The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-25
THAT the author terms "the
amazing qualifications Of tho
Y German American plot to

dlllsisillB hiIiiilCdtIDIS VI tno
w German American plot to
capture the sympathy and
support Of the United States forms
the Thesis Of the book THE German
American Plot" &C.. Arthur Pearson.
Ltd. hy Frederic william Vile. Last
winter MIR. VILE spent some months
in iris country investigating the Ger
man American situation here, and he
sums up the results of his search thus:
"No propaganda crusade in history
was ever organized with such
t~horoughness, or carried on with such
efrontery."
STATED in broad outline he goes
on. "the German American campaign
in America was concentrated on an
attempt to force the United States
Government to abandon its attitude of
uncompromising neutrality. not d.
rectly in favor of Germany, but by
action designed directly to embarrass
the Allies. The campaign set itself
three cardinal purposes:
.d) To bring about an embargo on
the expectation of munitions of war.
"(2) To embroil the United States
with England on any possible pre-
text - contraband, ship seizures, flag
violations or any other issue which
arises naturally or can be artificially
manufactured.
"(3) To infiame Far Western antip-
athies to Japan and the japanese, with
view to n Japanese-American war.
"All the efforts of the vast German
propaganda machine we're bent In the
directions Indicated. The efforts, Of
course, were subtle-as subtle as any
thing connected with German diplo-
macy can be. Early failure-failure
either TO influence public opinion de-
cisively or blackmail the Govern
ment-only melted the Germans to re-
double their efforts.
America elects a new President
and another Congress in the autumn
Of 1916. Events of such magnitude
cast their shadows long before. The
Germans, therefore, determined ruth
lessly to exploit the Quadrennial OPP
%portunity of the national political sit
ustion for their own purposes.
THE German vote Is the best or
nnlzed foreign vote in the country.
Il had always been considered the
only one which can be delivered en-
bloc 10 party managers, thanks to its
compact organization. The market
value OF the German. vote will be her
aided from the h~ousetops in stento-
Ran tones between now and November
q year hence.
what are German Americans?
How many are there? What Is the
secret OF their power? These and kin
dred questions have been asked in
England times innumerable since the
war began.
"G) German Americana for the
purposes Of the war. are United States
citizens born either In Germany, Aus
tra or Hungary.
"(2) According to the last census
(lslO) there were 4.171.705 German
Americans'-2,50 SOL ISL Germans. Liza
ga Austrians and 495, 600 Hungarians,
The pro-German claim OF 10000. O0O
German Americans gratuttously in
c.udes the second, third or fourth gen.
e.ations OF American born children OF
Germans. Austrians and Hungarlans
II Is VIGOROUSLY untrue that one-fifth
Of the present population OF the United
States is or considers itself German
|, American Millions of Americans
whose parents or grandparents were
born in Germany or Austria-Hungary
are ardently pro-Ally.
"(3) The secret OF German Amer
lean power and influence Is cohesive
organization. Numerically II Is much
stronger than any other foreign borr
elemsnt in the United States, as vii
We indicated by the following census
statistics: