Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-21
ALLIANCE HEAD
ADMITS BAD ACTS
Members Knew They Were
Doing Wrong, Won
Bosse Says
TIED UP WITH BREWERS
Had to Do This to Control Ger
man-American Vote,
He Explains

Pefore the hill had been taken up by
Congress 10 revoke the charter granted
the National German-American Alliance,
,bo members of that organization real
,zed they were doing many things they
ought not to do and leaving undCnc
many things the Alliance should take
nm and II had been decided to make
radical steps to reform the organiaa-
tions and methods, the Senate Judiciary
committee was told today by the Rev.
DR. c. J. Won Bosse, of Wilmington,
Del. president of the organization.
when Doctor Won Bosse was recalled
to the stand today. to conclude the sem
sational testimony he gave on Tuesday,
he conceded that the charter of the Ma
tIonal German Alliance Is to be revoked
nv Congress, but said its loss means
but little
The only regret of the organization
aver the loss of the charter will be
the increase IL will effect In the bit
terness of racial feelings between the
, German and American people. Won Bossc
said The eradication of this bitter
. ness of racial feelings has been one of
the chief aims of the Alliance, he as
serted.
In spite of their strong opposition
toward the United States going to war
with Germany before war was declared,
Doctor Won Bosse said the German
Americans have now dedicated them
selves to bring the war to "A speedy
conclusion in favor of the United states.
The German American Alliance has
been tied up with the brewery interests
much more closely than the member
ship of the Alliance desired Won Bosse
continued. but without the prohibition
lance. because the Gcrman-AmerIcan is
not a partisan in politics and cannot be
induced to vote politically en- bloc. but
will stick together on the liquor ques-
uon.
Like all men looking backwards.
the National German American ALI
ance sees things clearer today than yes
terday, SAID Doctor Won Bosse. They
= realize that hlucn theg uid nao peter
been leit uluohe, thuch that they nlght
nave uole waS Hot uone' i"es reaii],
Is now nlsn ''nie 10 'aNe STOCK Oh
shen,seNes anu ~ ,e>"iuc ,lell NoLh:
ny u'u my u'u III ,,,' Suou iai'n M
anu III nohI9,' " Pun pooc' 'hcE nav
ioushl ptoiiipl''"ii ana oIeanized to
,iaNo ny, ny" oIPo",'iIi poi'',d"s eAec'
i've ihis cduSeu ''eHi 10 pe tieu vi
WIN the brewing INDUSTRY mech more
man tney iiheu' put WITHOUT the pro
hloitioi' questioii tnere couiu nave peer
ho ailance Vi Germans III poNtlca
sense lenlperamehtaiiy the German Is
not partisan IN politics and he cannot
leaders Of the Alliance knew this, and
know also that united action by then
could only be brought that about
through some all-impelling common in.
terest.
p,, p,,, ,,
,
fiad not these proceedings for the
revolving OF the charter been instituted
tie membership OF the Alliance would
themselves nave soon taken steps tc
niahe rauicai changes IN organization
anu nethods'
Chuer the circumstances the losing
VI tne charter means little.
"hat we regret Is that the manner
vi reNohine IL mas been made the vehicle
., luitherlng the bitterness of feeling
alreauy existing between the racial in
tegers in our country something W,
nave sought since our entry into tn,
war 10 lighten and lessen.
we are at war with Germany, and II,
matter now much we may have differe,
IN opinion before the war. no matter
where our sympathies then lay, we hav,
as americans now but one duty, anc