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74 ' . ISSUES AND EVENTS
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Vol. V, No. 4. , July 22. 1916.
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EDITORIALS
The Modern Inquisition.
pThe publication by the British Government
of a black-list of American firms, putting these
firms into the same class as firms domiciled in
enemy countries is one of the most impudent
acts that this war has produced. 4 '
Of course, no one needs to be surprised by
it for two reasons: first, because Great Britain
is'plain1y losing its head and turning to black-
mail as a new method of warfare. But this is
the lesser of the two causes. The more im-
portant reason lies in the fact that America
has become a virtual dominion and that it is no
longer ruled from Washington, but from
London. ’
Some innocent, all-asleep citizens were
shocked at this blackmail act. But- the readers
of ISSUES AND EVENTS are not surprised.
Have we not pointed out time and again the
British contempt for and assassination of the
Rights of Neutrals? Have we not shown
months ago the sneaking methods of Great
Britain to interfere with a perfectly proper
and rightful American commerce? Have we
not proved that it is impossible or difficult to
deal in tin, zinc, copper, explosives, rubber and
many other staples without giving a bond to
His Majesty King George V. This state of
affairs did not alone apply to external com-
merce, but to transactions within the United
States, within a State or within a town of
America! It seems almost incredible, but it is
a fact!
Such a restraint is clearly forbidden by the
Sherman Anti-Trust law, but Attorney Gen-
eral Gregory (the English spy office is his
neighbor in Washington) never moved a linger!
’paign was started,
Great Britain’s bold Black-list Act is clearly
against The Hague Conferences and thus a
clear breach of International Law, to say noth-
ing of a mean and cheap insult to the Ameri-
can Nation.
As long ago as a hundred years the Ameri-
can Supreme Court decided that the business
of a citizen of a belligerent nation domiciled in
the United States was to be considered as
American and have American protection. This
is directly opposed to the outside interference
by Great Britain and presently we may see
whether the American Supreme Court or the
British Government has sway over the affairs
of this country. I
It is our belief that the Administration will
undertake no act towards dear England-only
rhetoric, phraseology, words all grammatical-
ly correct. It only threatens war, if American
lives are lost, and then only if accidentally (not
intentionally) killed by Germans. The inten-
tional liring of Americans and the intentional
killing of Americans by the Mexicans are per-
fectly proper, “don’t you know?” '
The Great Swindle.
A new high wave in the process of cheating
Americans out of their coin isnow going on.
The Great Offensive which is so strongly fea-
tured by the pro-British anti-American press
should be called The Great Swindle.
. The Franco-British Olfensive on the Somme
is nothing else but a cleverly organized press
campaign by Great Britain and her pseudo-
American agents for the purpose of unloading
on credulous Americans a new loan in the
shape of French bonds. Since this press cam-
it has been reported that
$100,000,000 of these bonds have been placed
here. Soon this American money will be blown
into the air. '
slmllarl)’. the Russians needed money. So
a convenient offensive was started, a little
progress was made, up went the exchange of
Russian Rubles andppromptly Notes, little bits
9f paper, were sold. American Money again
in the air.
Now come the British with their widely
spread press notices that $400,000,000 in gold
15 ,0“ the W3Y‘here. Some perfectly neutral
bemgs WOuld.like to know how much of that
gold stock will actually come in? To those
who d9n,t kn0W, We may say that a year ago
pr0‘B“t15h Pap?-F5; 3'65. all papers, printed long
reports of the arrival in New York of a won-
$63111 gold train with $58,000,000 worth of
‘u ion. Later it was found that the train
Drought only $5,000,000.
morehethfir true 01' I10‘f, it becomes more and
th evi ent that America has been backing
e wrong horse in this war,