New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Remarkable Movement
Against Peril" Revealed
in 1918 Year Book
Wilson Criticised
For Autocracy Stand
Must Revere German Spirit
as Well as America,
Says Statement

A remarkable effort TO unite Amer
cans Of German blood in great hght
on the alleged peril Of "Anelo-Saxon-
ism" is revealed in the advance sheets
Of the Year Book Of the German
Americans fer 1918. which have have
jast been received here. The publiea-
ton. issued IN Chicago, is sponsored
BY some Of the most prominent Ger
man-Americans in this country.
The publication is edited this year
by Michael Singer, formerly an editor
Of the Illinois "Staats-Zeitune Among
the contributing editors are Richard
Bartholdt, former Representative. prom
inent in the German-American Ali
ance: Professor John William Burgess,
Of this city; George sylvester Niereck,
editor OF "Viereck's v eekly,' formerly
THE Fathcriand" Eowsrd Goldbeck,
German author aud lecturer; Max Helm
rich. editor Of "The Philadelphia Ga
zette": Joseph Keller, president Of
the BOARD Of School Commissioners o.
INDIANAPOLIS: DR.. kuno Meyer, German
scholar: Leo stern. Assistant Supern-
tendent OF Schools in Milwaukee;
Henry +. Urban. German author, ana
DR.. G. c. Berkemeyor, chairman OF the
executive committee OF the American
Independence Union.
Wilson Freely Criticised
In an editorial article on "The Future
of Gcrmanism in America" Mr.. Singer
freely crticises President Wilson for
his arraignmont Of Prussian autoeracy.
A translation OF the article is, IN part,
IS follows: ,,.-
GERMAN thought and the republic
have one commo1 enemy. Il rs Anglo
Saxonism, and it is all the more dan
gerous an enemy because II carries on
its bad work under a mask. Under inc
cloak of democracy, Anglo-SaNonlsm j.
the worst enemy of democracy. fresl-
dent Wilson came before the American
people with a genuine Anglo saxon
phrase. sounding good and entcing, but
fundamentally wrong. when he called
upon them to 90 TO war in Europe Tor
the victory Of democracy over autoc-
racy.
IF Pres dent Wilson believed that ~
the name Of democracy he had 20 over
throw Prussian autOcracy and deliver
the German people so beloved by HIM,
why does he only now confess TO this
belief Prussian autocracy did not
arise over night Why JUST
now. when they are beginning to sut-
fer hunger in England because of the
submarine war and American manu-
facturers will not deliver bread and
munitions TO the British guardian
angel of all humanity except Tor
cash?
while President Wilson is leading
his men TO modern crusade abroad,
American Germanism should and must
free American democracy from the
most hateful and dangerous because
the most smilingly introduced autOC-
racy. from the annihilating autocracy
Of Anglo-Saxonism, with the peaceful
weapon Of German collcctivism which
even has found warm champions in Mr..
Wilson and Mr.. Roosevelt.
Must Fight for Future"
only b. the cultivation of this col
lectivism will America Cermanism as
sure 20 itself and to the republic bet
ter future. Through q cowardly denial
Of German thought, we ourselves viii
drive the nails into our own collins and
into the coffin Of the republic. The
man who really loves the republic must
forcefully give medicine 20 the child
who is striking out hand and foot
against IT.
I'VE arc at the crossroads. We
must either rouse ourselves and look
out for our future or allow ourselves
TO be forced down by Anglo-SaXonism.
We must either cultivate with gar
dener's love our ideals our customs.
our culture and our happy nature or
we must let the fragrant blossom Of
German cultural and social life die
under the frosty breath Of Anglo
Saxonism.
"Why the noisy and for that very