Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-10
SENATE TO INQUIRE INTO &C.
INVITES OF GERMAN
AMERICANS.
BELIEVE DIsLoYAL
ELEMENT BACKS MOVE
Senator King, Of Utah, Who Has
Brought About Senate Invsstlga.
ton, Believes New Proposed Party
10 F.sstsrsd by Those Interested in
Old German Alliance.
rRy e. q. pousherty.l

rBy e. q. Dousherty.]
Washington. D. c. May lo.--Activ-
ity Of German In forming
q new political party is to be thor
oughE, investigated by the senate at
the in stance OF Senator King, OF Utah.
who succeeded during the war In hav-
ing the charter Of the German-Am
erican Alliance dissolved.
Declaring that the real purpose be-
hind the movement for the organiza-
ton Of a new German political or
ganiz:ltion was to ''perpetrate the
pernit,ious and un-American propo-
ganda Of the alliance" Senator King
has already taken steps to have a
senate, inquiry Of the new organiza-
ton.
A recent issue Of vierecks mag.
azine, formerly the "Fatherland."
conta, ned a report on the work Of
organizing the new party by Ed
mund Won Mach. who was accused
during the war Of having conducted
pro- German propaganda, and was q
witness before the senate judiciary
comm ittee in its investigation OF
enemy propaganda.
Francis p. Garvin assistant at
torne.v general. admitted today that
the department Of justice has been
watching the work OF Won Mach and
his associates. but declared that 30
long an the organization confined its
activ ties to politics there was no
law under which the government
could proceed against 1t.
Thinks Alliance Back Of Movement.
There is no question in my mind"
Senator King declared, that the
same disloyal elements which were
directing the affairs of the German
American Alliance at the time its
federal charter was revoked. are be-
hind this new movement, and that
the real purpose is to solidify dis
loyal German elements into . unit
that will adhere to the old German
idealu. and seek to spread thru the
United States the virus Of German
kultur and German propaganda.
That this organization proposed also
to build up strong political strength
in the United States II admitted by
the founders OF the movement. do
not know that any thing can be done
under the present law to prevent II but
1t is certainly . matter calling for
Investigation. I am informed that
the oeganixation has been particular
~ active In and around Chicago. and
in certain other large centers. and It
80 49, 80 Irv - -
governments also to inquire into.
when Won Mach appeared before
the senate committee he proved from
his own statements that he had been
engaired. at least Just prior to our
entry into the war. In regular or.
ganixed German propaganda. I am
informed that he has gathered about
him in this now venture many Of the
leaders Of the old German American
Alliance"
To Organize All States.
In his testimony before tho COM
mittee. Won Mach stated that ne was
born in Germany In 1870. and came
to this United States in 1891. Il was
not until twenty-on years later. his
testimony showed. that he declared
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LIS, tho year tho uloHean
thae no sceuai.y oo.Aneo n,s
natui1iizatlen papers. II developed IN
the testimony tnat no had wrltten
book Tor which Hnperor William
wrote z preface.
Az the heaoquarters OF ths demo-
cratit' naaionai committee the onaree
wes mace .nat republican money ID
man ins tne German paIty move
men. IN oroer 70 concent. tne
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