New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07

ing what he pleases to term the Ger
man cause.
He had a checkered career. Once a
fanatic advocate of direct action, a
professional anarchist" as he was
called by his cooler headed colleagues
of the Bakery Workers International
Union, the former salaried labor agi-
tator became within a surprisingly
short period a bitter enemy of the
union labor movement. Since he had
been convicted in San Francisco of
dealing with explosives and had to
do" time in prison, he attempted to
evade the consequences of his acts and
words to the extent that he "gamely"
retired through a window at the rear
OF the Chicago Turner Hall when he
feared arrest for his bloodthirsty ut
terances at meeting in honor of the
anarchists who had been executed for
the Haymarket outrage
The most provocative exponent of the
kaiser's cause in this country so long as
he did not risk criminal proceedings, he
suddenly became last year to the SUPER
fetal. observer loyal American. so
loyal" indeed, that he denounced as
enemies OF the United States MANY of
his former associates of the German
American Alliance who never had been
so rabidly pro-German as he openly
boosted to be. And it is a strange CO.
incidence that Weismann's conversion
to another political or economic creed
never hurt his personal interests, but
to the contrary.
Weismann's services to the Hohen-
zollerns and their cause are matter
of recorG-nls speeches, writings and
acts.
He was the secretary of the Printers
and Publishers Association, Inc, which
was organized in March, 1915, Ito pub
lish daily newspaper in English which
is to do justice to the German cause"
A circular sent out by the Printers and
Publishers Association says:
I'VE have succeeded in moving a
number OF responsible gentlemen to
take in hand the creation of such a
paper. 1t now lies in our hands to
create this paper as the only possible
weapon against the repulsive lies, in
nuendoes and dcprecations of our home
people. One million dollars must be
raised by May Of this year. And l.,
therefore, turn to you with the re-
quest that you help realize this as
soon as possible"
This hope was not realized, and the
pro-German English daily was never
issued.
Undaunted, Weismann continued with
greater energy his efforts on be-
half Of the Kaiser. While he. speak
ing for the New York branch Of the
alliance, denied, on February 25, 1915.
all connections with pacihst bodies he
modified the state alliance to assist
the notorious Friends of Peace. At
the Utica convention Of the state alli-
ancc, July 1926. 1915, he was chairman
OF committee which introduced res
olution condemning "this autocratic ac-
ton fthe diplomatic note that any new
case OF an attack on unarmed yhips.
causing the death Of American cfti-
zens. would be considered az a DELHI
erately unfriendly act) Of the presi
dent ar dangerous usurpa-
ton OF power and peril TO our peace:
that we support with the greatest en-
crgy the standpoint Of the Friends Of
Peace and that we appeal
to the peace-loying people of our coun-
try TO take part by mass dcmonstra-
tons and by overwhelming attendance
In the National Peace Connress called
at Chicago. September + and 6. 1915. !"
This resolution was adopted, and
likewise another resolution submitted
by Weismann that the state alliance
be represented by two dclegates at the
peace congress.
According TO the official report on
the Utica convention page 81, Wcis
mann said: while Wall Street and
our finance, working together with
England, attempt 10 push the Presi-