| Show BARGAINING IN BLOOD O T VON VOr- BERNSTORFF'S proposal proposal pro- pro C J Secretary L Lansing suggests suggests sug sug- Germany has hM not yet et abandoned ho tho hope of inducing tho the American government to fight tight her battles for her Gorman compliance with AmerIcan Amor- Amor lean Ican can demands Is again hinted to be bo contingent upon possible American success 3 in obtaining concessions from Great Britain that would benefit G German Ger Ger- lr- lr man many American lives es are aro to bo be spared it seems only In case the United States can persuade England to release her blockade of or German Gennan ports This sort ort of bargaining might not fall all beneath the dignity of or the Amerlean AmerIcan Amer- Amer lean Ican can government If the conditions demanded demanded de do- mandod from Germany German were merely meret favors It If American Immunity from danger or Interference on tho the high seas caa were but a boon within thin Germanys Germany's physical and moral power to grant grantor grantor or or withhold the discussion of or a 0 favor favorIn In n exchange might be discussed But tho the demands of at the United States State are arc not of at that character American rights and not American privileges are In inthe tho the balance Whatever England Engla d ma may maydo maydo do or ma may not do her policies and her attitude cannot be the tho subject of at proper discussion between the United states and Germany German Notwithstanding tho the hopes tho the German German Ger Ger- man ambassador at Washington ashington may entertain there need be no apprehension lon sion that our government will consider consider con con- sider or even eyen debate any such barter German Inability to continue commerce commerce com corn merce with neutral countries because British warships bar th the way ny has nothing to do with the murder of at Americans b by German submarines Unlawful Unlawful Un- Un lawful awful detention of at American cargoes In n British prize ports is anno annoying and will not bo be endured endure but the issue therein herein conc concerns only the two to countries involved President Wilson is not likely to bo be Impressed b by any an such sophistry and If It ho he were he ho has gone too far tar to recede There Thero is but one line Ine of at direction for tor the United States government and it leads unfalteringly forward This war has shattered many illusions 11 il- and the mistaken assumption that Germany would respect her treaty treat obligations Is one of ot them Tho The freedom tree free dom of ot the be seas for tor which Germany wishes to exchange the safety of or AmerIcans Americans Amer Amer- leans would endure only so so long as M German Inclination and German Gorman power were willing it should endure A government government gov gov- that admitted it was wrongIng wronging wrong wrong wrong- Ing ng Belgium while excusing that wrong by the tho plea of at military necessity will find It difficult t to obtain credit anywhere any- any whore where for Its promises Only when tho people of at Germany break Into their own house houe and occupy it It when tho the aspirations and ideals of or tho the Teutonic rac race express themselves n accurately In Inthe Inthe inthe the government of at the tho German empire will that nation be restored to full fun fellowship with the tho other nations of ot tho the earth I |
