TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-03-12

are the descendants Of Germans who
were pioneers in Nebraska, Wisconsin
and Minnesota one man survived from
the Indian massacre Of New ulm on the
Northwest frontier. Congressman Lo-
beck's Grandfather, for example, was a
German who carved his fortune out Of
100 acres Of land in the West when it
was necessary to carry q rifle strapped
across the plow handle. Mote that tho
pioneer work in this country was not
performed wholly by men from New
England.) Mr.. Lobecks grandmother was
native of Sweden. Messrs. Bernard
and Victor Ridder are Americans Of
German descent in the third generation.
Several Of the Pennsylvania congressman
with Germann names trace their descent
to German immigration OF 1858 with
strong intermediate racial mixtures.
Prof. Sheperd, who attended the con
ference, is OF pure Anglican descents
Prof. Hall Of pure Irish ancestry; John
Dewey, the wellkn editor, is an
IrisIlnan.
The conference, in fact, was as
representative OF American political life
as thousands OF conferences held all
over the West, from the Alleghenies to
the sierras and from Lake Superior to
the Southern border Of Missouri, COM
pretending the industrial center Of the
United States and the smallest percent
age OF illitcraey In this region. am
happy to say, II would be difficult 70
find representative paper taking The
attitude that You do--not because you
differ from many us as TO the war, but
because you assume that American
citizens OF German descent, or German
names, represent an element detached
from the great body Of American voters
ard upholders Of the Constitution, and
because you think you can deny us the
right to exercise our privilege to protest
against a violation OF those doctrines
Of American liberty which we hold to
be as sacred as you pretend to do.
Do you object TO the resolutions
adopted at the conierencei
DO you object TO an American cable
to insure an INDEPENDENT news servicel
Yes, because you say the American
public is well satisfied with the quality
OF its present cable service. But II Is
NOT. You represent and speak for only
a part OF the population Of the United
States, and I assure you there are up
ward OF 5O00,0 600 American voters who
are not satisfied with a daily rehash IN
their local papers Of what The London
Times, the London Post, Express, Mall,
Westminster Gazette, Telegraph, Globe
or Chronicle prints on tie subject OF
the war, to the exclusion Of the news
from other belligerents. II this blissful
contempt for both sides OF contro-
versy, for fair play, is typicslly Amer.
lean, as understood in the section Ia
which your paper eireulates, I may be
excused for saving that would prefer
To swear allegiance to the British crown
without further ado and have done with
it,.
Do you object to "a free and open
sea- for our commerce, and unrestricted
traffic in non-contrahand goods, as
defined by international lawl II you do,
are you an Americas or an EngIishman,
Do you object 70 legislation prohibiting
the export Of arms and ammunitionl
] suppose the principle of trade and
traffic decides your point OF view. A
recent Sunday issue Of the New York
sun had the story Of young Yale
student named Leweilyn, who enlisted
in the German army and was wounded
IN France. He got the iron cross, and
they took two bullets out OF his flesh
that had been manufactured in Con.
necticut. The conferences in Washington
was attended by an American Of old
Yankee stock. He told me OF a letter
he had received from his sister who had
harried in Germany and had three son,
at the front One was killed with Amer
iean bullets, and what she wrote her
brother about her native country would
not make good reading in your yirtuoas
PAPER.
Do you obsject to the establishment
OF an American merchant marine
Whether you do or not, win you kindly
point out in what this resolution con
fliets with the duties Of an American
citizen, even an American citizen canon.
iced by the blood Of the merry voyagers
Of the hayflowerf
And finally, as to the last Of the
resolutions, viii you enlighten puzzled
reader what an American citizen who
has, diseretly or indiseretly, been en-
trusted with the ballot IL to do TO ex,
press his dissent from a public policy bit
20 vote as his conscience dictatesf Are
you going to iinpeaeh, indict and what
not every voter who does not vote on
election day as you would have him
yote2 Ar are your structures intended
70 bear down thus hardly on citizens
only who had the misfortune 10 have