South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-24

England and the advocate of still greater un-
neutrality"
In the opinion Cincinnati Freie Presse-
Justice Hughes has expressed sentiments
which are in accord with The German-Ameri-
idea of neutrality. We in thorough
sympathy with him and his ideals"
we wonder how these '1dealists' to know OF
such certainty OF the close communion between their
sympathies and those Of Mr. Hughes? II We recall
correctly the republicans defending the Hughes
resignation from the supreme bench have sought to
make capital or the that he made public Pc
Hucal utterance until after he had cast aside the
ermine but note they only place their emphasis
upon the public
Maybe the following from the New-Yorker Herold, is
merely urging continuance Of what has been going
for some time and which expected that Mr..
Louis E. Brandt would give away. Thus in a lengthy
editorial the Herold cautions the Germans not to
overdo our business make the mistake Of working
openly. After declaring that the overwh eming
mass of the Americans the country will fall
into line for the election of Charles z. Hughes 1t
gives this advice to the German voters:
Germans beware of all mistakes in
our campaign. Also not oyerdO bust
ness. As far there is
sty for German Americans to work openly in
the campaign. We believe that neither
for the campaign nor for the German-Ameri-
can alliance 5 it advantage If they and their
branch take any kind of position in the cam
pagn. The present election in
which the German-Americans participate
republicans democrats but that does not
include their forming a political party. Such
would, aside from other thoughts. be-
come rather an element of weakness than of
power for German-Amercanism.'
And so evidences of something akin to anti
American conspiracy accumulate evidences
understanding somewhere, either to double
by pIucking off their votes
then telling them go thunder, else to sell
America the kaiser, which is treachery and dis
honorable whichever way you of mind to take it,
If this what Mr.. Hughes means by "Unduated
Amercanism," then We think, understand him.
weeks. with this propaganda going
and with no chastisement other than to assert his
'UndiIuted Americansm," that whoever votes for
him must take him at that rate, the American people
have pretty wen grasPed his definition. AS the New
York World puts it, taking the Hearst papers the New
Evening Mail the Chicago Tribune to task
for their "copperhead" leanngs:
Whatever Hughes may say whatever
Mr.. Hughes may do, he is the German candi-
la for president United
may not welcome this professional German
support without he could not have been
nominated and without it he can not be
elected
IF Mr. Hughes should be elected president
his success would inevitably be regarded
Throughout the world as a tremendous victory
Germany in the United States 1t would
be "a notice to all civilization that the German
vote and through the Ger
man government, holds the balance of power
American politics. 1t would proclaim
nations that president OF the United
States could hereafter hope for reelection
unless his foreign policy satisfactory
Berlin kaiser. 1t would make
dam the political capital of the United States,
in it's moral effect Germany it would
be more potent than great victory of the
German armies n field.
That is the situation that the American
people face. Must their president in the
words of Col Roosevelt. be the vceroy of
foreign government in order to be reelected?
Can president United
feated by the kaiser? Willingly or unwillingy.
every American voter, be he democrat
publican. must vote that issue when he
goes polls November"
The German Americans framed the issue and in their
Unsuitable office. the republicans a Chicago
it into their platform and named the German
American favorite to head their ticket. They have
either been bribed by the kaisers emssar,es
America. sold them else they are
playing the German Americans for fools
une American not taking stock in that brand of poll
tics. will very much which. Mr.. Hughes
will a difficult time squarng himself with the
American people, Col Roosevelt should further
his hypocrisy by changing color when June &c
attempt 10 throw his plainly anti-German
strength against That is the day you
know, when the oyster Bay is decide definitely
whether or he is TO be the progressive nominee.
Possibly Hughes is waiting for him throw him
self into the breech between Amercanism and his pro-
Germanism but that by this American
people gotten the situation pretty well through
their heads
\ party and candidate patiently kaiserian will
scarcely acceptable the of American people