Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-15
HEXAMER AGAINST
BILLION-DOLLAR LOAN

ally OF EnRland. Inc pitule tnofei'
the allied Anglo-Americen money IN
terests are now also actually engaged
IN formulating the nefarious plot OF
robbing the American people OF tneir
savings which were In good faith de-
posted by them In our banks, in trust
and life insurance companies, ana IN
our savings funds for home use. They
want 20 aid England and to enable her
TO continue the war which she u now
waaing 10 retain the mastery OF the
seas and 10 control the commerce OF al
the world for all times. ] call upon all
patriotic American civzens to pass res
olutions in every American society OF
association to express their adherence
of this unpatriotic and pro-British
scheme and to earnestly appeal to the
President of the United states and the
Secretary OF state 10 thwart this avil
conspiracy; a conspiracy which would
rob the American people OF the money
wherewith Il can alone develop the
natural resources Of our land, Increase
our industries and extend our own
commerce across the seas, improve, our
means of internal transportation and
aid our agriculture.
call upon every true American TO
write TO every financial institution In
which he has deposited money, protest.
ing against the use Of his money FOR
the proposed lo-French 1000, ,OOo. 900
loan. c. J. HEXAMER
MONEY NEEDED AT HOME.
In addition to this message, Doctor
Hexamer stated that he would later adj
wise every depositor In a bank to with
draw all the money he does not actually
need and invest It in United States securi-
ties. State and municipal bonds. firstAclass
public utilities and Industrial bonds.
"I would protest just as violently II
the money were to go TO Germany" con-
tinued Doctor Hexamer. I'VE need II here
70 develop our own industries. especially
our shipping, which is outrageously sup
pressed. We need It for our internal
transportation. which Is utterly made
quate. ] have just Travelled by rail over
q great part of the United States and
am wondering what we would do II our
single-track railroads were suddenly
called upon to transport troops. muni-
tions and supplies from one part of the
country to the other. They cannot even
handle the passenger traffic. We need
our money to build our railroads"
The report that German sympathizers
would endeavor to float a S500, 200, 900 Ger
man loan to absorb money intended for
the Anglo French loan was denounced as
O lie by Doctor Hexamer.
"It is comparable to the fake stories
circulated about strikes at Essen at the
time of the English workmen's protests"
he said. You will remember. too, that
our press was supplied with news of a
great Russian victory coincident with
the news that the Gar had taken COM
mand of the Russian armies"
Doctor Hexamer suddenly wheeled
about in his chair
''It is deplorable that the men,. the real
patriots, who are trying to keep this
out of war are maligned as
traitors he said, earnestly. when the
impartial history of these times is writ
ten the people will see that 1t was the
German-American element. in it's calm de-
liberation, that kept us out of war. They.
can revile me and threaten me, but 1 am
just so much an American that 1 will not
keep quiet now when / know that my
is in danger.
my father and all his brothers fought
against the present Kaiser's grandfather
in the republican army and were COM,
PEELED to come with Carl Schurz to this
coutry, where l was born and have al
ways lived. My father was knocked
down at the polls in Hoboken while
working for Fremont and my uncle.
Adolph HeXamer, was stoned while
stumping for Lincoln. He also com
manded Battery A, OF New Jersey, in
the Civil War.
But, in spite of all this j am almost
forced TO believe that the only unhyphen-
ated Americans are the Canadians, Aus
tralians and Britons who sit in newspa-
per offices and tell us American citizens
what to do to avoid being traitors. 1t
is revolving"
Doctor Hexaner was positive that the
at large demands peace
Il have just returned from a 10000
mile trip, which took about two months.
and I talked with persons ranging from
Pullman conductors to Governors and
Mayors he said. They all want peace.
With only one exception. this country is
united for peace-and that exception is
the ammunition maker with his profit
sharers