Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-07

lea SO long as that spirit which Is fos-
tering race hatred in this country for
political profit is encouraged. The
SANDER circulated to the Germans of
America, charging President Wilson
With lndicting their whole people as
lawiess. Is the chief OF the disturbing
faisehoods. Such universal impeach-
ment never could have occurred. II
would have been resented from any
source by such representatives OF the
people as myself, who speak for a Ger
man population in the middle west Of
iaw-abiding, home-loving, God-fearing
American citizens.
But now l ask of the Germans of
america justice for President Wilson
demand that they reflect that 1t was
PRESIDENT Wilson who has saved Ger
many and preserved the American
Germans from the saddest plight that
could have befallen them. | ask the
Germans to recall that had Wilson
yielded to the hot-headed element Of
America and been caught up In the
world spasm for war, the American
German would today have been killing
MS brothers in the fatherland, while
his wife and children in America would
have been hungry and dying, and his
property and business in the United
States destroyed. Then his native land,
locked in conflict with the allies on
one side and America on the other,
would have been at the mercy of Brit
ain. Wilson. cool and steadfast, was
not swept by prejudice or excitement
to permit such deed. The German cit
liens must reply to every effort to ar
raign Wilson as the enemy of Germany
that through Wilson's firmness, de-
manding settlement Of every conflict
by diplomacy and friendship, Germany
was saved from humiliation at the
hands Of Britain. The Germans must
in truth admit this justice to Wilson
President Wilson needs the Germans
OF America to aid him to keep har-
mony and among all Americans at this
time Of multiplying horrors on the sea
that peace may be kept between Amer
lea and the world.
For Tariff Court.
president Wilson will recognize the
changed conditions of commerce ant
worlds. He will see that all tariff sys
tens of the past must give way to the
new demands Of the future. He vii
submit to congress, and congress will
adopt system Of tariff court or agenc!
that gives to the people daily forum
for appeal for all necessary changes
and adjustments as the business need!
Of our merchants and the just protec
! ton of commerce requires. There will
| be no surrender of the peoples con
! stitutional right to fix and levy thei1
own taxes on themselves through thei
| selected representatives.. It's govern
ment never will surrender the sover
| eign right to regulate the amount 0
their taxation to be put on themselve
and their children. The American PEG
pie will never accept an appointet
board Of political puppets to manacl
taxes on the people as suits the vii
and object of such masters as shall
get control Of administrations.
We will now have no more of take
called protective to the consume
against the producer, or protective 0
the producer against the consumer. a
issue for political parties. Instead O
protective tariffs for divided parties
we demand a productive tariff for
united people The tariff must be
commercial regulation on things G
the people. No longer must we b
kept in chaos by tariff shaped for pc
litical appointments. The tariff wi
hereafter be a business adjustment