South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-26
GARY NIHILISM NOT WANTED
KIM or ANIFRICANISM.

slavs Of the steel city. because as the
nolice OF his r,-o-German ut
in no way brings credit to the
SIavs Of the city Of Gary. Wotse Ut
terances are possible than those thaJ
are pro-German. and. even if in their
nro-Germanism hey go so far as 10 he
anti-American. II by no means follows
that the Slavs of Gary were actuated
bv any considerable ultra-American-
ism in their method of rebuking him
We are half inclined To believe that
their resentment. an case the police
nresumptfons are correct. vas due
more TO their Russian, Servian, or
italian nihilism. than TO their Ameri-
can patriotism. Perhaps when they
have been here long enough, such Peo-
pie will learn that we have other ways
Of dealing with anti-Americanism at
the proper time. when it becomes
strenuous enough to be seditous, With
out n.hiIistic murder.
And too. here in the United States a
man has a perfect right, both moral
and legal. to be pro-German II he
likes. as long as he is not too anti
American about it, and at the same
time he may be just as anti-British.
anti-French, a~nti-Russian. a~nti-Ser-
Wan and a~nti-Italian. as he pleases. as
long as he commits no overt plumbers.
The United States holds no brief Tor
any OF the warning powers of Europe
our differences with each IS exclusive
Of any of the others. We are just as
Jealous for the safety of the people
of one nationality as we are of those
of any other nationality. and this the
slayers of the Gary clergyman Will
most certainly lear should their iden-
tity be established. Such men are
"undesirables" regardless of the alien
source Of their Inspirations.
At the same time men have been
known to receive anonymous threats
of violence, and other threats not so
very anonymous. for anti-German and
pro-American utterances, here in the
United states, from people who signed
themselves German-Americans - or
course. with the German first. There
is no question but that there is con
siderable of this. at least, semi-sedi-
tious activity. going on in this country
but we do not need the murderous aid
of Gary Slavs. inspired from abroad,
in suppressing it. by any means. Some
of this activity has even extended far
bevond the sea. and we may be soue-
what overrun with spies, bU- sui we
can meet it in a perfectly IeeaI way,
without foul murder, when tue time
comes thai we care to.
Touching upon the question of
whether seditious propaganda loay be
carried on with impunity against the
foreign policies of the United States,
ATTY. Gen. Gregory calls attention to
one-of our federal statutes as being OF
possible interest. See. ., Acts OF
March a. 1907. concerning criminal
correspondence with foreign govern
meuts. reads as follows:
Every citizen of the United
States who, without the
permission or authority of the
cnnnencee or carries ON any YER
bal or written correspondence or
intercourse with any foreign GOV
eIhineue oI 9sSmtI'e
nres or coDdmct of any foreign
government or any officer or agent
thereof, IN relation 10 n ais-
puseS Con'io, 'n tbo
measIras aft the government of
the United states, and every per
son being a. eltlzen OF Iesldeht
UIsce suhiect to the mrisdiction
thereof and not duly authorized
who advises or assists IN
-, 1i hO 49, ~
more than $4,000 and imprisoned
u nom citf1.r ,r5 .rer ros
dents would be usbla I'm nunisbuen