Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-22
ALLIANCES HAND
AGAINST WILSON
Pamphlets Denouncing
President Offered at
Hearing
SOUGHT TO PUNISH HIM
~ a StaU Correspondent
WasbippfOu- March %


Washington, March 22.
The methods adopted by the National
Cerman-American Alliance to defeat the
reelection of President Wilson, because
they claimed his policy of permitting
muntion shipments to England and
France and his failure to keep Ameri-
cans off the seas were unneutral, were
exposed at today's hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee on the reso-
luton to revoke the charter granted the
Alliance by Congress
A number of printed slips of paper,
written in English on one side and Ger
man on the reverse. denouncing Pres-
dent Wilson. and urging vote for the
Republican ticket. were presented to the
committee and read by Senator William
H. King, of Utah, chairman of the sub
committee.
These slips were all headed, "Vote the
Republican ticket" They denounced
President Wilson as "a British subject"
who had ignored his oath and relin.
quished Americas welfare in favor of
England; said he should be punished
because he had conjured up the Know
Nothing spirit in the American people
and encouraged them to insult German.
Americans, and said America was doing
the dirty work on the seas for England.
The Rev. DR.. S. G.. Won Bosse. of Phil
adelphia. who succeeded DIR, &. ]. Hex
amer of Philadelphia, as president of
the German-American Alliance, and
Adolph Timm. of Philadelphia, secretary
Of the organization, were asked by Sena-
tor King to examine the slips which the
Senator said had been literally distrib.
uted among the German-Americans
shortly before the presidential election
Of 1916.
did your organization officially dis
tribute these slips denouncing Presi-
dent Wilson," asked Chairman King of
Timm and Won Bosse.
mo" replied both.
Punish Woodrow Wilson"
Some of the slips read as follows
NO. 5--VOTE THE REPUBLICAN
TICKET
"And thereby punish Woodrow Will
son, for conjuring up the Know-Noth-
ing spirit among our people, whereby
American citizens of German birth
and even descendants of Germans are
daily being insuted and called dis
loyal simply because they refuse to
espouse Englands cause and that or
lhe ammunition manufacturers as
No. 7EVoTE THE REPUBLICAN
TICKET
"And thereby give the American
people government wnch VIII not go
down on its knees to England for
permission to import dyestufts ana
Chemicals used in printing our paper
money, which dyestuffs and chemicals
can only be had of Germany.
I'VE must enforce our right to trade
with any and all countries, and this
Wilson is not doing
VOTE THE REPUBLICAN TICKET
And thereby give the American
people chance to assert their rights
on the high seas without doing the
Z dirty work for Great Britain.
The dirty work referred to consists
OF encouraging American men ana IN
nocent women and children to travel
on armed English merchantmen laden
with ontraband--contraband which Is
4 being used to kill men who also have
wives and children equally as innocent
as ours.
NO s--VOTE THE REPUBLICAN
M TICKET
And thereby replace British vicercy-
atty with a government by and for
Z the American people.
We voted for Wilson four years ago
under the impression that he was an
American, but unmasked, so turned out
to be a British subject.
tf We are for America first, last and
always, but for Britain never.
NO. 6-VOTE THE REPUBLICAN
To defeat woodrow yoSMCT Wilson, who,
rs President, swore to uphold Anferl,
can interests, but ignored his oath ana
purposely relinquished Americas well
that wilson's wilson " wanton disregard of
americas interests; by perm't.lng
shipments Of American wheat; corn
and -four to England. after failure
Of our crop. is sending the prices OF
our foodstuffs higher and higher. SO
that our people may suffer for want OF
y the necessities Of life before the WIN
ter Is over.
n Doctor Won Bosse few moments
later said he would like the committees
ito understand that his attitude befors
'ithe war and since are entirely different
II should not now be held responsible
" for my statements denouncing President
Wilson and favoring Germany made De
fore the United States entered the war,
said the president of the Alliance.
&N Il believe was within my rights II
n supporting Germany in the war until TN
United States declared war against. her
X since then my opinions and attitude nav
Undergone a change"
@1 Senator King read number OF ar
q y ucies In the Bulletin, the official orgai
OF the Alliance, telling of resolution
ADOPTED by various State chapters OF tn
Ailiance urging all German-Americans U
4 TA vote for candidates representing the bes
interests of Germany and asked Vol
oosse II the Alliance had ever re
nounced the articles or disclaimed IN
'erest In them. Won Bosse admitted IN
organization had not
X4t The minister also admitted the Ger
r *tman-American Alliance had done III
utmost TO foster the movement to roi
up big vote for Hughes and agains
4 the President
Was 1t not true that in addition u
pushing its campaign within its organ
nation the German-American Allianc
attempted to have the ministers or IN
rerman churches and German-Americal
4"mistefs everywhere actively partici
pese In the organizations propagandaY
esked Senator King. gI y n
Yes, the mlnisters were generally
hmected with our organization, Away
)4pafed A our movements. and !
20 tnsk y ~ fhem % lln>,Y admit