New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-18
GERMAN VOTE
IS LOST TO WILSON
ViereCk in Census Claims
80 Per Cent Are Against
President.

! AOlbSiias
George Sylvester Vicreck. editor Of
"The Fathcrlaud' made public yester-
day the result Of a careful canvass OF
the German-Amcrican press IN TINS
country. He claims the census SHOWS
that President Wilson has lost " per
cent Of mis- German-Amerlcan vote by
his foreign diplomacy. In a statement
accompanying the census figures MI
NicreCk says:
Mr. Wilson must realize that his
uncompromising policy is opposed by
many elements of our population, OF
which the German-Amcrcans are not
even the most important Labor IS
against any measure that could pos
sibly lead TO war. The lrIsh-Amerlcans
are against any move that would make
our country the ally of Great Britain.
/ California protests against the states
manship that would surrender Ameri-
can interests to Great Brltaln's part
ucr. japan. The Jews would regard as
odious any attempt to entwne the des.
TIMES of this republic with those OF
I the mother Of pogToms, Russia
/ For some time past many news
papers have asserted frequently that
+ President Wilson's attitude IN the
prcscnt war would have no material
effect upon the Gcrman-American vote.
Tho Fatherland' has stcadfastly as
serted the contrary. In order TO ascer-
tain the opinion Of the German-Amerl-
can press on vital questions OF the
hour the following list was addressed
to editors throughout the country:
Were You a supporter OF Wood
row Wilson in l9l2!
Would you support President
Wilson if an election were to take
place at the present time! 80,
VIII you support him IN 1916
unless there is a decided change IN
his policy?
bos honestly endeavored to pre-
serve neutrality between this coun-
try and Germany, and to protect
the interests Of the United States
i'm the present great international
If SO, do you think he has sue
ceeded?
arms in retaliation against Eng
lands blockade on American COM
merce?
Do you favor an embargo on
arms on ethical grounds?
What is the sentiment IN your
locality among American citizens
other than German descent?
/ Mr.. Viereck says that Of the pubIIca-
+ions ouoricd by "The Fatherland" POS
have replied. These include almost
every newspaper of Importance. Ac-
c0rding TO the editors, these presum-
/ ably represent 2,llO,355 voters. In an
swer TO the question l2O newspapers,
representing 1lGl,72O voters, stated
| that they had supported Woodrow " IL
/ son for President IN 1872. Asked
whether they would support him at the
present time, 10S who had supported
| him in 1912 said that they would not.
| Judging by this straw vote, Mr.. Wilson
| has lost 1,O70,120 votes.
Mr.. Niereck declared that So per
cent Of Gcrman-Amcrican editors
I throughout the country demand an en-
barge on arms.
The analysis regarding sentiment
among the citizens Of other than Ger
man extraction gave the following re-
suit:
"Roughly speaking, the prepondcrat-
ing opinion of the country among clu-
zens Of other than German descent IN
regard TO the policies Of the present
Administrations 50 far as these
newspapers are an index of that seems
10 be equally divided. This would in
dicate that If this question were put
to vote the sentiment in favor OF an
embargo on arms would carry the
country. OF the POS newspapers, sew
cnty reported that the sentiment IN
their locality was divided. Il may be
said that i'm the case of the majority
Of the newspapers the population rep
T resented is average, and that there are
no large elements inspired By racial
bias Forty editors found that the
sentiment in their community distinct
lv favored an embargo on the export
Of arms. Only four editors found
distinctly auti-Gcrman sentiment
twenty-five reported a distinct pro-
. German feeling. As compared with
. this, only seventeen reported a pro-
/ Ally attitude. Against the four reports
of anti-German prejudice are four re-
. ports Of a distinct antipathy against
the British. As against forty in favor
. of an embargo on arms, only four re-
ported opposition TO an embargo. OF
the total list, only six editors report
sentiment in favor Of the policy Of
President Wilson, whereas sixteen re-
port "a feeling Of antagonIsm and oppO-
sition toward Mr.. Wilson and his poll
cies among American citizens other
than German descent. One editor
from the Middle West reported that in
his section the feeling was that Wilson
had been swayed in his actions by the
influence of William Jennings Bryan.
. in many cases the editors assert that
in their section the feeling Of hostil-
/ ity to the administration is primarily
/ due TO the influence that Bryan excr-
cises. How seriously Mr.. Bryan was
injuring himself by his mistaken gen
/ erous loyalty to the President is OBJ