BOWLING GREEN INCIDENT.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2404, 9 March 1915, Page 9

BOWLING GREEN INCIDENT.

Sir, —Respective of a letter appearing in your' columns of to-day's issue, signed "X," I should liko to say that I am thankful that the average Britisher's character is not composed of sucli mawkish sentimentality as has been portrayed by your patriotic (mark the word I) correspondent, under the guise of humanity and kindness. "Why should we show any kindnesses to Germans? They are the enemies of our country, and, ipso facto, our enemies. If this German had not sufficient senso or good tasto to keep away from tho bowling green or what I consider to be far more likely to be the case, that, as tho Germans, he regards the average Britisher as "soft" and contemptible— I foci sure lie justly merited his deserts. 1 (, for one, entirely agree with the reooplion accorded him, whether he be a German or a German who has become- a naturalised British subjectSo far naturalisation -has proved to be merely the means -for"- the' furtherance of their underhand and diabolical jnaenmations,

I do not .know who the naturalised British ' isv.bject referred to in "X's" loiter' is, nor do I'care. Air that is ■appropriate is that'he was a German; .and'--wo aii know now that naturalisation is merely a farce. I wish it to be distinctly understood that thia letter is not written with any personal bias or animosity, but' nevertheless I maintain that the subject should be viewed from a national and general point of view, which is the only and, broad way of introspection. The personal element ought, undoubtedly, to be eliminated, and individuals regarded as one of a race, in this present crisis, and treated as such. By all means let us be just and uphold the best traditions of our glorious Empire, but as the question of justice does not enter the discussion, I fail to understand all this nonsense about humanity and kindness (misapplied) to a German, or a German who is now a naturalised British subject. Even your .worthy correspondent "X" regards the two terms as synonymous, for in his letter he alludes to. the injured party as both German and naturalised Britisher (ex-German). I enclose my card.— I am, sir, CAUSA ET NIHIL NISI CAUSA. March i, 1915.