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-ANSWER TO 'CHARLES E. ' KING-
Mr. Editor: ' posed of Men, Cyprus awl Imbia. Koriscreen gi(ig over the top, that there
x was in nopes it would oe unneces- noiings in Austruinua y conquest ! was no, response froin the people whu,
9ary fy meo ifum impose on your and annexation, amount to about 125,- in Mr. King's estimation, hold us in
generosity, but uA nrtiele from the
eloquent pen of Charles E. King, ap
. ; peating in the Sunday Morning Ob-
! server, of March 2'Sd, leaves but one
avenue open through which 1 can pass
" if! would perform my duty ason
American citizen anil remain devored
to the principles of liberty to which
my life was Voluntarily dedicated
fourteen months ago, and that avenue
consists of not answering Mr. King,
for his allegation is too ' childish to
merit serious consideration from any J
thinking man, But to direct my
marks, through you, to your numerous
readers who are directly concerned in
the process of civilization and the part
any power is apt to play in it.
This i3 not an. argument between
Mr. King and myself. It is intended
merely to analyze his article and
show, if possible, the flimsy founda
tion on which' it rests. It is preposter;
ous, beyond comparison, to imagine,
at the invitation of an Englishman,
that the British are just bubbling over
with love for us Americans.
Mr. King is a stranger in our midst,
and no doubt .he is a wee bit home
Bick to rave about His Majesty's navy
and srmy (particularly the navy) and
about the fair name and fame of Bng
land. Mr. King is really to be pitied,
for one so far away from home, and
especially where one is among people
.who have an opinion of their own and
the courage to express it, life is apt
to grow rather monotonous with every
one your social and political equal.
But, Mr. Editor and fellow citizens,
let us examine the record of 'England
and see if I have not a just cause for
complaint. Mr. King lays great stress
on the fair name and fame of Eng
land. That is to be expected, and no
one objects. England is his country,
and he is to be admired for upholding
it. But America is my country and
my home, and if I speak of England
. from a personal knowledge wrought
from a sincere wish to know the Brit
ish people as they really are, I feel
that what I say should be taken as
emanating from a heart beating withi
. sincerity, and from a soul flooded with
a national life,' to see mankind every
where to be masters 6f themselves,
and not the unwilling servants of any
flag.
Eruland's Conquests.
England's fame (as a land-grabber)
is beyond question, as the following
will verify. In Africa, England holds
by right of conquest or by a sword
not as cruel but as dominating as the
one just being sheathed by Germany,
the colossal area, of 1,1)08,083 square
miles, including Gold Coast, St. Hel
ena, Seychelles, Soudan, Togolnnd
and Cape of Good Hope. By annexa
tion, square mils, nnd'in Europe Eng
land has caught Gibraltar and Malta
in her fine spun web that renders it
impossible for the sun to set on Brit
ish si'l. . '
England sits npt at the council of
nations with clean hcands us. her do
minions throughout the world In
crease as the years multiply, and
those dominions are brought under
subjection not by common approval of
the territories affected, but by the
humble appearing yc't mandatory will
ot the British crown.
Drive into the pages of our own his
tory and it will be found that we hold
not a foot tvf soil but what we ac
quired by right of discovery or by pur
chase. Compare the acquisitions of
the two countries, England and Amer
ica, and judge for yourself if my so-
called uneasy state.of mind in not war
ranted by the conspicuous policy of
the former, even though I did not
know the British people from personal
contact in their own land.
Duty Is to Speak.
Mr. King is as proud as little
Johnnie with a pair of new brass-toed
boots to think he has found a satis
factory reason for my clouded brain
by saying: "Mr. Editor, I believe
Corporal Shelter, is just consumed by
the exuberance of his own verbosity."
May I inauirc if my fellow citizens
would have me remain quiet, and not
pass on to them the convictions
wrought from my experience and
study' while in England? Would I be
exercising the functions, of a house
hold companion if I felt that t-he home
was in jeopardy and not warn, the
members of the approaching danger?
If my defined excess of talking will
open the minds of those near and dear
to me (the American people) to the
realization that "self preservation is
the first law of nature,'' I'll accept,
with gratitude, all the compliments
Mr. King cares to toss my way. At
any rate.. I intend to continue adver
tising, regardless of the consequence
of which Mr. King is generous enough
to extend a timely warning, what- J
hclieve to be the safest preservative
known, viz., a navy sufficient to se
cure our own position, and the posi
such high' esteem.
'I have seen ("his vcry ."thing demon
strated not once, Writ dozens of times
in the "movies" , in v London and
throughout England. I mention .this
merely toshow that the hearts of men
are apt to change, though I am of thi.
opinion that the cheering to-which' Mr.
King refers, was directed to the singer
and not the song.
'Referring to me Mr. King says:
" Tis easy to see he has no love for
England or' Englishmen." If Sir.
King intended to be fair, ha would
quote nie verbatim and not segregate
my statements, thereby destroying
their meaning, and using such parts
that suit his own purpose
What I did say was: I have no
quarrel with England; in fact, some of
my very best friends are numbered
among the people of the Island Em
pile. It is their damnable policy, rol
ative to international affairs, particu
larly with America, that is going to
complicate our relations with them.
British Policy Objectionable.
It is evident Mr. King is attemutini'
jto bolster up his attitude at my ex
pense. If he can t play the game in a
sportsmanlike manner and win, he.
will resort' to the ."Diamond Dick''
methods of1 square shooting. I wel
come anything his brain is, cunning
enough to devise.
I again declare that I hold nothing
against the British people. It is their
policy and nothing clso that I take is
sue with, and that would not concern
me if it did not concern the American
people. .' , '
Was Misquoted.
Mr. King continues to create a false
impression by quoting me in part and
not in whole: He complains (Cor
poral Shelton) that the fuel feedini
the idens of an Englishman is his
tlcma.ii in our midst has prophesied,
theif-'' disapprove! must come from
thtm, if it ctrrit iny weight, Ad not
from stity Englishman wlio has
wandered a liftle too fiv from his
mother's apron strinrs.
I Mr. King says I do not like England
ibeing mistress of the seas. Strnm-wi
he shoul bo frank enouglj to'ndipit
one truth. He continues: Well, thnnks
to thi British fleet being what it was-.
and ic, etc., etc., and adits: "The great"
Hntish fleet, that saved England, and
in fact civilisation, from, the monster
system that was in the act.of blvghtinp
apa destroying every thing that the
human mind and human soul has here
tofore held dear, this was the British
mastery of the sea which your cor
respondent complains of."
But did the British fleet save civil
ization? It is a debatable question,'
and some of our best authority, in
cluding the Prime Minister of Eng
land, affirms thatit was American
dollars, American food and 'American
soldiers that turned the tide of. a
crushing defeat into victory.
England's Fleet Too Strong.
Be that as if may, the fact remains
that if England had not been hi a hole
struggling by the side of her allies
for her own security, 'she' possessed
the power, as she possesses it now, to
crush any fle'et on the high Seas nnd
go sailing into any port if she so de
sires, and there is nothing to prove
that her train of thoughts will not
lead to such a move in the future. She
has done it before, ns her territorial
aggrandizement is the best witness,
and who knows but what her coveted
eyes are focused on other worlds to
conquer, and her predatory fleet alert
to spring on its weaker prey?
The service rendered by the British
fleet during the recent war is worthy
Lof the highest praise, and I do not hes
itate to contribute my share. I com
plain only of th persistent attitude
of England in claiming it is her right
to be "bully" of the sea and Lord of
everything that floats. It seems to
be another case of "Me and Got.'
Mr. Bernard Shnw-ln a recent utter
ance said: "We will endure oppression
jand masters from one another, bui
I we will suffer no other state on eurth
"ALL NATIONS" IPfciRASE
DISPLEASES ORE. SQliON
Congressman. Nfck ShtiwtJ. 'Reyiews Other Treaties
That Have Caused tfuple Sam Trouble.
tions and charges, referred to in 4 ha
I last paragraph fjf the a8ove Section)
meant equitable charges and toudi
ItiiOs as among other nations not in"
I eluding the UniteJ States, which con-'
siructed me canal gj. iR own ex.
pensc." ,
"The British contention and .Inter
pretation was that the phrase 'all na-
Charging tfint the Smuts league of
iintionS covenant contiiins in onVs sec
tion the same ambiguous language
nun cost. American citizens fre
use of the Panainh cannl and ...
cqmaieu an unsuccessful effort to
have' America's interpretation of tho
language prevail, ISeuresontutivo Sin
nott- of Oregon, yesterday directed
th spotlight of publicity on Article
XXI of the league constitution and
section I, Article III, of tho Panama
Canal 'treaty.
After showing the striking' simi
larity and the same phraseology in
tile two articles. Mr. Sinnott noints
oui mat America's effort to protect
inn ngnis oi its citizens respect in,i
the canal was defeated because lhn
British interpreted the nhraso "nil na
tions as meaning other nations wit.li
ne united States included, thereby
lorcing American coastwise trade to
obtain no benefits 9ver tho British ii
the matter of tolls, etc.
I'wni Washington, I). Cr, Post,.
(Conkinued from Pjgo 3)
.Bo, v, BUfc . m,ub... u,e masteJ. us. if any state begins
in harmony with the Humanitarian and
idealistic views so bcauiifully ex
pressed and lived by. the American
people. In fact, this is what I wrote:
The, fyfiUfitding the ideas of an Eng
lishman relative to the world nnd the
methods by which tho problems vital
to the interests of mankind should
tion of those who willingly const ntedi he solved, is his ego. I did not refer
to be adopted by us, but such a navy
can never be employed in the capacity
of a magic wand to brow beat weaker
nations into submission at the extreme
cost of their right to self-determination.
Indifferent to Americans.
Mr. King clinches his argument th.t
England is a friend to America by re
calling that one Charles Godfrey sang,
a song in England entitled, "It's tli-J
English Speaking Race Against the
tion, 19ti,i:i9-square miles. The do- World," and at its conclusion the audi
minions by annexation are Ascension, ence "broke out into a pandemonium
Natal, Orange Free State and the of cheering." It would be interesting
Transvaal
In America England owns the Do
minion of Canada, conquest of 1759-liO.
In addition, Trinidad, Tobago, Jamai
ca, Honduras and British Guiana was
plucked from the tree of self-determination
by the superior strength of
Great Britain.
'In Asia. England owns by right
of conquest and annexation nearly 2,
OOO.Olin sounre miles of territoiy. enm-
aivuiiv
to know if the gentleman has visited
a theatre in England during the last
two years, and if he hag why he did
not mention that when a picture was
thrown on the screen showing a lone
"Tommy" or a squad of British sol
diers winding their way across "no
man's land," or on any section of the
front, that the audience was wild with
admiration, but if an entire regiment
of Yankee soldiers were seen on the
to the thoughts flowing through the
British mind in connection to their in
ternal affairs as Mr. King would lead
the Observer readers to believe.
, If Mr. King had been a little more
generous with his ink here is what
would have been written about my
granting thai certain people are in
harmony, etc. We will g.rant that Mr.
.Bonnr Law, M. P., Mr. Asquith, M. P.,
Mr. Lloyd George, Prime Minister of
England, and all of the
English political thought
' to master us or have the means to
to
build up- nn armament -with that in
view, or even without that as possible
result, that state- will huve Jo fight
us."
Mr. Shaw is high in the council of
the British nation, and his lnflucnc
is a power to be reckoned with. But
on top of all this, Mr. King would
have the Observer readers believe that
we have nothing to fear from Eng
land's policy.
Distrust Mutual.
Even so, but if England cannot
trust America,' why should America1
trust England?, It amounts to simply
this, if a man is crooked he believes
everyone else to be crooked too. Eng--land
knows her hands nre not clean,
ahd if she does not hold the most im
pressive whip she fears that Borne of
leaders of ! her stolen property might bo returned
were and I to its rigntiui owner.
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Don't let the lntboo of "High Prices" koop
you from having that odd job done now. ' Let
us prove t you that it ean still be done at a rea
sonable price.
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t turkey was eohli IV t-rvice Vpi-iled it
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harmony with the humanitarian nt'd
idealistic views so beautifully ex
pressed -and liveel by the American
people, biit one man, two men, or a
dozen men cannot change the inher't
ed thoughts and ambitions of a na
tion." Does that sound as though I .-.m
"lining up pretty strong for a place
in the ranks of the egoti.-ticil" is Mr
King informs the Observer?
If mv compatriots see fit mt to
thank me for my attitude as the .vn
;in;nk a cliVV. colli" im iuii.i
I countrymen . were in this contir
: Although the men were forced
hard work from morning to nigh
were confined ih barracks durili
intervals between sleep and
Boyle said the prifoners were w
tints of any particular pb
cruelty.
"We hail twenty-one months n
ar.d stopped wo'i.k on Nov. 11,
two dayj after the armistice
signed. We were leleased on N
It was in February that we g
first indication of revolt iri Gei
A strike come in which the m
authoritiesor at least 'the s
refused tf) Interfere. . Soldier
quently told us they'd like lo
their guns away,' ns the war me
; gopd for them. Thy wanted
; home, and said they were til
i war. This strike apiarul to
: test and trial of strength th
vclop,ed irito the revolution.
Brings Up New Question.
He now asks if the phrase "all
states, members of the league," re
ferred to in Article XXI, means othe
states with the United States, includ
ed, which would prevent American
commerce from obtaining any advan
tage at any time not accorded to th
Pritifh.
Mr. Sinnott admits that the Ameri
cans will contend that the language
of this artnete does not bind Amcricnn
commerce to sacrifice its opportuni
ties in the future, and docs not incliu
a solemn pledge never to give , to
American trade an opportunity not
given to tho British. But he contend::
that with the Panama Canal precedent
already established, the British into:-
preiauon would almost certainly pre
vail. Any argument as to interpreta
tion would naturally be given ovor to
the league "bonrd of directors1 to de
cide, and, with tho precedent already
established, little 'doubt is intcrluinod
as to what the ruling imposed on tl,i
American people would' be.
""Ambiguous, if not nrtfully con
ceived language deprived Americr..i
citizens of the free use of the Panama
Canal.'' Mr. Sinnott warns. "We
should not be caught again."
, "Hubtre ami Skillful."
"Did tho same subtle and skillful
diplomacy contrive, both Article XXI
of the cot'engnt of' tbo league of na
tions and aertion 1, Article HI, of the
Pnnaim) Cunnr treaty with England?"
he asks.
. "Is Article XXI of tlie covennnt of
the league designed to give to citizens
of other nations the same privilege
enjryed by our citizens in our j.vn
commerce?" asks Sinnott, and con-
tr.nds that " the'import of the phrase
ology in Article XXI of the covennnt,
and section 1. Article III. of the
Panama Canal treaty are so perilously
close, so susceptible of the snme or a1-
unalbgous interpretation ns to justii'y
a denmnd for clarification or amend
ment of said Article XXI.
"If thy amendment or clarification
is not made," he asserts, ' we may bp
compelled under Article XXI of tho
covennnt to open our markets to the
commerce of the world on' the same
teims accorded our own citizens, just
as we were forced to open the Pan
ama Canal to the vessels of cit
izens of iiH other countries on the
same terms and -conditions ns enjoyed
by those of citizens of the United
States," und ho argues, "that the
language of Article XXI of the cove-1
mint ot tne lengue is ns craity and in
sidious or at any rate as ambiguous
as said section of the Panama Canal
treaty nnd that it is as susceptible of
similar or analogous interpretation
and construction.'
Canal TreatyQuoled.
lie nuotes section 1. Article III. of
tho Pannmu Cannl treaty as, follows: fl
lho canal shall bo free and open-
to vessels of commerce nnd of war of
all nations observing these rules, on '
terms of entire equality, so that there i
shall bo no discrimination against 1
any Biich nation or its citizens or suh-j
jects in respect of the conditions orl
charges of traffic or otherwise. 'Such I
conditions nnil chnrges of traffic shall ,
be just and cquitnblo.' j
'The United States contended," hoj
says, "that the phrase 'all nations' in I
the abovo section means all other na-j
tions; also that the equitable condi-'
flit ft . HKWfiM
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Hut Mr. Editor and fellow citizens,
after all is snict and done, my hear,
poos out with nil teoderneas to thu
.people of the old world. They need
the sympathy, the newer couruKe and
the helping hand of the new world,
and America can be depended on to
continue in the path of righteousness,
hut in doinj? so we should not "kill th'
pocse that laid the golden eng." We
munt work to the pattern ,cast in
Western nwulds and pursue tho
course that will insure our perpetual
safety, though that course must not
antagonize the safety of those beyond i
out' own boundaries. ;
The days that tick off the months
and years, and the months'and year.
th:tt build the decades "d renturies,
will find the United States ever striv-j
iiif? to blaze a satisfactory -trail that ;
plodding mankind, weary of the old .
:mler of things, can find their way,
to mutual ground, where fn their,
light to live their own lives in their
ijwjI way will be'thfir reward, and thu j
new fnbJid jewel will be protected by
a navy whose history is not darkened .
by deeds 'wrought from (selfish mo-j
tives. . '
Tht T'are valume-i yet .to be written
on why Khglnjid hhouM be feared, but
I must not tax the -kkuily and gener
ous spirit of the (b:erver, so will on-
hide by agreeing -with Mr. King,
'that one Swallow can f.ot make a
;-'umn;er," but that one Woodpecker.!
fan make' a hole if he ketfps pecking i
and that my bill is just being sharp
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