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THE CUBA REVIEW 



BOYCOTTING GERMAN GOODS. 



Recently the subject of discrimination 

 against Germany in trade was taken up by 

 the Chambers of Commerce of the United 

 States, and by an overhelming vote those 

 individual chambers which compose it went 

 on record against an after-war trade with our 

 enemy in case the military party still had the 

 controlling voice in German affairs. Accord- 

 ing to the American Defense Society, the 

 time to strike is now. Not a moment is to 

 be lost if we are to make our war upon Ger- 

 many effective, and the Defense Society is 

 therefore urging immediate action on the boy- 

 cott by men and women of America. 



Already the Germans, and the German 

 Government, backed by the military par- 

 ty, are making extensive plans for build- 

 ing up an after-war trade throughout the 

 world, and they look upon both the Ame- 

 ricas as legitimate fields. Ever since his re- 

 turn to Germany from the United States, 

 Dr. Dernberg has preached to his country- 

 men the gospel of the all-importance of foreign 

 commerce. Government control is being 

 urged in Germany by way of attaining greater 

 consolidation. To aid in heading off this 

 proposed trade invasion is the duty of every 

 American. 



If anyone still lacks information regarding 

 the need of the pledge of not-to-buy-things- 

 German, let him consider the fact that to-day 

 Germany is an outlawed nation. Lying diplo- 

 macy, breaking honorable treaties, making 

 war for profit, using forbidden weapons like 

 poison gas, disregarding the rules of war- 

 fare as in the case of attacking unfortified 

 towns, murdering civilian populations, enslav- 

 ing even of old men and women, massacring 

 thousands of helpless people, torpedoing 

 defenseless vessels, with the imposing of the 

 theory that might makes right — are but a few 

 of the reasons that justify warfare against 

 this enemy of all mankind. 



Already many millions of EngHsh, French, 

 Italians and Americans have determined 

 that they will never buy anything made in 

 Germany as long as they live. America 

 should do her share, and here is something 

 to which we can all give our support. This 

 buying of German-made goods, too, is some- 

 thing that affects any laboring man, small 

 retail merchant and larger manufacturer 

 in this country. 



All individual citizens as well as com- 



merical and patriotic organizations inter- 

 ested in aiding in this work are requested 

 to send their names and addresses to the 

 National Headquarters of the American 

 Defense Society, 44 East 23rd Street, New 

 York City. Let us do all we can to help along 

 this War on The Kaiser and German Mili- 

 tarism. 



EL RECHAZAR LOS PRODUCTOS ALEMANES 



En la Camara de Comercio de los Estados 

 Undios se ha discutido recientemente el asunto 

 de rechazar todo comercio con Alemania, y 

 por un voto muy preponderante, las camaras 

 individuales que la componen se decidieron en 

 contra de comerciar despues de la guerra con 

 el enemigo en caso el partido militar de ese 

 pals llegara d obtener aiin la supremacia en 

 los asuntos alemanes. Segun la Sociedad de 

 Defensa Americana, esta es la ocasion pro- 

 picia de dar el golpe. Si la guerra de esta 

 nacion contra Alemania ha de ser eficaz, no 

 hay que perder un momento, y por lo tanto la 

 Sociedad de Defensa Americana insta con 

 urgencia d que se lleve d, cabo inmediatamente 

 la obra de rechazar los productos alemanes 

 por todos los americanos, tanto hombres como 

 mujeres. 



Ya los alemanes y el Gobierno alemdn, 

 apoyados por el partido militar, estan formu- 

 lando extensos planes para reconstruir el 

 comercio por todo el mundo despues de la 

 guerra, y consideran a toda la America como 

 campo legitimo. Desde su regreso a Ale- 

 mania desde los Estados LTnidos, el Dr. 

 Dernberg ha predicado a sus compatriotas la 

 doctrina de la suma importancia del comercio 

 con el extranjero. En Alemania se esta in- 

 stando el predominio del Gobierno por medio 

 de mayor consolidacion. El deber de todo 

 americano es ajoidar d empedir esta propuesta 

 invasion comercial. 



Si alguno carece aiin de informacion res- 

 pecto d, la necesidad de comprometerse d no 

 comprar cosa alguna de Alemania, que con- 

 sidere el hecho de que hoy dia Alemania es 

 una nacion fuera de la ley. La diplomacia 

 embus tera, el violar tratados honorables, 

 hacer la guerra por mera ganancia, hacer uso 

 de armas prohibidas, como el gas mortifero, 

 desatender las leyes de la guerra como en el 

 caso de atacar ciudades no fortificadas, matar 

 moradores pacificos, esclavizar aun d los 

 ancianos y d las mujeres, asesinar millares 

 de gentes indefensas, echar d pique por medio 



