Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-26
'KA|SER'S DEPUTY"
SAID OF HEXAMER
DhiinRcr, Indicting German -Ameri-
can Alliance. Quotes Wilhelm
on Its Former Head.

Wssh,neton. Feb. B.-Custavus Oh
niger. who began a sweeping indictment
Al Tho German American Alliance before
/, subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary
rommittee last week, resumed his testi-
,,onv YESTERDAY He elaborated upon his
uycral accusations, and presented many
ratcments which, he said, all went to
prove that the alliance was up-American
md a tool Of the German General Staff
propaganda
Ii,s argument for the revocation of the
charter of the alliance was based upon
,thcial uttcranccs made 10y the organiza-
hon IN rs publication, lac Official
bulletin lie read excerpts from this
publication and other documents which
lcnded to show that the officers of the
alliance had devoted themselves TO foster
lns organizations intended To embarrass
the Wilson Administration during the
rntical period IN the submarine controver-
N with Germany.
After the declaration by the United
States that a state of war existed with
Ecrmanv, the witness said that the official
publications refrained from their previous
nn-Amcrcan uttcranccs. At no tune
previous 10 Americas entrance into the
sar had The Official Bulletin deprecated
the sinking oi the Lusitania or the ravagcs
~ belgium, the witness testified. II
snvthlng, he said, The Official Bulletin
Justified the sinking OF the LIsitanIa,
declaring that the passengers had been
warmed against going on the ship.
ACTING RULER ny Ny GRACE.
Mr. Ohlnger insisted that the Alliance
had been conducted since IFS incorpora-
lion hv the Federal Government In 1904
and previously as an adjunct of the Ger
man Government. He said that DR.
& j. Hcxamcr, until very recently
President uf the Alliance, was considered
hy Emperor William to bc his personal
representative, the ruler of the German
Tsople IN the United States lie read
a speech made hy the kaiscr and reported
hy William IL Qucux IN his book, tIer-
man spies IN England. The kaiser
- reported by this author as having said
about DR.. lleMmcr.
II man ever was worthy OF hls decora-
tinn at my hands II was Herr DIR. HcNamer,
President of the League. who justly may
hc termed 10 be the acting ruler by my
grace 81 all German in the United States
After the sinking OF the lhsItanla Dr.
HeNamer. according 20 MIR. ohllnger,
telcgraphed the State Alliances asking
them IL telegraph President Wilson and
sav that they dlsapproved Of drastic
action against Germany" The witness
rrai from The Official Bulletin of the
Alliance. published in Jkly, 1915, this
report on the propaganda.
The telographc demand on the part
ol Dr iicNamer was responded 10 by all
branches. As well rs numerous German
societies. lodges churches. and other or
ganlzations individuals also addressed
the President and begged hIm 10 maintain
friendly relations with Germany
MIR Ohllngcr said he believed that the
financial resources OF the Alliance were
greatly IN excess Of the S35, 600 reported
hy the organization He said that IN
January, 1916, DR.. HeNamer had visited
Milwaukee and collected more than S25,-
600. 20 which amount Colonel Pabst had
subscribed $500 and Joseph Uehlein
5000 The witness said he knew that
great amounts came To the Alliance from
confidential sources, and suggested that
the committee force the officers TO dIvulge
the names ~ the confidential contributors.