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Show I FOR OU AGAINST. i j If the pretj.ir-nr. of the Argentine re-j re-j pu Mb: hftpf emd to live in the lni ted StatrV j;l:,t now he would be clawed as a pro-German pacifist, and that i what ho is. He is ji'st as much an object of su '-pirion a some of our own tool? of the Teutons. The people of Argentina Argen-tina ha. be-u deeply humiliated and their congress has responded to outraged out-raged public sentiment by voting for a severance of relations with the government, govern-ment, responsible for Count Luxburg. who proposed to sink Argentine ships in such manner as to leave no trace behind, be-hind, ail on board bring hurled' into eternity in the twinkling of an eye. The president of Argentina has been induced to believe, or say that he believes, be-lieves, Count Lu;burg'8 rnbl-hlnoded proposal to the government at Berlin I did not involve the murder, of men, women and children who happened to bo traveli ng on A r;: f-u tine ships. The citizens of Buenos Aires think ilif t er-ently er-ently and there have been demonstrations demonstra-tions in the streets of the capital which should serve as a warning to the executive execu-tive that the patriotic spirit of the country has been aroused and that he is treading upon dangerous ground. Jt is true that a great strike is in progress in Argentina and that the strikers are taking advantage of the political situation situa-tion to assert their claims with all the power at their command. Xovertheless the fact remains that a great majority of tho people of Argentina are clamoring clamor-ing for war and it is not believed the pro-German president will be able to block the way very much longer. One very significant feature of a gigantic demonstration in Buenos Aires, in which it is said 200,000 march-era march-era joined, is that the procession was led by a commission of Uruguayan senators and representatives, who are in Buenos Aires for the purpose pur-pose of assuring the government that Uruguay will follow the lead of Argentina Argen-tina if the latter country finally casts its lot with the United States and the entente allies. The Uruguayans were wildly cheered and Bhowered with flowers flow-ers and tiny flags by the populace as they passed along the streets, but no "o"ne is hurling bouquets at the president, who is trying to avoid a rupture with tho central powers for some reason of his own. Up to the time the present war broke out Germany possessed an almost- dominating domi-nating influence in someyof the South American republics, particularly so in. Brazil and Argentina. Large colonies of Germans had been planted - and branches of the Berlin . banks estab; lishod. Tho Germans, in fact, had engaged en-gaged in all kinds of business and were rapidly gaining in wealth and political influence. Since the struggle began, however, the German interests in South America have been cut off from the parent stem and those in charge, together to-gether with the diplomats of their country, coun-try, have been busily spreading German propaganda, justv as their fellows in this country, Mexico and elsewhere have been engaged in making trouble. If the president of Argentina is "under the spell," the sooner he comes out of it the -better. Germany will come out of the war without influence, political or financial, in any quarter of the globe, and those who have been seduced jfrom the path of duty by the German propagandists will have nothing to show for their treachery except what (cash they have so far received. The most strenuous days of the world war are at' hand and all the nations of the earth must show, where they stand, and we do not believe the Argentine president presi-dent can range his country on the side of .Germany. |