New-York tribune., 1917-07-11

und Neue Heimath" cold and New
CountrvD. The title Of this weekly
publication was significant and renected
truly the spirit of the columns OF the
paper. First came the old country
Germany or Austria, and afterward the
new country, the United States. Win
out being political paper the "Alte
und Neue Heimath" fostered German
sentiments most successfully wlthin
the very small community OF Germans
il reached. Founded in 1914, the "Alte
und Neue Heimath" ceased TO be pup,
lished after the United States had
broken off diplomatic relations wlth
Germany. Although il existed nearly
three years, it is utterly unknown IN
the immediate neighborhood OF lts
Office. The publishing house, which
was represented by an inclosure OF
hardly four square yards in the steam
shin and railroad ticket Office OF Schwa-
bach & Son, was located at l34I FIRST
Avenue. The Tribune reporter was un-
able TO find any one in the nelghbor-
ing houses, 1341, 1343 and 1345 FIRST
Avenue, who knew anything about the
."Alte und Neue Heimath" or had ever
heard of the publication.
John HERNIA. who has conducted a
saloon in 13s5 First Avenue for more
than ten wears, and talks German, was
asked. What paper is the 'Alte und
Neue Heimath'?" His answer was, 81
never heard of it," This despite the
fact that a German saloonkeeper is a
Giving newspaper" so far as the events
and persons of his neighborhood are
concerned.
Got Money from State
Members of the German Typograph-
ical Union No. and number of re-
porters of local German newspapers
were absolutely unaware that the "Alte
UNI Neue Heimlth" has ever been pub
lished.
While this publication was unknown
even among German-language newspa-
per men, it was awarded by the Secrc-
tary of State the publication OF the
concurrent resolutions in 1916 and re-
ceived in payment the sum OF S933.24::
Mr.. Hearst's "Deutsches Journal
was paid, in 1916, s120.96 for publish
ing advertisements for state bond
Gales. This sum does not amount to
much. But it must be remembered
that the publication of bond sale ad-
vertisements in German-language news
papers is of TO use. The bonds are
taken up by bankers, and few bankers
read q German-language paper to IN
form themselves about financial mat
teTS.
Taxpayers' money TO the amount OF
S1.299.36 was paid 10 the New Yorker
Hcrold' last year. or this sum sZ25
came from the City Treasury, s9S3:24
was for publishing the joint resolu-
tions, and s141.92 for advertising sale
of state bonds,
"Herold- Loses Patronage
Up to 1914 the "Hcrold' published
also election notices that netted IL,
three years ago, &S,922.04. Being under
no legal obligation TO make use OF the
"Herold," the Board Of Elections has
withheld its patronage since the con-
fict of German and American interests
on account of the war.
The "Staats-Zeitung," which received
s11.761.05 in 1914, and sl2,546.41 IN
1915 for the publication OF election
notices. was also left out by the Board
of Elections last year. But the Ridder
paper received in 1915, $l67 from the
city and from the state S80.64 for bond
sale, and S933.24 for joint resolutions;
The subsidy paid out of the taxpayers
money to the "Staats-Zeitung" amount
ed. therefore, to s1,1SO.9S during the
wear 1916, when the organ of the Her
rem Ridder took always the German
against the American side.
But the German-language newspapers
Of this city are not the only ones Of
their kind which received the sinews
from the public treasures of this
country with which to make covert war
on America and her institutions. Every
CITY in the country where Germans
have colonized is beset with the same
conditions.