Show BARTHO LOT SIN CS SWAN SVAN SONG IN HOUSE HOUS Missourian Is Opposed to Newspaper War Germans Loyal w WASHINGTON ASHI Feb Fob 19 Bartholdt of Missouri mado made his farewell speech in the hou house o today denouncing do de flouncing the tho newspaper war against I II Germany He declared Americana of I German descent I are arc I are with all aU other true tnie I Americans for America first last and andl always s and protested against Ameri American 1 can shipments of arms to tho the allies ames In our present demands against England England Eng Eng- I land he ha said our only alternative is either cither to ivo o in or to declare war Tho The threat of an embargo on arms however would quickly brin bring the mistress of theseas tho the seas to terms without war Portraying the tho steadfast devotion of citizens or of German blood to American ideals and the flag Mr Bartholdt declared de de' declare dared clare Germans Are Loyal I. I If It unfortunately tho the United Unite States over o again agnin should bo be embroiled in war which heaven forbid tho the Germans 0 of this thia country would again as loyally loyall rally around tho the Stars mid arid Stripes Tim TIni Germans of this thiM country aro are for America Amer ica lea against England for America against Germany for America against tho the world rId They will never waver Taver for ono one second sec see ond in their allegiance to their Adopted land Mr Sir Bartholdt said Americans of German Ger man descent have been openly accused of divided allegiance an and downright ht disloyalty dis is that this I this loyalty and that they know that wanton insult emanated manat tl from front En English lish and French press agents and they treat it with contempt they resent that in inthe in inthe the tho face of our own orn history the Ameri can call press should have opened its columns columns col col- to such fluch calumnies J |