PRO-GERMANISM IN UNITED STATES
THREAT TO USE THE BALLOT TO PUNISH AMERICANS "THEY HAVE REACHED THE PERMISSIBLE LIMIT" (Received February 3, 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, 2nd February. The Times' Washington correspondent states that Mr. R. Barthold's meeting on Saturday was ft great shock to public opinion, particularly the threat that five million members of German-American societies would take part in the contest in favour of pro-German candidates. The New York Times says that Americans are very indulgent to German citizens, but when in their insolence they threaten to use the ballot to punish Americans who refuse to applaud the Kaiser's enterprises of blood and slaughter, it is necessary to warn them that they have reached the permissible limit. Many other newspapers publish similar stricture*,
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 28, 3 February 1915, Page 7
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123PRO-GERMANISM IN UNITED STATES Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 28, 3 February 1915, Page 7
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