Evening journal., 1917-08-20
FEW GERMAN PAPERS
OUTSPOKEHLY LOYAL
Security League Has Small
Success Inducing Editors
to Profess Faith
SOME NOTABLE
EXCEPTIONS FOUND

tlonal Security League announced /
yesterday that its campaign 20 have /
the German-language newspapers OF 1
the country subscribe to a patriotic /
profession OF faith had met with
even less success than It's effort 10
have the Communication organizn-
tons OF the country declare against
the German Government The league
declared that this attitude on the part
Of the hyphenates emphasized It's
contention that an accounting or
patriotism should be had Of German
Americans
While many OF the German-AmeIi-
can organizations answered the
league in replies generally abusive,
most OF the newspaper editors ala
not reply at all TO the suggestions OF
the league that they declare their un-
swerving loyalty to the country mat
endure them In making public some
OF the replies. the Security League
said:
"The Security League declares itself
satisfied that the manner In which IT'S
efforts have been received by German
Americans iusti1es the agitation when
n started and clearly shows the need
for the loyalty accounting asked. Let
ters are being received by the league
daily from an parts Of The country IN
which loyal citizens commend ils cam
paign and urge that further attempts
/ bo made along this line win view VI
ultimately obtaining a suppression VI
disloyal and anti-Amerlcan utterancc9
/ IN the German-American press
A most striking exception to the apa-
i NssH 90 ~
the hvphenate editors was the reply
received by tho league from LOUIS ~,
usmmering. president OF the American
Association Of Foreign Lahsease No"7
napers. In his letter he wrote.
81 congratulate you on the spien '.u
manner in which you addressed une
editors Of the German neWspapei,s
printed in America believe TINS
should have been done last April OF
three years ago. I cannot see. Tor the
/ life of me. why the German news
papers printed in the United States
should be anything else but Ameri-
can. The Germans who come mere
10 make this country their home, ana
the ones who were born here, certain
llv should have Il as their country
u The Germans should be the ones VINO
live in Germany. The same thing
should apply to every other race and
whoever Is here should be American,
first. last and all the time"
In antnhesis 10 the sensible stand
OF Mr.. Hammerling. there appeared
n the last issue OF Issues and Events
% owned by Francis J. l.. Dorl and
- edited BY Frederick f. Schrader. an
}, article by Mr.. SCHNEIDER in which he
p said:
at is diflcult 60 write with becoming
81 moderation OF the intermeddllng policy
! Of the National Security League which
relying on the prestige given 10 by the
: few names Of eminent old men connect
ed with IT, took the lead at an early
date % inname public sentiment IN be-
half Of its scheme 90 precipitaie tho
7 United states into the European war,
and. after accomplishing its object, Is
now devotlng itself 10 sowing discord
! among the American people,
The answer Of the German Herold 20
the profession OF faith" was to re-
b print an editorial from The Evening
! Post. IN which the profession was
characterized as IAN insult 20 every
r man asked 90 put his name TO It,
A large number OF replies from the
German ec/,ors ranged an the way
: from violent abuse to simple acknowl-
\ edgnents with a few dignlned replies
Max schmetterllng, publisher OF Der
, Fuhrer. the organ OF the German free
/. NIasons and odd Fellows, wrote that ne
Is supporting our beloved country IN
an her undertakings In this war, anc
j. that "mv only son volunteered In th'
L. regular ey.mv before the draft registra
y ton" .,..
= zeltunq OF Memphis. Tenn. wrote
II "The people OF German birth or par
q entaee in this country will stand by D
?" to the last
The league continues 20 receive re-
Az niles from It's appeal TO German-Ameri
can organizations TO make u pian
ia whore they stand by declaring agahs
q the German Government. oscar H.
u Never Secretary OF the Missouri dlVl
- sion OF the German-Amorican Alliance
- wrote this from Kansas City
% 1--WE claim 20 be an integral part o
this country. as much as any oth'
element. consequently we do not deer
a incumbent upon as TO prove GU
L. fealtv bv loud and clam0rous demon
"a stration. any more than others nav
DONE" -.
y Charles Christmann, of Chicago, pres
ID dent of the Illinois division OF Z
D. German-American Alliance, acknoWieo
ed receipt Of the leagues appeel, az
l- wrote that it would be acted upon IN 81
~ course.
Edward PoTitt. the magazine writ'
suggested in a letter 70 the league tn
an effective way Of meeting the stu
Id ton would be TO have all loyal ou
10 ness men agree to discontinue advert
ing in German-American newspap'
which are not loyal.
IA The disloyalists have no monopo
ty ON anonymous correspondence TO
league. An unsigned communicate
from Providence, r. l.. paid its respe'
is 10 the editors OF certain well-kno'
papers printed in the English Langual
congratulated the league on its stint
he drive at German reptile papers" a
concluded by saying: at Is cri
10 tolerate them another day when
Tia boys are Leaving lsme to make ST
II, Sacrifices
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TO AWARD ROAD CONTRACT.