London, Oct. 98.
Although it is unquestionable that Germans in England ought to blame their own Government primarily for the unpleasant exper iences they are now undergoing, it must at the same time in fairness be admitted that a section of the British public is suffering quite unduly from spy mania.
While it is true that an abominable system of espionage on a gigantic scale has been carried on by the Germans in this country for years, and while it is more than likely that a few of the spies have not hesitated to commit perjury and treachery by swearing allegiance to the British Crown and becoming naturalized, it is equally unquestionable that the overwhelming majority of our fellow subjects of German birth are absolutely loyal to the country of their adoption. Hundreds of them have British-born sone fighting for the Allies or defending their country at home; and the harm which the few naturalized spies may be able to accomplish is so small that there is no excuse for the injustice which is widely advocated and in not a few cases actually perpetrated.
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