South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-09
REPUBLICAN OFFICIALS
TESTIFY QUOTAS NAMED
IN EXPOSE ARE CORRECT
HUN SQUADS BACK
HARDING BECAUSE
OF LEAGUE ISSUE
Convention Of PrO.Germans
Launch Campaign For
Separate Treaty.
Special to The News Times


Special 10 The News Times
NEW YORK, Sept. S.-Five hun
dred persons Of German birth or de
scent met at Kissena Park, Flushing,
and pledged their support 10 Sen.
Warren q. Harding, republican no
minee for president, as part OF the
German program 10 defeat Gov. Cox
in the issue Of the League OF Nations
and a separate treaty with Germany.
The meeting was under the direction
Of the Citizens alliance Of Queens.
Charles ". Posthauer, College
Point, y. Y. who presided. denied
that the Citizens alliance was pro-
German, but said its purpose was 70
support, for political office, candi-
oates who favored what the alliance
favored
while we are not pro-German. TO
he said we are particularly opposed
to pro-British propaganda. At this
time every person Of German descent
should favor freedom for Ireland.
Alliance Gains Recruits.
The Rev. George J. Schork. 334
z One Hundred Seventy ST..
The Bronx. New York, said the alli-
ance was formed almost entirely Of
citizens of German birth or descent.
but would welcome anybody Of any
nationality who felt with them that
they were not getting their rights.
Efforts have been made TO Amer
icanize the Germans in this coun-
! trv." he said. THE Germans in this
country have needed no Americana
Ization. Ever since the days OF Wash
/ ington. when Germans formed his
lbodyguard, the Germans in this coun-
! try have stabilized the American
government"
Mr.. Schork said he had spoken be
( fore 500 members Of the knights ol
| St. George. a German Catholic Or
ganization at Union Hill y. J.. Satur-
! day. and that all had pledged them
selves TO ioin the Citizens alliance
John Eiler. Jersey City. who Is or
ganizing the alliarce there, reported
that a conference Of 1875 delegates
representing the German organiza
tions i'm Hudson county. had voted
unanimously on Saturday 20 indorse
Sen. Harding.
Mach Is National Chairman.
DR.. Edmund Won Mach. former in
Structor Of history in Harvard uni
lversitv. was revealed as national head
Of the German movement 10 support
/ Sen. Warren G. Harding, on the IS
/ sues OF a common opposition 10 the
/ League of Nations, and common
] hope Of separate peace with GER
many. DR.. Won NaCh's position as
/ +au7Dorqrv national chairman Of the
/ Committee of q6. the central Ger.
Imam organization directing The move
ment was disclosed by Lester q
| Franklin. : Highland Az. Auburn
/ dale Flushing. y Y, who said inc
| formation Of the Committee Of 90
was his idea and that he is chair
man Of its New York state commit
! tee.
, OF almost equal public interest was
/ Mr.. Franklin's admission that 2
lquarrel had already developed among
I the promoters of the German move
ment. and his assertion that some
/ of the German leaders were iOOklne
for republican and democratic cam
raign funds. AS the Committee o'
I q6 has already declared for Sen
/ Harding. the leaders Of whom Mr.
! ',ranklin spoke are presumably look
/ irg for republican campaign mone}
rati0nallv. and ne intimated that
/ they were looking for democratic
campaign money in return for sup
port OF democratic state and lcca
candidates. "JuCases.' was Mr.
/ F-ranltlin's term for these leaders III
1.-The German movement.
Was Bitter Pro-Gcrman.
/ Or. Won Mach who with George
/ Sylvester Viereck seems tO- be the
/ leader i'm tie German political move
mont. according 70 Mr.. Franklin. was
ono Of the most active German pro-
pagandists in this country In the
period Immediately preceding tho
entrance Of the United States into
I the war.
/ He was executive chairman Of the
/ Citizens committee for food ship
oents 10 Germany organized for tho
DurDose Of breaking the British
blockade. and was the author Of a
book on Official diplomatic docu-
nents relating 20 the outbreak or 10
/ European war" the suppression ~
which. rs inaccurate" by the Mac
r1illan Co. led 20 legal action hy Or
von Mach against that firm Of pub
fishers.
5 Or. Won Mach attacked Pres
\ wilson during this period. accusing
/ Secretary Of state Robert Lansing Of
having suppressed documents favor
I able 10 Germany and charged Elihl
I Root with having misrep-ese sentcd tie
I Belgian situation.
Mr.. Franklin. who is not Ger
man said he became interested ir
/ the German political movement
F r matter Of principle in the belief
that American citizens OF Gcruar r
rirth. and descent were not obtain
I ING heir full rights
IT am cf Yankee descent. said
f Mr. Fra anklin n a reporter. IT an
I fl favor q a representative form ~
government. as Washington under
stood II. which IN IT'S essence is Boil
/ shevist r means n government by
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