Show BAR BARFOR FOR GERMANS IN TRADE WAR n Firms Learn That Tha t Sinking of Steamer Is Business Barrier Barner In International l News en London Jan 17 Correspondents li o ot f G German firms fIrm who ar are endeavoring t to re establish business relations wit with h England arc aro finding tho the word L Lus t a a. troublesome barrier Tho Evening Evening- St. Standard quotes th the c following typical correspondence Writing from Solingen th tho o 0 Germans started In this fact ot of matter Ct style Gentlemen It It is s a a. long time sine since C wo we heard you and we Voe tru trust t tb that at L 01 71 q tn I i I I I I I Ii i soon begin again We wrote you yea December December De De- cember comber 28 8 1913 1918 but had no reply W We c ct should lilee to know mow how you are arc an and d cd hope bopo to have a reply from you yon 00 shortly Then follows tho the delightful pos postscrIpt postscript post post- t- t script Wo Vo Vo arc are all w well 11 The Tho reply of or the British firm la 18 lathe to the tho point Gentlemen Tour Gentlemen Tour letter Jetter of or the tho 1 the tho first we wo have hare received fro from m you ou since tho the outbreak of or the wa war war- reached us on tho the eve evo of or the day which w h is now and will forever bo be known i In Inthis Inthis n this country as Lusitania day Murder furd Will le Wo do o not know how far you yon have hav e been permitted to learn arn the details of or orthis this crime a against human humanity it A sheer shee r brutal murder of or 1100 civilians s of whom Innocent women t and children childre n formed a largo large part and In celebration n of which a 3 commemorative medal w was as struck In your counti- counti country OUr relations ns with you yon pe personally y prior to the war war ar were always mo most st amicable but we cannot discriminate te ter between on one and another and for tl tho sake sako of or mere financial gain bring brin ou ourI ourselves our our- r- r selves el to resume relations with a a. people le wo we regard as s being entirely unworthy l Iy of or consideration an and with whom wo do donot donot not desire to a associate Ono One would have thought that th is would be bo enough but enough but not for tOr a Ge Ger r- r man Another letter failoR followed Crom fro cd from m Hamburg Hamburg containing containing typical blast bluster cr and whine T Virus We Ye rC regret that gentlemen of or yo your you r education believe every word newspapers newspapers a- a pers pens write No Ao medal has been struck k in celebration of or the destruction of or tl tho 10 Lus Lusitania All An German hearts were di dis when learning of the great to loss 1058 as of or lives of so soy many women and chi children chil- chil y dren drew caused by this torpedoed shot B But act I do you ou not know lenow that ammunition lac has as j been carried curdled on board If It not one shot sh ot J I i never ne would have ha destroyed this b bl big lg SS ISS Tire The order to sink sinic her I had ho been hoen hoenI J I given b by one man in a seconds second's time Inch in I. I order to destroy ammunition which ch was as destined to t kill many thousands I s sour of or our Jour soldiers The destruction of ot a ammunition am am- m- m and nd tho flue big cargo carso ship chip wa was wal s I considered a victory victors We Vo think that It is high time to forget the cruelties this war has created creat creat- t- t I ed cd on all an sides I You have o broken en our necks we altI art alt c completely at your jOUr mercy you mercy you know ow I how hard our fighting was against again st more than thirty enemies The writer In conclusion sa says Bays ys Should It not be bp time now trying to help privately and In business to s save the tho former enemies from starving after artI art aft a ft- ft I er they have ceased censed to DO oo able or ev even en willing to injure and damage e you Jou a and nd I your our OUI people I |