Frank R Stockton

The Great War Syndicate Frank R Stockton

The Great War Syndicate, Detailed accounts of the matter came quickly, but there was nothing in them to quell national outrage; the English had raised the American flag, fired at an American warship, and captured; that was enough. It didn't matter if the Eliza Drum was within the three-mile limit or not. It didn't matter which ship fired first. If it was the Lennehaha, more honor for her; It should have. From the platform, the pulpit, the stump, and the editorial office came a vehement and passionate cry directed at Washington.