Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-10-24
SECRET AGREEMENT WITH
HYPHENATES IS CHARGED
TO CHARLES E. HUGHES


therefrom of passengers contrary to
precedent established by Great Britain's
demand on our own nation in the Mason
Slidell case during our own Civil war;
the capturing and retention of American
citizens upon neutral ships, taken un-
lawfully into British ports; the impris-
onment and indignities accorded Ameri-
can citizens in British territory; the
unwarranted and inhuman interference
by Great Britain with American char
ity destined for the people of the CEN
trail powers and their allies, as well
as the Irish people, extending even to
charities of the Red Cross, an erganiza-
tion protected by international agree
ment and recognized by the highest in
stincts of civilization, and other Of
lenses too numerous to mention, all of
which are blows struck by Great Brit
ain and her allies at the national honor
and vital interests of the United States
and the dignity and sacred sovereignty
of American citizenship.
QUESTIONS OVERLOOKED.
This Endorsement by Mr.. Hughes of
Mr.. Roosevelts un-American discrimt-
nation against American rights and
American sovereignty might very well
have been ignored if it had not been for
the fact that Mr.. Hughes, in all his
public utterances since his nomination,
has, like Mr.. Roosevelt, overlooked these
great American questions, by failing to
discuss them.
1--WE believe that the aggressions of
Great Britain and her allies are a po-
litical issue in the minds of the great
masses of the American people, and
that such an issue cannot be smothered,
evaded or destroyed successfully by any
ii Il
United States, and that such continued
aggressions by Great Britain, continual
ly ignored by American statesmen be-
cause of their pro-British tendencies or
political cOwardice must inevitably lead
to war, as they did in 1876 and 1912.
1--WE believe that American citizenship
and sovereignty should be respected by
every foreign power, and where Ameri-
can personal and property rights have
been destroyed it becomes the duty of
the nation in defense of it's national
honor and vital interests to take every
step that may be necessary to protect
them.
eve, therefore, designate Carl L.
Schmidt, Will R. Macdonald, jeremiah
A. O'Leary and Frank Seiberlich as our
representatives to place before Mr..
Hughes this document and we further
respectfully request and empower them
to secure from Mr.. Hughes a definite
statement for the benefit of a broad
and liberal Americanism that has been
offended by the British propaganda,
creating as ii does racial antagonism
in our country with resultant destruc-
ton and surrender of American rights,
whether or not he will administer the
presidency of the United States in ac-
cordance with the spirit of the fathers
and the whole American people, instead
of at the behest of present day Tories,
materialists and war partisans who pro-
claim the false doctrine that American
patriotism is British subserviency and
the spirit of 70 is a reasonable hy-
phenism.
ITO this document, we the under
signed, representing various organs, in
dividuals, constituents and interests
throughout the United States, affix our
names as an indication of our approval
of those we represent"
PROMISE MADE BY HUGHES.
The official minutes show that the re-
port of The Hughes interview was made
verbally by O'Leary at the afternoon ses-