The Washington times., 1916-09-03
PRESS OF GERMANY
WATCHING HUGHES
Suspicious Of RooseveIt's Ad.
vooaoy But Believe He
Would Be Reasonable"

NEW YORK. Sept. a.-The press Of
Germany continues to feature news re-
ceived from German correspondents In
this country concerning the campaign
for the Presidency.
The weser-zeituns. Of Bremen, on
July 20 last printed q long article
signed w. g." supposed from George
Won skal, . former managing editor
OF the New York Staats-Zeitung, In
which It 10 asserted that Colonel Roose-
welt is played OUT and has COM
mitted political suicide" by refusing
the Progressive nomination for the
The correspondent Of the Cologne Ca
zette Of July 20 refers to President
Wilson's ''oftenses against interns-
tional law" and adds that the only
battle cry the President has left 70
hyphenism" and that 2. as he utter tnis
Of England as the New York Times the
New York World. the New York Tribune.
the New York Evening Post. and some
British aristocrats on the New Eng
In another article In the Cologne Ga
xette the correspondent says that:
judging from his course as governor OF
New York, Mr.. Hughes has learned
a good deal from Germany" especially
as regards capital In economic life:
Had the United states during the last
two years been governed by such
| man as Mr.. Hughes, tho correspondent
observes. the International spectrum
| would today show another series OF
colors, and the country would have been
spared the humiliation to which 1t now
finds itself exposed"
Thunderous Applause for Germans.
At the Chicago Convention the writer
refers to the speech Of Senator Harding
Of Ohio. who as chairman enumerated
the nations who have contributed to
form the American nation"
When Senator Harding mentioned
"the sons Of England and France the
audience responded with silence, he
says. but when Senator Harding men
toned the Germans theie was ''thun-
deros applause
The Berlin Boersen-Zeitung Of July
81 contains an unsigned contribution at
tackins Mr.. Roosevelt for his views
on 'hyphenated Americans" Another
article In the same paper. the issue OF
July Is. says. all the German American,
are indignant ut the suspicion being
cast on them or their loyalty and are
demanding that the disloyal individ.
uais be named and the pucrion OF the
neutrality Of Germor-Americans inves'
| tigated by Congress.
The Koelnische Nolksxeitung OF JulS
rs says that u three years ago any mar
in the United States had foretold tha
the Democrats would adopt Prcsi
dental electoral platform characterizini
the German-American electors as un
patriotic. un-American. and traitors.
he would have oeen considered ut onl,
for a iunatlc asylum.
This paper says that In offending tn,
German Americans the President mad,
mistake. but has made II moro diff
1cult FOR the Republicans 10 canvas.
for the German american vote. As by .,
doing they lay themselves open to tn,
President Wilson's Germanophob,a
the writer says. has steadily Increased.
Roosevelt Disturbing Factor.
In view OF all these facts. says tn,
Vilkszeftung. It Is understandable VIII,
: the eGrman-American in general shoul,
prefer Mr.. Hughes to Mr. Wilson. "aI
. though Mr.. Hughes makes himself sus
E picious owing to Mr. Roosevelt's cam
d paigning SO vigorously for him."
> The writer repeats the story that
should Hughes be elected. he would an
5 | point Roosevelt Secretary OF State. an,
[ | be distinctly Germa nophobe. lie says
= however. that Mr.. Hughes is considere,
= very fair and just and amenable {
. ! reason.
Y THE Republicans and with them tn
s German-Americans," says the writer
: reckon confidently upon Hughes get
e the last election gave Taft the coup d
n grace vii now step forward for Hughes
h The Republican party Is stronger tina
II the Democratic. and. besides. this tim
e the German and Irish Americans wi
leave Wilson. 1t may therefore be pos