Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-26
ES HExAMER
MULES U. S. GERMANS
IIcial of German Alliance
Doubts Whether Kaiser
Made Statement
&-PREsIDENT MISSING
\ Reply to Charge in Senate That
Emperor Classed Him as
king"

y Eforts failed today to obtain "a. re-
4 ~ from Or. C. J. 1lexamer. former
pf&sident of the National German Amer
lean Alliance. TO charges that he was
labeled by the Kaiser as the ruler OF
al Germans in America. The charges
wlre made before the subcommittee ot
The Senate Committee Oh JUDICIARY. at
+ washington, which Is hearing evidence
m order 20 act on a bal introduced by
Senator King, of Utah, To- revoke the
o1kanixation's charter.
doctor UeXamer. who resigned the
z presidency hst November. could not
Z b located today. It was sad. however.
that he was in the city.
N "a close friend Of Doctor lle&amer
c4Ine to his defense. This man. who
e4Sed that HE name be Withheld, Is N.
sficiai OF the ALLIANCE
f'The alleged speech Of the Kaiser
naming Doctor HeNamer as the ruler OF
Germans in the United States has been
published before and its authenticity has
= b4en denied before. 30 that Il shoum not
he.necessary to add anything more TO it.
/, hS said. Personally. ! doubt very mgcd
~ the Kaiser said it. There IS 40 truth
in the assertion. whoever may have said
III for Doctor HeXamer ts native
born and loyal American citizen. whose
foTefathers fought against thr former
Kaiser and were driven from Germany
and later fought heuf for tha preserva-
tien of the Union"
N Regarding the effort 10 have the Fed
eral charter Of the alliance revoked by
Congress- the official said that the or-
sxnization would fight 70 the last but
WOULD abide by the decision OF Congress.
b ne asserted that il remained TO he
proved that the Organization was any
thing but patriotic and that the alliance 9
defense would he made before the Com-
mittee. The president Of the organiza-
tion Is the Rev. :. -. Won Bose, Of VIII
mtngton who succeeded Doctor Hex
amer.
Testimony that classed Doctor Hex
amer as the ruler of German Americans
wAs given to the committee by GustaNus
Ohlinger. president OF the chamber OF
Z Commerce Of Toledo. The Naisers
words, he said, were taken from docu-
mknts' obtained by a British secret ser.
vice operative and were eaid to have
tcen delivered at secret conference
at Potsdam in June. 1905
The Kaiser is alleged to have said:
t.Even now rule supreme in The
United States, where almost ouc-half o1
the population is either Of German birtl
OF. Of German descent. and where 1000
000 German voters do my bidding at tn,
presidential elections No American ad
ministrs ton could remain in powc!
against the will Of the German voters
who, through that admirable crganlzd
tion, the German American Natioua
League. Of the United States Of America
control the destin!es Of the vast republl,
beyond the sea. II man. ever wa
worthy of high decor alton at M,
hands 1, was Herr poetor HeAsmer. tn
president of the league. who may Justl,
Id termed TO be, by my grace. th
sdting ruler OF all the Germans in In
y rnted States" t'
Doctor Hexamer, after the sinking o
the Lusitsnia, te!egraphed the stat
NJ Alliance asking them 10 telegrs ph Presi
dent Wilson and say They disapprove
Of drastic action against Germany
w4s testified.
THE witness read from The official bul
iein of the Alliance published in july
X 1875, this report OH the propa paganda
The telegraph demand on the part {
Doctor Hexamer was responded to b
.alt branches as well as numerous GeI
man societies, lodges. churches and oJne
organizations, individuals also addresse
the President aud begged him to naiI
tan friendly relations with Germany"
Nfr. Ohlinger declared that the Phils
delphia branch OF the slIlauce sent ol
Though the official bulletin Of the ol
gahization appeals for funds with whic
TO defend the editors Of the philadelphia
Tageblatt when they We're indicted Il
treason. This appeal was signed.
SAYS, by Adolph TimE. OF Philadelphia
Hs declared the appeal set forth til.
1t WAS the duty Of every local allianS
toiassist in such a case.
Taking up the question Of the eNtei
into which the National Germsu-Amer
cab Alliance entered into politic5. Il
witness said that an appeal was SC!
forth from Philadelphia in May. 1916. r,
specting the presidential contest,
This appeal was signsd by john
Mayer and Adolph TIm:n. the directii
Qflcers of the Pennsylvania Alliance,