South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-09
Other Editors Than Ours
POLITICAL NEWS NOTES.
CBy Walter :. Chambers

tBy Walter ; Chambersl
The Kaiser plank is the given 10 that part
Of the republican platform which demands that many
elective offices be made appoinve and placed i'm the
hands Of the governor This name was given it los an
old line republican who has been general i'm bat
ties and does not take kindly 10 ihe new order Of
things
AIong this line it viii be remembered that at a meet
ing April OF the state council of defense the fol
lowing resolution was introduced and adopted unani-
mously
Resolved. that this council recommend to
the governor that in a special session OF
the legislature be called, the repeal of the
provisions of the Act of 1859 Burns Statutes
1914, Section 65S2l for the compulsory teach
ing of German language i'm the schools of the
state ne urged a measure requiring prompt
action
1t carried without dissenting vote i'm the
council and newspapers and loyal citizens all over the
state praised the resolution declaration for flat
footed Americsnism and one-language country. No
other language is required be taught and the state
council Of defense thought time that this special favor
the Germans be abandoned.
The special session of the legislature was called
al that time although it is well known that GOV Good
rich was very anxious for IT, Now il is rumored that
motives that prompted his influential friends
oppose the special session the fear that
publican legislature might repeal the German statute
and thereby ALLEVIATE some of the votes they hoped to
gain And this seems very plausible. for il about
the legislature that the republican
state convention met ana adopted platform as long
the moral without referring that Ger
statute This awfuy embarrassing TO the rank
and he who had been claiming that their party was
just opposed the kaiser anybOdy's party
And then TO be thrown down in that style, by VIII
Hays. Jim Watson and Harry New who afraid
of OFFENDING the kaiser and intent on getting the
presidents that they never mentioned the teach
ing of German
1t seems however that the activity of the two re-
bcan from Indiana in behalf Of their Ger
friends did end with the convention, for
few weeks md this deectable item of pa
triotc endeavor in the Indianapolis News written by
Washington correspondent. II told of how Edward
Schah. and his brother. a former republican chair
man of Lake county had made tour of the depart
ments at Washington in company with Sen Ne" $
secretary in search Of bomb proof JOB for Edward
who the current draft and had been ordered to
Camp Sherman i'm few days
According To- letters written by Lake county
council Of defense and placed in the hands Of the
provost marshal general young Schaaf had openly
boosted that he would not into the trenches and
that he had enough influence az Washington TO place
him in soft job" The boast was almost borne out
according record here but the strong objection
county board caused him TO return home en-
train TODAY instructed.
The letter from the county council Of defense SETS
Schaars mother Germany a time Of
the outbreak OF mis- family before the
war had strong pro-German eanings. These facts i'm
the opinion of the council. made even more neces-
sary anything else that Schaaf take his place in
the army along With other Lake county resistrants
since his family position and influence were we'll known
all over The county.
Schaaf was in the current month quota had been
so informed by his local board before he OBJ
tain a non-comoatant position. brother Richard
Schaaf formerly republican county chairman. accom-
panied him to Washington. For three four DAYS the
TWO Schaafs accompanied sen News secretary tour
OF offices of the various branches of the army service
SOLAR 4. @c1-combatant place bug
the order against inducing into the corps cur
quotas worked against young &chaaf
Finally. sen. Watson personally Went with the
Schaafs Brig Cen SALESMAN of the signal corps.
SALESMAN promised Schaaf des> job after he had
completed four weeks course i'm military instruction.
Accordingly Gen. SALESMAN made q order for
Schaafs iaduCtion into the service.
In the meantime. however. the Lake county board
mailed to Edward schasf mis- notice to appear and to
entrsin and when the induction request reached the
local board IL refused waive It's order The board
iucensed the interference of Gen SALESMAN.
nounced DC would resign in body II ScEsaf into
nou-comhatant place The legal advisory board and
the county appeal agent also threatened lo 1esSu
no Indiana since the operation of the selectve
draft law has attracted much attention here that
% Schasf
The spectacle OF two United senators chasine
about Washington ger a young man OF German eN-
traction "a bomb-proof ioo not very edifyng il
in Keeping with the state convention that had more
criticism of Prest Wilson than it did OF the kaiser.