The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-12
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ed States senate In 1908 on the So
cialist ticket. He was elected to the
house of representatives from Wiscon-
sin, the first Socialist to cit in that
body. Later he was elected mayor of
Milwaukee, Since there. was a, va
cancy in the senate from q, Wisconsin
caused by the fatal accident to Sena-
tor Hustipg while. on D. shooting trip,
Berger has been considered an, aspirt
ant TO succeeds and has been more
than ever prominently mentioned since
the Wisconsin Legislature declined to
give the Governor power to fill the
vacancy by appointment.
Germans Behave Better .'''
German intrigues in America through
the corporations of the German lang
uage press seem SirtpRlly at an end
AT least this is the belief Of postofice
department officials, charged with en-
forceinent of the Espionage Act. Those
officials claim to have proceeded vigor
pasly against a goOdly number of these
publications. For weeks and weeks in
the latter part of 1917 and early this
year editors and owners of German
language papers were coming in con
slant procession to Washington. They
were hailed before the solicitor Of the
department, William II. Lamar, and in
many instances they appeared also be.
fore Mr.. Burleson, the postOfice gen
In few eastS' }naictmepts, were
brought against editors of such papers,
this having been the case with one
German newspaper in New Jersey and
Sitb another in Philadelphia. In more
Instances. second class mail privileges
We're suspended. But in considerable
hunbet Of cases, the German newspa-
PeFs changed their policy entirely. In
deed certain Of these newspapers had
done so before the espionage law was
ENACTED. The processes toward the
change were set in motion with the
declaration Of war against Germany.
Tho Illinois Stats Zsitung was con.
spicuoys example Id this line and has
been going ahead in the utmost good
faith and loyalty toward the govern
mrnt. The 'Westliche Post, Of st.
Louis, is another instance of the same
ehAraet6t!' y Ft''
Distinctions Are Seen
Silicitor Lamar says the present
status of these German language pa,
pers Is on the whole very gratifying.
In good many cases, the papers have
engaged new editors. The business
mrn, who were owners Of the proper
ties. took quick notice of what was
happening after the declaration Of war.
They saw the distinction between sen.
timent before war had been declared
and patriotic duty after, war had been
Declared .,..t
~ TIE apartment ofieials have no dis.
position to drag to view the, more vic.
ious phases Of propaganda that Ger.
man language newspapers were con
dGGtihg This work, however, was de.
cidedly Of vicious character and was
wide spread, The German people in
the. United States, explained one OF
the departments attorneys, are very
like those in the fatheAahd.! They
accept the existing order Of things
with little question and are steadfast
III their support. They had been &C.
cepting this propaganda, fed to them
through the German lahguage papers,
as law and gospel. This propaganda,
however, has now been absolutely. cut
of so far as the newspapers are con.
cerned aud there are very few Ger,
mau newspapers that are. under suspi.
ciqn. 4 ( ~
The Socialist, Pacifit aAd /. w. ".
papers are at present giving the do.
partment much more, tTOnble--pOssibl
more than ever the GerMan language
newspapers, caused A fpw Of the Irish
publications have been decidedly ag
gresSlre,