ARDENT SYMPATHY WITH THE ALLIES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2749, 18 April 1916, Page 5

ARDENT SYMPATHY WITH THE ALLIES

A REMARKABLE MANIFESTO

ISSUED BY THE MOST PROMINENT CITIZENS OF

THE UNITED STATES

By Telesrach—Press Association—Gonyrijslit

(Rec. April 17, 6 p.m.)

. London, April 16. Fire hundred of the most prominent citizens of the United States fo> warded to Britain a manifesto of sympathy and hope for the Allies' victory The signatories inolude 212 University' professors, many politicians, lawyers, and writers, 32 Bishops, and 27 Judges, who claim to be expressing the' feelings of an overwhelming majority of Americans. ' . They say they refrained from'taking action earlier, expeoting the Government to speak, and refrained later for fear of embarrassing the Government in its difficult negotiations consequent on German offences, but they cannot remain longer silent.; They express their ardent sympathy with the Allies, and horror and detestation of Teuton methods.

Some of the signatories who are of German birth realise that the welfare of civilisation, for wliioh Germany in the past had done much, demands the defeat of Austro-Germany. , ' The.manifesto says: "The invasion of Belgium is a 1 crime that can never bejustified, and will remain a blot on the history of Europe. A peace which uid not restore Belgium, or which did not provide for an indemnity to reconstruct tho ruined cities, would be a disaster instead of a blessing The conscience of the American people cries ou fc in protest against Austro-German outrages upon civilisation and their methods of warfare in breaking international and moral laws and the laws of human ity. The final decision involves the sanctity of treaties of eight small nations, and the question is whether militarism shall dominate civilisation, "We hope for the Allies' success, believing that it 'will mean the restoration of Belgium and Serbia- and the suppression of militarism."