Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-10-19
GERMANS CONFESS
ERROR REGARDING
PRESIDENT wilson

DUBUQUE. Iowa. Oct IA pro
found sensation has been created here
the home OF large Germzn-AmsricAL
population. b. the publication Of ,
statement BY the Rev. ". Heineke.
Who for years was pastor OF ST john
Lutheran Church in this city. chair,
man OF the press committee Of the
German Embargo Conference. a. well
as Of the German Red Cross OF Dubu-
que. He is n recognized leader Of
German thought and for long time
Was severely critical OF President WH
son. NOV" he says. Il am not
ashamed TO confess that have mis-
judged the President
Arsense Honorable Offered.
We mIsiHdged President Wilson's
position In this world conflict" sayE
Mr.. Heineke. assuming Il TO be pro
English. Naturally. We identified his
actions with those OF The pro-British
press. which appeared to reflect the
mind OF our government.
Republican party interests have not
been slow to make capital out Of this
state OF affairs and 10 work the Ger.
msn-American vote for all it Is worth.
assisted by the German language
press.
In the heat Of the controversy We
overlooked entirely that the Republi.
can party, II it had been in power. and
containing the most pronounced anti
German element OF America, OF the
type OF Cabot Lodge. Elihu Root. Rob
Ell Bacon and Theodore Roosevelt, al
ready would have our county driven
into an alliance with England and into
war with Germany.
What i kcV. Mr.. Roosevelt 80: ur.
against President Wilson for his fail
Bre 10 take action against Germany on
account OF the invasion" Of Belgium
and for not promptly declaring war af.
ter the Lusitania disaster
hughes congratuIates T. p.
II ever anyone made IT a point to
show his contempt for German.Ameri
cans and 10 wilfully misinteTpret their
stand for impartial neutrality. II Ger
tsiniy was Theodore Roosevelt And
be takes the stump for Mr. Hughes
and. after he has made that wild
Maine speech denouncing everything
German. ne Is the recipient OF a con
gratulatory message from the Repub
iiean candidate.
IF after these disclosures OF the rea
sentiment toward the German.Ameri
cans they sim cannot see where e
get off, they never will. In the hand
OF these men. the United States toda,
would be engulfed in the vortex tina
has swallowed almost all Of the worl,
powers. With these men in the GOV
eminent OF the United States. tn
hard-pressed German nation could no
have arrived At a peaceful solution o
the difficulties arising between Ger
many and the United States out o
English aggression.
Resentment All Gone Nov.
Il harbor no resentment against IN
President now. feel that for man
things said and written against hir
the German.Amerlcan citizens ow
him an apology. Our criticism OF hi
actions and motives has at time
passed all bounds of discretion. N
allowances we're made for the dlfflcu
~ OF the international problems h
had to wrestle with, no attempt wa
made TO understand his motives.
Now. in the light OF recent doyeloI
ments. we aak ourselves who Is Amer
can first and last,--wilson who ha
steered the ship OF state through Nm
paralleled dangers and kept us out o
war, or these men Of Wall Street VIII
have brought all the immense pres
sure OF big capital and infiamed publ
opinion to bear upon that lone man a
the head OF the nation, counBcllng wa
In sympathy with England and. Will,
abusing the Gernan.Americans II
terms Wilson never used. playing on
the German vote against the man VIII,
has stood like a rock In the way OF al
expiolters OF truly American interests
we must confess that we have mis-
judged the President. ace clearly
that no felt he had TO speak out rs he
did TO awaken the country and by