The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-13
Was Governor
Cox Once a Hun
Sympathizer?

Bul our hklfNh are clehT as Regards
the activities OF the German U-boats.
against MS. They have played the
part of c%ombatants, and respected u
borders.
we feel sorry for the men who
have lost their lives In the war. and
for the women ana children who
have been made to suffer through no
fault of their own: but it In not cur
! war-it IL the war OF Great Britain
and Germany. and we are not going
to interfere with either side 80 Ions
as u rights are respected"
on Nov. Z. 1915. six months after
The Lusltania vas sunk and while
President Wilson was engaged In n
vigorous exchange OF notes with the
Imperial German government to put
an end " the outlaw submarine war
fare. the News. Governor coN's news
paper, said e%ditorially:
Nor II victory by Germany the
worst thing that car happen. IT the
allies wore to win, II their winning
meant a great Increase OF Russian
aRgressiveness on the one side and
the Japanese seH-assertlvenesS on the
other, Americans might live to he
very sorry that Germany had not
won"
,on Sept. 3. 1915. the News editor
iaily said;
Combine Against British.
THE United States Is to have the
second navy In the world. and II will
not DE 81 many years TIL It is actually
engaged.
''Gormany would have remained
ahead of us but Tor the war. Her
losses put her back.
As FOR the navy OF Great Britain,
II so far outranks all ouheis that no
nation can hope to catch up with IL.
'.And here's n thing "a remember
when the world Is talking war; The
navy of Germany ana OF the United
States combined would he much more
powerful than Great Britain's.
IN other words, a combination OF
these two navies would ave nothing
TO feur from the powerful fleets of
England. and In war time, as has
been demonstrated. nobody can guess
what combination will lake place.
IL viii be recalled by This time
(Scpt. g, 1910 there was a wide
spread and almost Overwhelming
sentiment 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
merchant ships and In other ways
had offended the honor of the conn
try.
II il said to have been surprising
thai an editorial suggesting the pos
slble cooperation OF the American
and German fleets at the time did not
attract wide attention.
Sentiments on Stump.
This was the position taken by
Governor Cos during the campaign OF
1915 when he was running for gov
ernor on the ticket with Wilson,
stated both on the stump II edi-
toriaily;
|. Every indication now is that tens
of thousands OF these splendid pruple
(Germans) still sympathiziny with
the fatherland. still believing N ihe
righteousness of the German cause,
atill hopeful that Germany win win
there is evidence that they VIII vote
for President Wilson for reelection,
as the best means OF aiding Germany,
as well ms because the r~e-electioa of
President Wilson will be an aid 10 the
United States.
''Our German friends are coming
to understand that II does not Just
happen that most OF the rabid anti
German people In this country are
for Hughes.
From Theodore Roosevelt. tho
enemies OF Germany are IN thc
Hughes band wagon.
so Il Is evident. In this instance
as in all others, woodrow Wilson has
been the real friend OF the American
citizen who syfnpathizes with Ger
many
In a speech In Cincinnati. In Octo-
her, 1918, Governor Cox said:
1.-TWO OF the leading sponsors for
Justice Hughes are Eiihu Root OF
New York and Theodore Roosevelt
of Oyster Bay.
'sIn his first speeches. Mr.. Root de-
clnred that the president should have
interviewed when the Germans went
into Balgium.
Theodore Roosevelt said this gov.
ornmeut should have seized every
ship In American haI TORS.
Both have criticised the president
for not doing the things which would
have embroiled ms In the war with.
Germany.
''The Germans are getting their
oyeS opened. and about one more
speech from Teddy and the German