"STAND PAT"—AN AMERICAN VIEW.

Observer, Volume XXXV, Issue 46, 24 July 1915, Page 11

"STAND PAT" —AN AMERICAN VIEW.

The Germans rob and pillage, The Germans kill and burn, The Germans sack each village And violate in turn; The Germans cut asunder Young chikh-en while they chat, And sacred altars plunder While Uncle Sam standls pat!

Beneaith the subtle waters The Germans seek their prey And Yankee sons and daughters Torpedo as they may. Yes, Yankee eons and daughters Are snuffed out just like that Beneath the subtle waters While Uncle Sam stands pat!

The Germans, mad, and steering Their ship'of state towards hell, Torpedoing and' sneering, May work their deadly spell. But Uncle Sam, not knowing Precisely what he's at, Must bow to insults growing And/, shuddering, stand l pat. —New York "Life."