South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-11
Platform Hits at
Only heDisloyal
Citizens of US.

One OF the most significant COM
ments on the democratic platform
yet made is that Of the Milwaukee
Journal. which points out that only
those citizens OF foreign extraction
who are really disioyal are included
in the platform arraignment OF by
phenism. The organized efforts 10
embarrass the government, says the
Journal. have been plainly revealed.
end cannot be allowed 20 go on. but
there is no criticism Of those who
are loyal, whatever their ancestry.
Rights of Citizenship Abused.
The Journal says:
The plank on Americanism in
the democratic national convention
does not strike, as IL should not
strike. at any citizen Of the United
States who, no matter where his
sympathies may lie with regard TO
the nations now at wa has been
loyal and faithful 10 this, his coun-
try.
The democratic plank does
strike, as il should strike, at every
citizen who has forgotten America
and abused his rights and powers
OF citizenship 10 the extent of seek
ing TO serve any foreign nation, to
the injury OF this, his country.
Much evidence has been made
public. and much more exists, of the
war that has been waged in Amer
lea against America. Newspapers
published in America, including
some printed in Milwaukee, have
espoused the cause of Germany in
every controversy involving Amer
lean rights and have attacked the
government of America more
strongly and more bitterly by far
than have even the newspapers OF
Germany. Moreover, organized
efforts TO weaken and embarrass our
government in its negotiations with
foreign powers anc its efforts 10 as
sert and protect American rights
have been plainly revealed time and
again
1T is obvious that this sort Of
thing cannot be permitted TO go on.
II is this sort of thing that the
democratic platform condemns. This
challenge of it joins the issue. II is
the big overshadowing issue of the
time in which we live.
Great Body of Germans Loyal.
1T is not an issue that involves
the great body of American citizens
OF German blood. Their loyalty is
as true and staunch as that of any
-
country holds first place in their
hearts. They have been wronged
and slandered by a comparatively
small number of men who, claiming
without warrant 10 represent them,
have tried to serve alien interests
and 10 foment disloyalty. II is
against those men who arrayed
themselves in hostility to America.
and against equally guilty men on
the extreme side of the entente al
lies. that the whip-like words enun-
ciated at St. Louis are aimed.
For it should be borne in mind
that attacks upon the government
OF the country and attempts 10
weaken and embarrass its efforts TO
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have come from both pro-British
and pro-German quarters. The ex-
treme prohibitions have damned
Pres't Wilson from the beginning
because he did not shape his poll
cies to serve the cause OF the entente
allies. The extreme proc ermans,
on the other hand. have organized
and carried on a systematic war
fare against him because he did not
serve the purposes of the central
powers. It is only the truth 10 say
that in their eyes his great offense
consists in being true and faithful
to this country and its people 10
the utter exclusion of every other
consideration.
Must Force Issue.
1T is more than regretta BILE that
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