New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-27

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stored to her rightful place among the
nations of the world.
"When Mr.. Hughes writes a note" ne
said, "he won't have TO write another
note to explain what he means"
The huge crowd roared its approval
1t was friendly crowd, quick to re-
spond TO each of the familiar, vigorous
| Roosevelt appeals. Wilson hecklers
had hooted at the Colonies automobile
as he came TO the amphitheatre, but
they were unabls TO get inside.
In spite Of rumors that an effort
would be made to tone down Colonel
Roosevelt's doctrine of Americanism In
Chicago, he hammered the "hyphen-
ates" as hard as ever tonight This
followed a speech this afternoon, in
which he delivered his most bitter at
tack on the "hyphens."
Muensterberg a Target
Before $500 women in the Audi
forum Theatre, where President
Wilson explained his conception of
peace ten days ago, the ex-President
I denounced citizens Of "fifty-ffty"
loyalty to the United States. He
centred his attack on the professional
German-Americans," as typified in Pro-
fessor Hugo Muensterberg, of Harvard,
and took his ammunition from letter
which the professor had written to
Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg.
Shrill feminine cheers, futtering
handkerchiefs and soprano cries OF
"Hurrsh for Teddy" greeted the
| Colonel's declaration that "Dr. Muen-
sterberg is using his position in
America to serve Germany, without
regard 10 whether such service hurts or
harms America. If the roll were re-
versed and an American acted that way
in Germany, and if such letter as
this one Of DR.. Muensterberg were
made public, that American would not
last twenty-four hours"
In his letter Professor Muensterberg
explained that in the interests Of Ger
many he was supporting President
Wilson to encourage the pacifiSt senti-
ment in the United States. He as
serted that at cannot be denied that
the German-American cause has suf-
fered a most unexpected slump
German Americans of all classes are
suddenly endeavoring to accentuate
their American tendencies-the patri-
otto wave has swept ell the weaker ele-
ments along with it."
Proves Germans Loyalty
"The emphasis on this last astound-
ing statement is my own, not DR..
| Muensterbergs," Mr. Roosevelt said
ave must all feel devoutly grateful
that by the best possible testimony,
that of an adverse and unwilling wit
ness, DR.. Muensterberg shows that the
professional German-Americans who
put Germany above America cannot
carry with them the mass of Ameri-
cans of German descent, who on the
contrary, when crisis comes, are
swept away by a patriotic wave and
act in Americas, not Germany's, in
terest.
at is tribute which | know the
imnense majority of American citizens
of German descent richly deserve. And
the letter itself shows the absolute
impossibility of serving two masters.
No man can be either. both an Eng
lishman and an American, or both a
German and an American. In each
case he must be one or the other No
American is a good American unless
he is absolutely undivided in his 10y
atty and allegiance, in word, deed,
thought and spirit, to the United
States"
Condemns All Hyphens
The Colonel introduced his attack
on the Harvard professor as follows:
"To divide our citizens along politi-
cal-racial lines is TO be guilty of moral
treason to the republic / have con-
demned unstintedly. and shall continue
TO condemn, any effort by the profess
sional German-American to shape our
politics in the interests, not of the
United States, but of Germany; and !
would just as strongly condemn any
effort to organize any Of our citizens
as English-Americans, or French
Americans, or lrish-Americans for or
against any foreign power.
at IS our business now, as it was in
the days Of Washington, to treat each
and every foreign nation in any given
crisis according to that nations con-
duct in that crisis. guiding ourselves
by but two considerations-frs the
honor and welfare of the United States,
and, second, the interests Of humanity
as a whole. To follow any other
course is to be disloyal to this country.
/ To hold for this country only a half
allegiance is in reality to be hostile 70
/ this country, for in practice when the
I crisis comes the man whose loyalty is
/ on q ffty-ffty basis between this coun-
| try and some other always shows that
/ his loyalty to the other country comes
I first.
Must be Americans Only
"There is no room in this country for
/ the perpetuation Of different nation
alities. It is not really open to our
/ people to remain representatives in
/ good standing of the Old World coun-
tries from which they or their fore
fathers sprang. If they make the at
tempt they merely become second rate
transplanted Germans or Englishmen
or Frenchmen, as the case may be; and
the Germans, Englishmen or French.
men of the Old World in their hearts
cordially despise and look down on
these transplanted aliens, even though
they may seek use of them against the
United States.
"The only way for all OF us or fol
any of us TO achieve our own self-re
spect and TO deserve and win the re-
spect of other nations is by becoming
Americans and nothing else"
The women cheered Historically Colo
mel Roosevelt's familiar recital thai
foreign nations knew that, if neces
sary to protect the lives Of women anC
children. I'd fight at the drop Of thu
hat" They laughed and wept at hi'
announcement of men and nations "whC
are too proud TO fght-they're usual!
just about proud enough to be kicked.
Hughes Can Be Trusted"
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