The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-09-03

in May the GeFna1- american Cit /
liens League, successor and contin-
uator Of the savory and famous Ger
nan-American Alliance, whose charter
Congress took away, held conyen-
ton in Chicago for the purpose of in
structing both parties against the
League OF Nations. The convention
would have none of the League, with
or without reservations. After the GUS
tomary remarks about Washington
and the Monroe Doctrine the platform
said:
We further oppose the Peace Treaty
of Versailles with its hellish. hateful
and revengeful propositions for two
reasons: III Because those PROPOSE
lions are not in lire with out estimates
Of American humanity; in fact they
most dreadfuliy conflict herewith,
and 60 for the practical reason that
said Peace Treaty amounts to the
GREATEST stupidity because we are as
sisting in running our second best GUS
toner of our export trade Gkilling
the goose that lays the golden eggs
for u.s..
Last week there was a conference
of delegates of the league. AS was
Inevitable, Mr. Harding was selected
as. the German-American Citizens
League candidate for President Nat
urally, Senator La Toilette, on ac-4
count of his philosophy against the
war as well as the League, was dearer
to the bosoms of these sturdy
Americans. but it was recognized
that he was out Of the question OPP
position to the League of Nations and
to the treaty of Versailles was de-
clared the cardinal issue, and Mr.
Harding, the representative of that
issue, was duly approved.
The resolutions adopted by the May
convention and served upon each del
egate to the Republican National
Convention of June were signed by
the President and Secretary of the,
league. the same patriots who. as Off
GERS of the Chicago branch of the
National German-American Alliance,
in June, 1916, sent to the Republican
National Convention a letter protest
ing "in accordance to the resolution
adopted by the German-American
alliance of Chicago and of the
State of Illinois, against the nomi-
nation of Theodore Roosevelt. or Elihu
Root for President The Milwaukee
Journal, to which we are indebted for
this fact, says that the proc German
vote that is, the vote of those Ger
mans by birth or origin who sided with
Germany against Americas now
Republican 1t comprises former
Democrats who left their party in
1916 or 1918 on account Of their Ger
man sympathy. 1t is against the
League of Nations, against Wilson,
against Cox It, embraces Harding be-
cause be is a foe Of the League of Ma
tons. Such are the singular allies
whom the Republican masters of the
Senate have sought and obtained,
Meanwhile, the Republican Party of
Chicago and of Illinois is shaken by
perhaps the sharpest conflict it has
known The Republican nominations
for Governor and for United; States
Senator are merely the visible objects
Of the contest The loyal Republican,
represented by GoverHer L.oMden, are
opposed by the combination of those
disloyal, radical and dangerous forces
which have kept William Hale
Thompson Mayor of Chicago so long.
Mr.. Thompson's record is only too
we'll known. The brains behind his
throne belong to his discoverer, man
ager and boss, Mr. Lundin, The
German -American Citizens League
has approved the Thompson candi-
date as it has approved the candidate
of the Senate juntar The radicals and
the dislovalists and many voters of
many foreign strains are Thomp
sonians With the great colored pop
ulation of Chicago he is extremely
popular. He is friendly to the friends
Of, the Irish Republic" /
In Chicago he.bids fair to get an
enormous majority for his candidates
in the Republican primaries 1t re-
mains to be seen if the conservative
Republicans can overcome that major
ity in the country districts Bitter
ness, division. perhaps defeat, are be-
fore the Illinois Republicans. Not in
Illinois alone, but in many Aother
States. the suectaele Of William Hale
Thompson and the German-Ameriean
Citizens League clinging passionately
t0atf7a ssAmerieanismy of Mr. Harding