Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31

Members Of csrn,an.A Mst4ssr Alliance
Held y 30 Guilty ~ Msral Tracer
In Attempt 70 rDiotasS Party 6andi.
dates Fsr Presidency ypi'snatsd
Arasrisarisn, HID 70 % Inspossibia.

st. Louis May M.-1forai treason 70.
the United States was charged By
Theodore Roosevelt, In an address de-
livered here today, against German.
Americans who seek 10 make their
governmental representatives act IN
the interests Of Germany rather than
this country. He characterized the
German American Alliance as IAN
anti-American alliance" but added
that he believed that it's members mot
only do not represent but scandalously
misreprer .nt" the great majority Of
real Americans Of German origin.
Urging the motto America for
Americans" for all Americans whether
they were born here or abroad, the
former president declared that "the
salvation Of our people lies in having
a nationalized and unified america,
ready for the tremendous tasks Of both
war and peace" 50 "
Il appeal to all our citizens" the
colonel said, mo matter from what
land their .forefathers came, to keep
this ever in mind. and to shun with
scorn and contempt the sinister
intriguers and nischief-makers who
would seek to divide them along lines
of creed, of birthplace or Of national
origin ..,s,... ~ - .a-
No Hyphenatsd Anericanisn,.
Colonel Roosevelt said he came TO
St. Louis to speak on Americanisn-
TO speak of and condemn the use OF
the hyphen wherever 1t represents an
effort to form political parties along
racial lines or to bring pressure to
bear on parties and politicians. not for
American purposes. but in the interest
Of some group OF voters OF certain
national origin, or Of the country from
which they or their fathers came"
He was equally against the native
American OF the wrong kind and for
the immigrant of the right kind, the
former president declared. but the i'm
migrant who did not become In good
faith an American lis out of place In
the United States. He said each ma
ton should be judged by its conduct
and that the United States should OPP
pose encroa chment; on it's own rights
whether Germany. England. France or
Russia be guilty Of misconduct. "
THE effort to keep our citizenship
divided against ITSELF" the colonel con-
tinued, by the use Of the hyphen and
along the lines of national origin, II
certain to breed q spirit of bitterness
and prejudice and y dislike p. between
great bodies OF our citizens. II some
citizens band together as German
Americans or Irish Americans, then
after a while others are certain to
band together as English Americans
or Scandinavian Americans, and every
such banding together. every attempt
to make for political purposes a Ger
man American alliance or a Scan
dinavian- American alliance, means
down at the bottom an effort against
the interest Of straight-out American
citizenship. an effort to bring into our
nation the bitter old world rivalries
and jeaiousies and hatreds.
What have been striving for
year and three-quarters to do Is fc
protest against the 3upgrowth OF TINS
utterly UNI American" spirit, which
means, if successful, division and i'm
potence in our nationa! life, the break
ing up Of our unity as a nation. the
severance OF our citizenship along the
bitter lines OF old-world antipathy.
Many Real Americans.
Pointing back along his own career
| in public and private life. Colonel
Roosevelt cited numerous examples Of
men who. associated with him as Of
ficehoIdiers or soldiers, were descend
ants Of foreigners but who ne de-
cIared were in every sense real Amer
leans. 1T would be possible" he de-
clared, TO man our entire administra-
ton from president down with men Of
German blood, and Of such nncompro-
| A 81 Ut hat
American could follow them with
whole hearted loyalty"
II hold 1t an outrage and a viola
ton OF every principle Of true Amer
| csDismp he continued, Ito discrini-
nate against such a man (the Amer
lean Of foreign parentage) because OF
the land from which he or his parents
came, or because of his creed. But
l-hold II no less an outrage for him te
act In ctr domestic politics not as ar
American, but as an American with
qualification: ~ sn American who has
some un-American interest to serve
tome foreign country to serve becaus.
OF his ancestry. The man who thus
acts IL the hyphenated American.
This is not mere abstract Ques.
ton which am discussing. At thil
very moment IL ID blazoned forth II
4 the public press that branches of thu
3 German American Alliance so-called
j In different parts OF the country =.
attempting to. eoarcs Inid and I'M
scrupuIous politicians by threatenint
to vote, against them, or by actual.
voting against them, when the Ger
man American Alliance regards tf1ei
action 90 nsatisfactory from tn
standpoint not OF the United States