- not be a j just st war nor an inglorious peace Ample notice has been given tho world that the tho United States would go to an any length to avoid embroilment em em- In war Formal statements have been issued from the tho State department department de de- nullifying tho the warning of or February 4 the tho single Instance In which the tho President has shown shon any firmness Germany has taken full cognizance of Dt the situation That nation fears Cears Italy much less legs le s than the United States because In resources there can bo be no comparison between the two countries Germany German knows that an angry and hostile America added to her other foes would spell German ruin But Germany believes bc that nothing could arouse arouse arouse- the United States government to participation In int inthe the tho t o struggle and she Is acting upon that hat at belief The attacks upon the Cushing and the both fJ flyIng flying fly fly- Ing the tho Stars and Stripes and the brutal destruction of ot the Lusitania with man many Americans on the sailing list were in hi pursuance of ot that sup sup- position |