The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-01

Kansas City, September so.-(Spe- cial )--Theodore Roosevelt begins his editorial service with the Kansas City star with the publication in itz morn Ing issue tomorrow of an articie under the caption: The Ghost Dance of the Shadow Huns" It Is as follows:
 Ten days ago ghost dance was held in St. Paul under the auspices of the nonpartisan league, with Sen ator LaFollette as the star per former
 We have the authority of the Ger man Kaiser for the use of the word Hun, in descriptive sense. as rep resenting the ideal to which he wished his soldiers in their actions to ap- proximate. It is, therefore, fair to use the word descriptively as sub stitute for the German in this war.
 ANOTHER USE OF TERM
 It is also fair to use 1t descrip- lively of the German sympathizer in this country, of the man who aids and abets Germany by condoning the Ger man offenses against us, by seeking to raise class division in this coun- try, with, of course, the attendant benefit to Germany; by screaming against the war; or in favor of an .nconclusive peace; or by belittleing or sneerlng at or declaring inoppor- tune the effort to arouse the spirit of Americanism.
 DISLOYAL DAY FESTIVAL
 The Americans who thus serve Ger many deserve the title of shadow Huns. It was to me a matter of sincere regret to have the nonpartisan league play the part it did at St. Paul in connection with the meeting which Senator LaFollette addressed. That held what was in effect dis loyalty day festival.
 When the nonpartisan league move ment was first started I was inclined to hail 1t, because I am exceedingly anxious to do everything in my power to grapple with and remedy every injustice or wrong or mere failure to give ample opportunity to the farmer. With most of the ayowed objects and with some of the methods of the nonpaftisan league was in entire sympathy, although there were certain things it did which I felt should be condemned. and certain ways of achieving its ob- jects which believed to be mis- chievous.
 NECESSARY TO CONDEMN
 But when the league, on the dis loyalty day in question ranged itself on the side of the allies of Germany and the enemies of this country, it became necessary for every loyal N American severely to condemn it. Morally, although doubtless not le- gally, 1t thereby came perilousiy near ranging itself beside the I. W. w.. the German-American alliance and the German socialist party machine in America.
 When spoke in Minneapolis three men spoke from the same platform with me. One was that fine ana loyal American. Governor Burnquist. of Swedish ancestry. One was blacksmith. born in Sweden, former member of the socialist party. Who left the party within the last six months when he became convinced that 1t was the tool or ally of Ger man autocracy. The third was an other working man. of German birth. At the meeting in Wisconsin I was on the platform with the mayor of Racine, an American citizen of Ger man birth. My companions through out the trip were Judge Harry Olsen, of Swedish parentage, and MT. Otto Butz, of German percentage, both of whom represent that kind of Amer icanism to which we all must sub scribe if we are to be good Ameri- canA