Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31
KULTURWOULDUN|TE
ALL PR0-HUNS HERE
Brewers Sought to Form Strong
Combination of Anti-Ameri-
cans in U. S.; Propaganda
Method Barred.

Now York, July SIN the oihciai
bulletin of the National German-Ameri-
can Alliance for October, IVA, mere
was a letter from Prof. julius GoeDe,,
urging German-American unity with
Germany in the war, whch pes''n III
nWs are convinced that the defeat
~ Cermany would be an rreparabie
;n;,rv for American culture, which Is
-. intimately bound up with that
nf Germany than with that OF other
E,,,or,.an nations. 1t is crime
against life itself, either through po"ef
&c .h,oroh the coercion OF court VI
erh;.rat,on "a to prevent the development
- neoI,Ie like the German:
Ma tbe howl of anger against 'rerhany
r.b;.b vent through this land during the
last few days serve as can 10 UNI.
every German-American ana eneiN WI.
American with German sympa'h'eS. =" ii'e M
there i. involved the eA'sten'e of
ann;b;,at;on sn1 of a noble people and OF
k,,Jtur to which America owes 'ne
nha bas there can be no carrying OF
So o,.a on both shoulders, and no moll-
ferent standing by. ,o,s
~ the presidential election IN 1910
tho bulletin for November said' az,
VIZ s.Eor the German-American IN TINS
.,o.t;o, his national existence or nom
ey;stence s Just rs much aI SUM as
e. ~ Germans and Acknowledgements
mon the battlehelds of Belgium france
and Russia. :. .o,s;dered
10 be expressive Of the German,Ail'eii' nan, i''n
hostility toward President WnSon.
The next number OF the ounesih oon-
tanned an interesting account ol 're W.
- -. Ccyrnar-American Literary oeiehce
Con,n,ittee This shows how German
,,r,ra ganda was carried on In the oniteu
StoteS And it is pointed out that ehe
;.o,,s ;ncl,nled in the account are from
tba record of 1914, q year IN wIrcit y
s,,bs;d;arv organization Of the onited
States Rre -.ers' Association Was, Win
tba cognini nee of that ASSOCIATION,
turr,;Sb;ng rngnev to the German-Amerl-
can Alliance II is also said that copies
of the bulletif containing the account oi
German propaganda were received pE Wy
renresentative OF the brewers through
whom the money was paid TO the aluahce'
The work OF the terlnan-Aiii i'I -, -.
Literary Defence Committee says ,'ie
issue OF the bulletin for December ivlf'
has In the last few weeks taken on IN
exnected dimensions. Since Ihc coinr
,,itte,s has resorted to the distribution OF
namnhlets. peoples attention has oeen
ldrax,,, nv the committee not only from
iii narts Of the United States, but also
f-or1 Canada. Cuba and South America;
H., - the middle of November, 5000
nsmnblets have been distributed Tree OF
charge. They are as follows:
seTwentv thousand copies of the article
bv professor Burgess, The Present
Crisis in Europe; 10000 copies OF the
book. The Truth About Germany 5'oV
comics of the article from froleSso1 Ssoq
Sloane. Fair Play and Neutrality l"'Voo
copies of the appeal OF MTs NucSsenr
Deiters to the Americans; 3,oou copies ol
tbe article bv Judge Grosscup concerning
Rnlc1rn,'s neutrality; 1000 copies OF the
communication from Professor ScheViii'
sGennanv and the Peace. OF Europe
. 600 coT,;es Of the letter from Gerhard
Haun.mann. and 1000 copies OF the
nrociamatlon to the Evangelical Chrls-
tians ID America.
n.;+h Io14 Pages 67S-6S0 of the printed
evidence presented before the sub-com-
mittee of the United states senate
which conducted the hearings on the
nroposed annulment OF the Na'ohai
German-American Alliance charter, snow
several quotations from the nunetii' iii'eu
with bitter attacks upon rfe american
oover,ment and running through Jan
nor, FEBRUARY and March, 1915. The
Prasjdent was charged with being IN
heart. deeds and actions British
c;+;zen and with "misgoverning the
United States.
In the January number it Is reported
that rnon the request of the president
of the National German-Amerlcan Al
hance. Henry " Weismann, president oi the
BROOKLYN branch, spoke before the ma
tional executive council OF the Ancient
Order OF Hibernians II the United States,
appealing to the members OF the couhch
to indorse resolutions demanding Con
gress to pass bill empowering the fresl-
dent of the United States 10 prevent the1
export of any war material TO the Del
lgerents in Europe.
In the February number announce
rneTt was made of the distribution OF
5000 form letters and envelopes by the
local German-American Alliance IN Spo-
kane Wash. for the purpose OF putting
pressure upon Congress IN the interests OF
Germany.
The same number announced the or
panization of the American Neutrality
league. by the national alliance, and
orders issued TO local alliances to create
themselves also into branches OF the league
n was the same number which con-
tanned the following report OF speech
by Mr. Weismann:
..Shall America be opened TO the
victorious march of German civilization;
shall German honesty, straight-forward-
ness, thoroughness, German doctrine OF
freedom and right, here also take the place
Of the declining English influence? This
becomes our great historical kultur
mission.
This great epoch must not pass with
ont seeing all OF you in our midst, that
is the heart S desire Of one who greets the
S,n ~ the Teutonic party as an enthusias-
t;c American. penetrated by the conscious
moss that the American democracy, the
tr,,e liberty of our new country, is about TO
achieve the reception OF German customs,
Germanic ideas of duty and right, the
Strengthening and deepening which are
the conditions of true national advance
,ne,,t "-Christian Science Monitor