The Day Book

ARE SINGING TEACHERS PREJUDICED TO PRO-GERMAN PUPILS? - Whether teachers who favor the allies are a little biased to pro-German pupils I don't know.

In my son's class (who is of German parents) his teacher asked the class why this country was accused of leaning toward England.

My son answered her, because it was due to the larger English-American or Ally-American element, and that the men of high rank, such as Pres. Wilson, were of English parentage.

She (the teacher) said she did not think so. She would not listen to an argument, simply because she knew she was stuck.

She contended that it was because we spoke the English language. Therefore my son told her that would not have any impression to make people lean toward England any more. Because a German-American speaks English it's not saying he, therefore, likes England. It is all a matter of lineage, the pro-ally having the largest number of sympathizers that tends to bring about the accusation, which to a great extent is truth.

But why do teachers ask such questions?

Why not eliminate all prejudices and acknowledge the corn if you are wrong.

Even if a pro-German sticks you.

For all that we are for Wilson and we believe Wilson is going to get the vote to the presidency, as he has the vote of the majority of the common people, which constitutes a great many. I don't think he will get any German-American support because of the way he handled the foreign affairs of this country.

In many ways his foreign policy is very poor to my way of thinking, and still has some redeeming features, such as he is able to say that he has kept us out of war.

But which is not so hard to do because the American people do not want it. A stronger hand should have been shown in the interference of mails and the blacklist of American firms. I say this not because I sympathize with Germany, but these offenses are inexcusable and a direct violation of our rights.

The incidents of the Lusitania are not so, as the citizens perishing on them had not the least right to travel on belligerent ships through a war zone. It was the work of the English element of this country that filled the papers of America with the baseness of the deed, which, by the way, was not altogether right in itself.

Charles P. Lowe.