El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01

~HE trouble which "the Peoples Council of America
for Democracy and Peace" Is encountering IN trying
the attention Of the country. The council first announced
convention would be held in Minnesota, where Incl
dentaly, there great many people Of German birth
and pscst sympathies. But the governor Of Minnesota
forbade He declined allow the organization
anywhere IN his state the ground that 1t
unloyal trouble making faction.
The council then announced that If the convention
not held Minnesota, II would be held Minnesota
possible, and North Dakota was discussed. 1t was
planned hold the assembly in Fargo. The governor Of
the state which Minnesota there many pro
Germans, acquesced He said the liberty Of assemblage
and Of free speech would not be abridged his state. The
Peoples Council welcome to there and any dis
loyal acts utersnces would be attended later But
the people Of Fargo, maHesting patriotism than
ponuc eNnoted their great aversion to haroorng the
pscis gang, and the council decided Hudson VISION
SIN the place Of meeting Louis P LochneT secretary
OF the council and several assistants went to Hud
to prepare for the convention, while 500 delegates
from New York city alone were the way there.
again the pepe themselves remained to be reckoned
with Resdentscf Hudson, led by civil major,
Lochner and his women out Of town, and they went
Minneapolis. Thus Hudson meeting place out Of
the question and at last reports the problem remained
solved with Milwaukee, Of many German syTnPathzers,
and Chicago sixth largest German city world" to
use mayor William Hale ThomPsons words, receiving chief
So much for the difficulties of ahe Peoples Council of
America for Democracy and Peace" IN finding raying
place Il must have been noted in the foregoing that the
where there plenty Of Germans OF German-Amercans
Further LochueT, his publicity agent Kruss,
German.
Scratch the surface of any of these pacst oganiza-
ons and underneath you find German loyalty working
for his kaiser
There were pacifsts IN plenty, good Americans too
when the between the United States ard Germany
broke out But they shut up shop at once like William
J. Bryan, and either kept completely quiet began talk
ing about what they could do to help their country win the
var They were Americans first and pacsts second This
al least one thing to be said favor of M Bryan
They were not pacfists for Germany. The so called
Pacst organizations still IN business working for
Germany The mouth filling title peoples Council of
America for Democracy and Peace" should be changed TO
'kalsers Council Of Germany for Autocracy and War"
Then It would be correct truthful fitting to the letter
These German pacfst societies their pacifism as
cloak and their titles mask under cover of which to
spread propaganda designed hinder voluntary enlist
ments oosuct the seectve draft impugn the motives of
the United States IN entering the war, justify the course
Of Germany, SANDER the high officials United States
and inspire dstrust Of government Their work Is
mainly among GermanAuercans and others Of foreign
birth OF ancestry It is pure treason and as such should Be
promptly exteTminated.
Demouacies by OF the liberties of individual
action which they cherish, furnish hsrborng place for