The evening world., 1916-05-31

TO man our entire administration
from President down with men OF
German blood and of such uncom-
promising Amcricanism that every
good American could follow thcn
with whole h,a artcd loyalty"
REPRESENTS MORAL TREASON
TO THE REPUBLIC.
II hold 1t an outrage and n viola
tion Oi every principle OF true
AmcriCanism," he continued, TO
discriminate against such "a man tthe
American of foreign parentage) be-
cause OF the land from which he or
his parents came, or because OF mis-
creed. But ! hold II no less an out
rage for him to act in our domestic
politics not as AN American, but as
an American with n qualification; as
an American who has some un-
American interest to serve, some
foreign country to serve because OF
his ancestry. The man who thus acts
Is the hyphenated American.
This is not n mere abstract ques-
ton which 1 am discussing. At this
very moment IL Is blaZoned forth In
the public press that branches OF the
'Germ8n-A merican Alliance, So
called, In different parts OF the coun-
try, are attempting to coerce timid
and INSCRIPTIONS politicians by
threatening To vote against them. or
by actually voting against them.
when the German \ merican Alliance
regards their action as unsatisfactory
from tho standpoint. not of the
United States, but Of Germany. These
branches OF the Alliance openly take
the ground that they intend to shape
American politics In the Interest, not
Of the United States. but Of Ger
many The German-American Alli-
ance Of Pennsy lvania, for instance,
as reported In the public press, states
that 1t intends to show the leaders
OF the national conventions that they
have to deal with a united German
American vote.
such . statement represents moral
treason to the Republic. Branches Of
the German American Alliance in
other parts Of the country have used
practically the Same language. The
Alliance has put forth no programme
affecting America. The programme
on which Il wishes American citizens
to vote 10 one affecting Germany and
only Germany. do not In the least
object to IL because Il dsnouness me.
Il has denounced Mr.. Wilson a. often
and almost - ssversly. One OF its
favorits forms Of dsnuneiation in
eIudes Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Root and my
self a. equally TO be opposed in the
interest Of Germany.
1T is moral treason to the United
States for any Of it's citizens to act
act, not with refer
ence to the interests OF the United
States but of some foreign Power. The
German American Alliance Is. In
practice. an anti-American Alliance.
Any such political organization,
whether German American, Irish
American or English American is not
a healthy element Of the body polite.
SCANDAlOUSlY MlSREPRESENT
REAL AMERICANS.
ANY body Of our citizens has
perfect right to oppose any man be-
cause OF difference Of Judgment
American problems; but
II has no right to deal with American
public servants or American public
men on the basis OF the interests Of
some foreign power. The men who
no act are disloyal to the United
States, and I say this just as quickly
OF men trying to serve England or
France as / say II OF men trying to
serve Germany. condemn the
American citizen who acts as an
English American Just as strongly
as I condemn the American citixen
who acts as a German American
III France had subjugated Belgium
I would condemn her Just as strongly
as have condemned Germany. II
British warcraft had sunk German
passenger vessels and taken the lives
OF hundreds Of American men, women
and children, as German submarines
did in the case Of the Lusitania. the
Arabic and other vessels, would
have condemned any English -Ameri-
can who excused the act as unhesi-
tatingly as l have condemned and
now condemn the German Ameri-
cans who now defend or apologize
for the actions Of the German suo-
marines.
81 would condemn as strongly the
actions Of any Of our people who
sought to make this country sub
servient to England rs ! now con-
denim those who seek to make 1t sub
servient to Germany. Such men are
not merely American: they are
nti-American to the core. and unfit
to he citizens OF this Republic.
81 believe that the men thus act
ing not only do not represent but
scandalously misrepresent the great
majority Of real Americans OF Ger
man origin. believe that the great
mass Of Americans Of German origin
are now, as they have always been,
among the most patriotic and loyal
ri n tbia ron0try"