The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-16
REPUBLICANS
ARE FLAYED
Sec. Colby Declares They
Are Playing on Suscepti-
bilities of Foreigners
EUROPEAN FEUDS
BROUGHT TO u. S.
Colby Declares That Every
thing German Is Support
ing Harding

Chicago, Oct. l6.-Speaking at a
luncheon at the Iroquois club to-day
Secretary of State Colby charged the
Republican party with the methodieal
effort to play upon the susceptiblities
OF every racial group in America" and
characterized it as "one of the most
sinister features of the Republican
campaign. He accused the Republicans
OF transporting to America and inject
ing into purely domestic issues faction
al strife and prejudices of Europe and
of taking advantage of these suscep-
tibilities in immigrants before they
have had time to learn America and
become Americans.
He declared that any general organ
lied support from the German elements
in America was an expression Of Ell
ther disappointment or resentment at
the course of the United States in the
war
There is not journal published in
German" he charged. "or a newspaper
ence as pro-German in its leanings
that is not supporting Harding and the
Republican ticket to-day There is not
a German suspect or a German sym
pathizer who was the subject of pru-
dent attention on the part of the Unit
ed States authorities during the war
who is not supporting the Republican
ticket, and there is only one reason for
this support they hate the president
who pulled the mask aside from Prus
sian arrogance They hate the party
under whose direction and leadership
the victorious war was fought in which
America contributed the decisive blows
that crushed and humbled German hos
tility to free institutions"
What he said Of the German ele
ment, Secretary Colby explained ap.
piled TO every other racial group in
America that thinks more of crafty
ing its racial antipathies than ii does
Of serving America
"The Democratic party he eontin
ued, is not seeking the support of any
Of these racial groups among our popu
lation upon the bases OF their prejudices
or susceptibilities as aliens The DEM
ocratic party is an American party.
II appeals to Americans on American
issues II welcomes into our body pol
itics and into our social family the
well meaning immigrants OF all climes,
but the hand of fellowship that il
holds out to them is the hand of
American fellowship and il will extend |
no other greeting.
1T is horrible thing to contem.
plate a future. in which Italian ma
tionalism combining with Bulgarian 1
jealousy of Greece. and in turn link /
ing up with the German smart under 1
deserved defeat. and backed by thef
Irish distrust Of England. should con
stitute a voting block in our elec. !
torate, by means of which the streams
of our American life can be dc 1
fleeted from their normal course and /
big business. for instance. be enabled /
to re establish its sinister alliance
with the forces Of government in the I
United States, or to modify the bank
ing system in the interest Of the ex
ploiter and the proiiteer; and Vet that
IS precisely the point to which vs. are
tending and rapidly tending. when
great party like the Republican party
seeks to annex and appropriate for It's
own political purposes all the racial
friction. disappointments, grievances
and instincts that il can locate and
Identify amid our great population