The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-27
|eERMAN-AMER|CAN
ALLIANCE IS DEAD
Not Single Vote In Congress Against
Repeal of Charter of Disloyai
Organization.
-REoUIFscAT IN DEUTsCHTUM."
From Evidence Available Of Its Ac-
tivities, Appears That Alliance Had
Attempted to Spread q T IN n II
Thought over Herr"

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lance is dead There was not single
vote in the senate or house AGAINST tn"
repeal of the charter of the dis.oval
Organize ton 'Requlescat u Deu'seh-
4 tun' might well be wri'tel on its
3. Tombstone. said Wayne b. Wheeler,
4 ATTORNEY for The Ant-Ss loon league.
who took an active interest In seCur-
ing the invostication or the alliance
and the repeal Of It's charter. and who,
as the result Of an Interesting CO.
4 Incidence. was detained for feve min
utes by the police al Elizabeth. New
Jersey. simply because h. had in his
possession the evidence Of the senate
judiciary committee "1 Ter MAJ
AHeTicah a'iIa"t Az '.'-' ''' -
released pFomP'}F' H""eNe'' wan
81 1Poiogies.
Continuing, Mr. Wheeler SAID
The report cf t5e judiciary com
mtt-,e OF tie house reconm nding the
Il passage os the l!ll to repeal the cAaF-
ter is a riy.eln2 condemnation Of the
activities of the tHrman alliance. ii
says:
From tn evidence available OF
ite various Act!ritlcs. * appears that
the National German American al
hance. operating through its agents as
the central body by makin@ use OF
various organizations in many OF the
gether as a strong and united work
ing force ali our citizens Of German
birth or blood and TO use them as
potential and organized force IN TINS
country 70 promuigate G r IA Al Il
thought This has encouraged them.
Iepresehtat'NeS o. q I4tv'Si, "a''U ~
lily 10 seq eEa|e thTt''@E'NtN ~ ~ '''s
oouy OF our c'e1%ehst'5p "",t .e ',.', ~
mem - , 90 w 4''''l.S -
.'eu IN out c!'lN..,Si'-P WIN "
neriSah 4o@aS. ms "'0S 'e -
aSIaoeo as an ettot' 20 lei maine. nc
eoun.is La,"sI INA. - 800 ''''@'''N
u america !" AS Ue Ae'''''
.''In trying to accomplish this task
AA4e-GQAeEed a -M4de-
held of endeavor. There is evidence
that they have attempted TO further
| these aims through our public schools
by requiring that the German lam
Euage be taught IN them, II Is shown
ps the othcl4i odLieuh or me '''!"nce
Lnat as Iate as April ISL ., IL ut eeo
tne conpihea use 81 me "aiio' io'
our 1erihahAsih' us oliiN4"l pulie''h'
rs late as july ~ - attempts To III
cuicate the taea tn4' 'he Ger iila'i'
& Americans stiH o"e superior "i'S~ @'~e
70 the iInpeIIa4 fst"'ah empire an"
~ spite O. ms Nll'@e"sHlp can ho' oe
e&pectea 70 heht aSa'nS' i''S Wv Il
country an the speech pE IfoIeAsot
AuenAehahh' IN vi h"auhce' as re
ported IN the oHIe'&i p"HtHh OF De
eemoer 1912 ne refers 90 German
america as German cultural COZ
ons ana 10 Germany as the Hso'hei
Souhus'
1t is impossible TO SO into com
piefe detail ih TINS report ana sho"
tne extent OF the aCt'NiL4eA "a mas VI
eanizAlioh ana us agents ne eFi
4 oence TENDS TO sho" that II mas pe "
Wainns agency 20 ana an the oIs.
sebainaaoh OF German pfopasahua ana
20 lurthef Inc interests OF Germany.
1ne organization hfouGht ABOUT
tnrongh TINS corporation mas II APP
pas. - a US ~ .'-e ,e' 81,
=. l''@e 1'' 80 -. ''' 80,
I>;s,s,1,.a ~ 1t,h[ ~ ~
-. o,t,'s,t@n hat,t4 ~, 2nro - ha
80 ''1e"' '''
mere ls no P'aCe =. 'i''o (pI''
-. - 80 ~
$3.50 49, 81" 80 ,,,'r,'j,,,tt., -
he.oma Who'll hearted Americans can
farry on their campaign 70 inture this
ronntry we have nrnuahlv been too
tolerant IN the past toward those
arencies that nave endaavorea 10 tear
dewn or undermine Our institutions.
They have abused the liberty which
our government has given them since
there is abundant evidence that the
G<rman-American a lance have
4 abused the privileges granted to them
In this charter. we should withdraw
those privileges and Immediately re-
peal the congressional act
.r.oyal ciiizans should keen In mind
tha, .he brewers ard al1ted tyfdae used
and financed his disloysl org,nizat.on
10 protect the Honor traff1c When
the funds ran low and thev hsa 10
!. .ranend ,ba r,bj,ca1io, of ttf,r of,icial
huI1etin the brewers through MIR
Andreas f1rnistaA th, r,one,. "a nllb.
Iish their unpatrlot5r sheet
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In view OF the facts. IL IS amazing
TO md the following IN the liquor
dealers journal. Bonforts Circular;
.sWe don't believe Mr. Wheeler is
German srv nut we Ia believe hn
and his Anti saloon league are giving
y ia and comfort 10 Inc enemy. IL is a