New-York tribune., 1918-10-28
Same Powerful Inter-
ests Who Bought
"The Washington
Times - for Brisbane
Financed Disloyal
and Anh-American
Propaganda
rNHE alliance between the brew
ing interests, whose members
financed Arthur Brisbane's pur-

l. financed Arthur Brisbane's pur-
chase of "rhe Washington
Times" and the disloyal National Ger
man-American Alliance went into
American politics and produced results.
II has been shown that the United
States Brewers Association supported
The German-American Alliance. Here
is one case, open and plain, where the
German American Alliance pulled chest
nuts out Of the fire for the brewers
The community of interest between
these two forces has been frequently
stated by officials of the German-Amer-
lean Alliance. Beer and Deutschtum
are Joined in their philosophy. Said
President Hexamer of the alliance;
The threat to personal liberty,
which is becoming more widespread, is
the principal weapon of the natlvlstic
clement, which is busily engaged in the
effort to surrender the liberty of the
United States to England. 1t is
weapon directed against German-Amer-
icanism. which will have none of it.
We can gain influence and retain that
which we have already won only by
organizing ourselves more closely and
by doing our duty at the ballot box"
The Archaeological History of the
National German-American Alliance OF
the United States," by Albert Godsho,
secretary Of the National German
American Alliance, says:
.t-rL., No+;o,o1 Corpo A n, eriran AL.
Nance aims to awaken and strengthen
the sense of unity among the German
people in America, to check nativistic
encroaChmentS.
This is the story of how the Nebraska
hyphenates were called on by the Ne
oraska German-American Alliance to
rally to the cause of beer at the polls,
and how they did it, The following
excerpts are taken from a translation
Of 1.-The Weekly Omaha Tribune of
November 2, 1916:
"NEBRASKA STATE LEAGUE
Call TO Action
Omaha, Neb., Oct. %, 1915.
TO the members of the subordinate
unions of the State League, and
also the German citizens of Nebraska
ii general:
Worthy Citizens: You are waiting as
in the past again in this year for sug-
gestions from the political committee
of the Nebraska GermanAmerican AL
ACE as to the candidates whom we
are to support. The election on No
vember is the most important in the
history of the state, because above
everything else the pending prohibition
amendment to our organic law must be
beaten Prohibition above all
other things assails the Germans and
their life habits. Prohibition springs
from alien hating fanaticism and know
Regarding the Presidential election,
we should take notice of our last con-
vcntion in Grand Rapids, which ex
pressed no choice of candidates. Since
that time however, the German-Amer
lcan conference, Dr. Hexamer (presi-
dent of the National German-American
Niance), on his own account, and also
the German pastors of Nebraska, have
each taken position on the Presiden
tal election, which we recommend to
your most fundamental consideration.
Rince most of the Republican can
dldates for state offices are outspoken
nrohibitionists, we recommend the cleo
non of most of the Democratic candi-
dates, and, above all others, of Keith
Neville, Democratic candidate for Gov
Although our committee does not
today have complete information
which we can give regarding the can
didates for supreme judge, the matter
cannot longer be postponed, and we
counsel our people to give heed to
what the German press. and especially
The Omaha Daily Tribune may pub
lish the last week before Election Day
regarding the Supreme Court candi-
dates whom we are to support.
LAS it ever has been, SO now again,
1t must be our chief concern to elect to
the state Senate men of approved and
liberal dispositions, since only such
ones give US the guarantee that no
hat'vistic or prohibitory laws shall
pass the Legislature. We know that
mere will be a fight made against Ger
man instruction, and, therefore, it is
oi the most extraordinary Importance
elect Senators who oppose the natl
vlstic ideas.
Inc committee has gone to great
pans to ascertain the standpoint Of
candidates in the twenty-eight Sena-
'orial districts of Nebraska. We regret
fC0ntinued o,, Inst ,,ooel