The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-12

are not going to interfere with either
side so long as our rights are re-
on November Z. 1915. six months
after the Lusitania was sunk, and
while President Wilson was engaged
in a vigorous exchange of notes with
the Imperial German government to
put an end to the outlaw submarine
warfare, the News said editorially:
Might Be sorry Germany Lost.
Nor is victory by Germany the
worst thing that can happen. If the
allies were to win, ana tner Wlnnlhs
meant a great increase OF Russian ag-
gressiveness on the one side, and OF
Japanese self-assertiveness on the
other. America might live to be very
sorry Germany had not Won
In September 3, 1916, the News cdi-
torially read:
second navy in the world and it will
not be so many years till it is actually
engaged.
ahead of us but for the war. Her
losses put her back.
LAS for the navy of Great Britain,
If so far outranks all others that no
nation can hope to catch up with 1T.
"And here's thing to remember,
when the world is talking war. The
navy Of GERMANY and of the United
States combined would be much more
powerful than Great Britain's. In
other words, a combination of these
two navies would have nothing to fear
from the powerful fleets of the mighty
Britain. and in wartime, as has been
demonstrated. nobody can guess what
combination will take place.
Sentiment Against Germany Then.
1t will be recalled by this time, Sep
O.
spread and almost overwhelming SEN
timent against Germany, since the
German submarine activities had re-
suited in much loss of American life
and German fostered conspiracy in the
United States had blown up numerous
factories, set fire to merchant ships,
and in other ways had offended the
honor of the country. 1t is said to
have been surprising that an editorial
suggesting the possible cooperation of
the American and German fleets at
the time did not attract more atten-
ton.
This was the position taken by Gov
ernor Cox in the campaign of 1916
when he was running for governor on
the ticket with Woodrow Wilson,
stated both on the stump and edi-
torially:
Every indication now is that tens
of thousands of those splendid people
| (Germans) still sympathizing with the
fatherland, still believing in the right
/ eousness of the German cause, still
| hopeful that Germany will win. there
| is every evidence that they will vote
for President Wilson for reelection
| as the best means of aiding Germany,
as well as because the reelection OF
President Wilson will be an aid to the
United States.
ANTI Germans for Hughes"
"Our German friends are coming tc
understand that it does not just hap
pen that most of the rabid anti-Ger-
man people in this country are fol
Hughs. From Theodore Roosevelt
| down, the enemies of Germany are in
| the Hughes bandwagon. So it Is evil
dent in this instance, as in all others
Woodrow Wilson has been the rea
friend of the American citizen who
sympathized with Germany"
In a speech in Cincinnati in Octo-
Der, 1916, Governor Cox said:
1.-TWO of the leading sponsors fol
Justice Hughes are Elihu Root of New
York and Theodore Roosevelt of Oys
ter Bay. In his first speech Mr.. Roo
declared that the president Should
have interviewed when the German,
went into Belgium. Theodore Roose
Welt said this government should have
seized every ship in American har.
bors. Both have criticised the presi
dent for not doing the things which
| have embrOiled us in a war with Ger
many.
THE Germans are getting their eyei
opened and about one more speech
| from Teddy and the German -Ameri
! cans will join in a triumphal victor3
for Woodrow Wilson in November"