The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-16
GERMANS n [R
CONGRESS, TOO.
V1ereck Says German-Ameri-
cans Will Punish Public OF
ficials Who sPerse-
cuted" Them.

Special, from the New York Bureau nf
the Milwaukee Journal.
New York, Sept. 13.-Further de-
tails of the nation wide movement to
organize voters of the United States
who are Of German extraction or
sympathy for Senator Warren G.
Harding, was obtained from George
sylvester Viereck, executive secretary
OF committee of 96, which has
undertaken to form combination
OF all German organizations in this
country and vote their members solid
~ Tor the republican national ticket
The scheme of Mr. Viereck and his
associates is to p-e the League of Ma
ton issue 70 defeat Gov. James. M.
COX, but it is certain. although not
directly admitted by the leaders. that
the mater Of separate peace with
Germany, which Senator Harding IA
vors and Governor Cox opposes. ia
also involved.
Hold the Power.
Mr.. Viereck estimated that between
100000 and 100000 voters, includ-
Ing women. would be influenced by
the German movement to vote for
senator Harding. He made no secret
OF his belief that even small part Of
this number would be sufficient to
hold the balance Of power In the
presidential election and throw the
election to Senator Harding.
AS outlined by Mr.. Viereck the
committee Of SO furnished the
motive power for the whole move
ment. THE names Of the members
OF this committee have not been made
public" Mr.. Viereck said in reply to
question. "and do not intend to
make them public. The committee.
which was intended originally to con-
sist OF two members from each of the
az states. Is loosely knit organiza-
ton, the function Of which is to cor
relate the work of the various Ger
man organizations in the states"
Mr.. Viereck denied that the Ger
man movement had any connection.
financially or otherwise, with the re-
publican national organization.
The Germans are not SO much for
Senator Harding as they are AGAINST
Governor Cox, or rather, as much as
they are against Woodrow Wilson.
Governor Cox may be an estimabIe
gentleman. We do not know; neither
do we care. As long as he is the sup
porter of the Wilson policies the Ger
mans are determined to defeat him.
We have decided that there must not
be another democratic president for a
generation" he said.
To Support "Friends."
It also was learned that the Citi-
zens' alliance or German American
Citizens league, for the organization
will be known by different names in
different localities and states intends
to. participate in the election of mem
bers to the House of Representatives
and the United States Senate, on a
basis OF defeating its enemies and
supporting it's friends
The agents of the committee of 96
are undertaking a thorough and sys-
tematic campaign in parts of. the
country where the German popula-
ton is sufficiently large to make or
ganization advisable
Local organizations are asked to
adopt resolutions similar to those
adopted at Chicago, which, besides
indorsing Senator Harding. declared
for the defeat Of public officials who
had prosecuted" Americans Of Ger
man descent, for the self determine
ton of Ireland and for the release Of
Eugene v. Debs, socialist nominee for
president, and other political prison
ers," and protested against the
american government giving any
further aid to Poland
Spoc:a. efforts aTe being made TO
prevent any belief that Governor
Cox is less dry than Senator Hard
ing to influence Germans to vote for
the former.
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