GERMAN-AMERICANS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3021, 7 March 1917, Page 5

GERMAN-AMERICANS

.WHAT WILL THIiY SO* Mr. Frank C'offeo, au American far many years resident in Sydney, who recently returned from a trip to the United States, was interviewed by a "Horald" reporter; and discus-aed thf situation between America, and G.jrmany. "For tho past year," iiid 3fe. Coffee, "the breach between Amoricans and Germans residing in America W been widening. The Germans vere almost isolated in a ■ chss by themselves, and many of them felt by it. Grocers in New York who 3toea all sorts of goods tola eoino of in/ friends that they could aot sell German canned or bottled goods unless th«f Washed the labels off. A New YorK paper, in. December, gave place to a letter on tho editorial page, ircm s Brooklyn resident, suggesting tho «!#- Jerent churches should combine ani organise to boycott all German trado*peoplo and productions, at a punjtri--sn<mt for Gorman atrocrtiGs, that ns a matter of fact snch & hoy, oott was quiotly observe b> many Brooklyn folk. It it. ripiwrtoujj that .a German would go b mtti p&»t American shops to patronise mioiio? German. As io the inliaono& of *&;. German vote'' on th& presidanAilU ■&$■ tion, it wss negligible. "What Trill Germsn-Ajmericaiis d? i„ tho event of th«'United Gtaiea d*a.Wing war?"

"Germane/ 1 said Mr. Ce-Seb, 'Vn» b3 patriotic in sighting io- th.> Pit??*/, laid, liit_ whan ibnir inkiest! a-v* home are in o new country Hit chsnros are that they will 'otick ty «&'« bridge that carried them over.' JWfonil not be the hereditary foo of the Normans, tut- modern trade :0«j.% »ro fi?coming more dangerous, b'ecaut.? it b * trade war after ai! in which frsiroiuy dreads England's supremacy, "tyaijo uiere may lie many Qonran jknstk's is (jjuorica, I think those who wore foreorj out of Germany by tho teel of. despots isra will proteot their honsfli undei tho Stars Mid Stripes. The Unfed (states never ]>r*>teud«d to L«nr» yiv hu«o body »( inW -n idi«i«so, as «i.f seeks no conquests, Icing cflwt»»tt wiTnin her own realm."

According to Mr. Ooffe?, tho savoring of diplomauo relations had lonsj be*.', expectod. In November and I)nooml;<») this T/as hourly awaited', and many wj.« sympathised with the President's' o&motion to war felt that America rss losing her self-respect by sulnniUnur to Germany's conduct.

"Of iho four Ambassadors in Aracricu reprosficting Gormeny, ?.>assi3, France," and Great Britain," te said, "Count. Bernstorfl was tho most «ggn>&eive, clever, and unscrupulous. Hi was always in trio' limolight. 71* nun*. Ifi.OfiO fieaann's greetings to various American men and institutions. Tho British Ambassador has a roputatioi; of ueing dignified, reserved, and difficult of access. The Frwich Ambassador is reserved, snd non-committal, but is a typo of the courtier, for which France is so famous. r Ao 'Russian Ambassador is more of n sucipl.-v r«u. married into thn w«ft}ti.'y famiiY 'c* Wf/Oius, who own thb Washirjvton 'Post,.'" Mr. Cofloe said it win cerr.puied tha* tho number-of Gormnn and Austrian horn persona ar.A d/Rcoitdanls o' Got--rann And Austrian bom parent* i' /m«>* ; r» tntr.lled .-shout 3.500,006.