New-York tribune., 1918-02-11
League for Unity
Moves to Elect
Patriot Congress

An appeal to the dominating political
parties to place Americanism above
partlsanship at the forthcoming Con-
gresslonal primaries. in order that Con-
gress may be undoubtedly anti-Prus-
| sian,' has been issued by the League
for National Unity.
The nation must be able to count
upon both parties nominating men who
are whole-hearted and unequivocal sup
porters of the war aims of our gov
ernment.' states the circular which has
been distributed throughout the coun-
try. NO man ought to be nominated
by either party of whom it is not Ger
tam that if elected he will support the
government in its high resolve to de-
stroy prusslan militarsm and estab-
llsh just and secured peace.
1T VIII not do for the nation to vote
tor better man or the less disloyal
OF two candidates on Election Day. It
VIII be the business of the two domi-
mating political parties, whatever their
natural divisions may be as to do
mestic policies, to insure that whoever
be elected every American district will
be represented by an American patriot.
1T VIII be disloyalty in either party to
nominate or abet the nominato of any
man whose support of the government's
war programme is reluctant or quail
fed.
Must Defeat Anti-Americans
in the interest Of the nation We SIX
for more. If in any district it become
likely that an antiwar candidate be
successful it is the imperative duty OF
the two leading parties to effect ceal-
tlon against the non-American or anti
American candidate in order to make
certain his defeat. An equitable arrange
ment should be effected between the two
parties covering all such districts as re-
quire the eXpedient of coalition in or
der to avert the election of a disloval
candidate
Let no party nominate or elect to
Congress any candidate on a so-called
peace platform. The American nation
under the leadership of the President
of the United States, commander in
chief of the army and navy. is for
peace; but righteous and enduring
peace cannot be secured until America
and the Allied powers shall have
achieved victory over the armies and
governments of the Central Powers.
"A Congress must be elected which
shall signify to the whole world that
the American people are indivisably
united in their determination to 20 on
with the war until its purposes sl.all
have been accomplished. The voice OF
compromise must not be heard in the
next Congress. Whether dominantly
republican or dominantly Democratic
the next Congress must be supremely
American.
Pro-Germans Will Not Be Open
The proGermans and other sedi
tious forces, lacking the courage oi
their dsloyalty and hiding their trea
son behind the mask of pacifism, will
not dare openly to frame an anti-Amer.
lean platform or frankly to name pro.
German candidates. They will devise
confusing issues. They will foment do.
mestic strife. They will pretend to ia.
Vor moderation in war and Cancellation
III peace, but their purpose will be tc
weaken the strength of our confidence
IN the victory of American arms anc
in the Righteousness of the American
aims"
The circular is signed by Cardna
Gibbons. Cyrus Adler, of the Jewish
illogical Seminary, Philadelphia
Charles S. Barrett, president of tho
Farmers Educational and Cooperative
Union; Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
president of the National Woman's
Suffrage Association; D. L. Cease. o.
Cleveland; Montaville Flowers. of Mon.
roNia, CAL; Samuel Gompers, Myron T
Herrick, Charles Evans Hughes, Vance
Z. Mccormick, Otto II. Kahn. Elihr
Root, William r. Wilcox, Talcott viii.
lams, John II. Finley, James NJ. Becl
and others.