Show t America Should Speak I I ARY LANSING'S GS G'S denial that thal the S O United States has protected to Germany I a against the deportation of or Belgians will be bea 1 a profound disappointment to man many Americans Americans Amer Amer- leans who ho reel feel that the President should Occasionally sh show w something more than lip loyalty to that cause cause of or humanity of ot which I I he so 80 often orten and so beautifully speaks These I happenings in Belgium are in conformity I with the policy of frightfulness to which the thet 1 t world has in a measure grown accustomed 1 1 but hut crime Is crime whether hether its commission is rare or 01 frequent The leadership the 1 expect from the President consists of something more than mere words wortIs at I home that are softened into Inlo nothingness I 1 when expressed to other nations a as as a foreign torI for tor- eign policy Germanys Germany's method of dealing with I with conquered con con- Belgium has long ceased to shock hock I although its specific instances never fail faU to toI I disgust civilization lon From the moment that Bt Berlin decided the invading In columns must mustI I enter France through Belgium and anti the treaty guaranteeing Belgian immunity became became became be be- I came a mere scrap of paper German treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment of martyred Flanders has b been m of or a n. character public pu opinion supposed suppose la lay moro more i than a century to the rear In this circumstance circum 11 stance is found the failure of sentiment to tot M t j I sympathize with German alma aIms or German rs 1 methods methode Cert Certainly the American people do tIo not believe belleve the they can do their full duty to humanity humanity hu hu- hu- hu manity Inanity merely b by speaking well of it Certainly the duty duly powerful America owes to unhappy Belgium cannot be full fully discharged discharged dis dis- dis charged merely b by advising Germany that t the Belgian deportations might make a bad impression on neutral opinion A communication communication Ideation of that character might equally as asi aswell i well be bo addressed addressee to Germany German b by her Austrian Austrian Aus Aus- I trian all ally as os a token of sympathy with German German German Ger Ger- man methods In but of ot doubt that L they are advisable because of or the squeamishness s of other nations who are c not so past pasi pas- pas i t a fond of ot disseminating culture that 1 4 1 T T t. t the they are ilIe resolved cd to do it even with shot and shell The United States Slates should be he bravo enough h and powerful enough to engage oc occasionally oc- oc in the tho luxury of or losing o its temper torn tom per over 01 gross ross injustice and antl sp Its mind frankly and forcefully to those re re- re spon A w famous Camous automobile manufacturer has recently taken out a life insurance policy for tor Sl and the wa wags s are assuming that he lie h has lis at last grimly resolved to to take a in one of his own cars |