Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-20
German Press
In i. S. Lining
Up for Hughes
Replies to Queries Sent Ger
man Papers Show Move
ment for the Republican
Nominee Is Deep-Seated
Especial Dispatch to The Journal.

Especial Dispatch to The Journal
CLEVELAND. O., June 1S.-That the
German press of America is going, in
| general, to support Hughes for the
presidency of the United States
against Woodrow Wilson, seems To be
establishing itself with astonishing
speed
To determine as accurately as pos
s!ble how deepseated this movement is,
the newspaper Enterprise association
wired many leading German dailies in
cities from the Atlantic TO the Pacific
to state by wire their attitude on the
candidacy. of Hughes.
Here are their replies:
New York German Herold: "Cnless
| all indications are deceptive, Justice
| hughes will be the next president OF
the United States For United States
German-Americans it is a peculiar salts
faction to be able to greet him as a
candidate. While we do not assume that
he is pro-German, yet we know that,
whatever his opinion may be, he will
apportion light and shadow correctly"
Chicago Adendpost: I'VE know moth
ing more of Hughes, but we can hope
for the best from him; ana his nominal
tion was, under the circumstances. the
best that could be expected of the Re
publican party
New York Deutsche Journal. with
his statement on 'Undiluted American
ism Hughes has Spoken out OF his heart
to all American citizens of German de-
scent who have continually but in vain
endeavored during recent years to es-
tablish this political maxim.
Cincinnati Volksfreund independently
The nomination is a splendid one. This
paper supported Hughes before and it
will co so again. lie is a man Of UNI
questioned integrity. 4 patriot without
shouting it from the house tops"
ST Louis Westliche Post: The Re
publican party, in casting off the in
fiuence of Roosevelt, has removed the
ban which threatened 10 crush the
party"
Deutsche Zeituug. Charleston, :. C.:
Americas highest ideal is union, not
dissension. Wilson's nypnena ted non
sense has brought dissenslon. II is the
most un-American work ever accom-
plished. Hughes stands for union ana
Itdl AUlGElCdnlSDl. hughes LOT tue
Charleston Deutsche Zeitung"
Volksblatt und Freiheitsfreund, Pitts
burg: I'VE can see no reason TO renounce
our loyalty to the party of Lincoln and
Mckinley"
Cleveland Waechter und Auzeiser:
I'VE consider it a great boon of the
Chicago convention that the people ot
the United States viii not he COM
PEELED to choose between the presen.
England and the advocate of still great
er unneutrality."
George Sylvester Viereck. editor OF
the Fatherland: THE nomination of
Justice Hughes means the salvation of
the Republican party. 1t is a triumph
of genuine Americanism over nativism"
Gustav Mayer. publisher of the Ger
man Daily Gazette: I'VE suggested some
weeks ago that Hughes was the most
logical man. and with his selection and
that of Fairbanks the entire country
will rally to the support of the Re.
publican ticket"
Alphonse Koelble of the German
American Alliance: Il am certain thac
Justice Hughes will grow as the cam
paign advances and that the chances of
Mr.. Wilson being elected are exceeding
ly Slim
Deutsche Zeitung, Portland. Ore: BE
Iieving in Hughes admirable stand for
united Americanism, we will support
him with all our might. We consider
him the ideal man to free the United
States from oaleful foreign influence"
Editor Max Socha of the Los Angeles
Daily Germania wires that his paper
will support Hughes fer president
Editor Max Oppenheim of the Georgia
Deutsche Zeitung, of Atlanta, declares
his journal will be strong Hughes
organ.
st. Paul Volkszeitung wires that as
paper 1t will throw its support to the
aid of Hughes.
Philadelphia Tageblatt and Boston
Anzeiger both wire they will support
Hughes for president
New York Staatszeitung and Abend-
blatt: THE impotence and impudence Of
the pro-British. press of this country as
manifested in the shameful and outra-
seouS endeaVorS 20 attach TO Justice
Hughes a German-American label for
the purpose of preventing his nominal
tion by the Republican convention has
again been established. 1t is a bitter
disappointment to our pro-allies friends
that their counsels have been so entire
ly ignored by the delegates to the Re
publican convention Their campaign Of
vituperation has failed ANONYMOUSLY.
the scarecrow they had set up failed
TO scare"