Show Editorials by the People S FROM A GERMAN Salt Lake City Utah Jan 8 1916 Editor Salt Lake Telegram City Dear Sir Considering Sir THE TELEGRAM TELEGRAM TELEGRAM TELE TELE- GRAM is Independent newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper I hope you you will give me an op opportunity opportunity opportunity op- op as on one one of ot of your our editorials to make a few remarks about the article Agrees With Our Editorial on Conscription in England which Is signed E. E G. G Galloway San Francisco Supposing that Mr Galloway Galloway Galloway Gallo Gallo- way is a British subject giving expressIon ex expression expression ex- ex to his sentiment I would feel very much obliged to you when you would take the following statements not from a German-American German but buta a German The polemic would go 0 too far when I would give you an account of the historical historical his his- events which have created the German empire of today Mr IVr Galloway Galloway Galloway Gallo Gallo- way however must be very poor In international history or he would not m make ke such poor remarks about the revolution of ot 18 1848 8 of ot the annexation of Holstein Schleswig 1864 and of Alsace and Lorraine in lri 1870 Every history will tell you that Alsace and Lorraine were two German countries until Louis XIV of ot France France- took France took them fr from m the German speaking states The remark Everyone in Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope including the south Germans hates the Prussians is too ridiculous to merit marit an answer Mr Galloway must have read only editorials mostly written in the spirit of ot the Providence Journal The Germans are proud of ot the ridiculous hate with which men like these like to attack our nation German militarism made Germany great Every other country involved in the great struggle to fight Germany had the same opportunities in preparIng preparing preparing ing for the so called war When Mr Galloway speaks of the militarism and of the drill frill sergeant he be will do well to look to France and Russia and not direct his pro-British pro eyes to Germany alone English history in th the past tells tens of ot more atrocious tales than any writer would ever ver be able to put together speaking of ot illegal and Inhuman actions actions actions ac ac- ac- ac of ot the Germans It would take tako too long to answer particularly all the statements of Mr Galloway One thing I know by actual experiences that out of the German boy who enters the army a a. man grows who is prepared through the learning of ot obedience discipline order and last but not least manly honor to take his place In life and no American when he would come out of ot the cradle of ot British prejudice could deny that the German American German fought for freedom freedom freedom free free- dom and independence from England 1776 and In Inthe the civil war To be bp prepared prepared pre pre- pared for war means pe peace ce says an anAn An writer with the name Ralph Waldo Emerson Follow his suggestion suggestion suggestion tion prepare for war bring your army and navy to the same basis of efficiency as Germany has brought hers and I feel perfectly safe in the statement that no one will take Jake rights and liberties against the American na na- na- na tion A war between America and arid Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many is logically impossible for tor the present and for the future but is it also an Illogical impossibility that Great Britain as ally to Japan Tapan could like Uke It was fighting In the civil war be Involved in a war against the American American Amer Amer- ican nation It will be a question of the future who wins this great world war Oie thing is sure in my opinion that England's power is not so far for reaching that sh she ho Is la above trying to toV V Influence the neutral public through the newspapers I would be much obliged to you when you would equally give my lines to the criticism of ot the editorial readers of independent newspaper Very re respectfully MAX KAMPMANN SELL AMMUNITION Editor The Telegram Germany and England are at war and the United States a neutral country Is selling ammunition to England and her ber allies She is willing to sell ammunition ammunition ammunition tion to Germany also but Germany cant can't get It because England prevents it ft England Is the mistress of the seas Suppose Canada was a great powerful powerful powerful power power- ful nation and had been at war with the United States Both countries not having enough ammunition would be compelled to buy it from Germany Germany being a neutral country would be willing to sell ammunition to both of the warring nations But Canada being the mistress of the seas the United States couldn't get it So Canada would be the victor with the help she would receive from Germany Do you think that Germany would stop selling ammunition to Canada under under under un un- un- un der those conditions JULIUS FORGACH West First South |