South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-08
Independent Republican Newspapers Take Harding Task
League Nations Attitude But POGerman Press LawdS Him

is the thing wanted by the Germans.
Sylvester (iericks sO-called Amer
lean Weekly is quoted in particular.
his inspiration growing out OF the
Chicago embroglio OF "4Sers" etc,
rather than the acceptance speech
at Marion. That these Germans still
regard America worth only as II
serves Germany, and their American
ism only as an agency for the main
tenance of such service, declaring
exclusively for candidates for public
office who will do Germany the least
harm. is well-nigh fatty asserted.
In an article headed The Third
Party Commits Suicide at Chicago"
in the August issue of his maya
zine. Mr.. Viereck writes:
There was a great chance 70
call into existence a new party
headed by LaFollette and Walsh.
The Forty Lighters threw this
chance away. II their committee
had been sufficiently strengthened
by Americans Of German and Irish
descent, they would not have yield
ed so fiabbily. AS il was, IL ap-
pears that the leaders OF Forty
eight lacked both votes and con-
victions. 1t is possible that social
lists within the committee deliber-
ately inundated the new party to
save the protest vote for Debs.
The Labor Farmer ticket nom
mated in Chicago Is a still-bOrn
child. The nominees may be eX-
cellent men. but they fail 10
arouse the enthusiasm without
which a new party cannot -four
ish. Much in the platform may
be excellent, but we do not want
a third party that cannot win.
We do not need another party OF
protest.
How Germans Should Vote. d.
Those of US who find IL repug-
nant TO their manhood 70 vote for
either Of the old parties will cast
their ballot for the great man who
is languishing in prison for his
convictions. Since the election Of
Debs is hardly within the bounds
of possible achievement. we hope
that the republican candidate Will
be elected. We also hope that
Debs will receive more votes than
Woodrow Wilson's man Cox. An
American Of German descent who
can vote for any candidate who
finds favor in the eyes Of Pres't
Wilson Is equally unworthy OF his
lean citizenship"
Mr.. Viereck makes IL clear that
the war records Of candidates for
congress should decide the attitude
OF German voters. Those who sup
ported the war are TO be punished.
He says:
In view Of the presidential sit
uation, the congressional elections
gain in importance. Let US vote
for men, not for parties. Demo-
Gratis like James A. Reed, Hoke
Smith, Tom Watson deserve our
support Republicans Ike Robert
NJ. LaFollette (who IS not a can
didate at this time) need not ask
twice for. our suffrage. Wherever
we are in doubt, let Us cast our
vote for a socialist or an inde-
pendent
"Deutsche, Heraus."
| The same issue of Niereck's week
" contains an article by Edmund
/ Won Mach, in which the latter points
I 20 a call he made in 1917 70 Ger
mans 10 go 10 the polls as Germans.
'Deutsche. Heraus" I called,
/ IN late March, 1917, IN a last futile
attempt 20 rally the people OF
sense that they might thwart the
designs Of the men in power who
had willed war and the institution
I OF an autocracy in America
.Deutsche. herausr I again call.
/ The Germans in this country have
I saved their country more than
once. Today the problems facing
the United States are more seri-
/ Gus than at any other time. VIII
the Germans this time stay az
! home and see ruin Gomez
Mr.. Won Mach then discusses the
/ nominees OF the various parties he
declares Harding better than his
I platform" and Coolidge infinitely
worse" Of Cox. "the same may be
said" Roosevelt ne holds disqual-
ifed from the fact that he has
stuck 10 the man Wilson" Debs
Judging the candidates merely as
1 men s. by far the best" but ne
/ has "hitched his wagon 20 the WRONG
star" OF Christensen. too little Il
! yet known"
Mr. Viereck has written an article
! headed Thank God for Sunnes!" II