New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1921-01-26
DOCTOR JE;' E. YLL
And MR. HYDE.
LOCAL NEWSPAPER MAN STAR!
PERFORMER IN LOYALTY
FARcE-TRAGEDY.
ONE PAPERS PATRIOTISM Is
MILYUN-PERcENT; TWIN
SADLY MINUS.

Since the so-called New Ulm Volks-
blatt ceased to be local newspaper,
being printed and published at VII
mona, we have paid but little attention
to its editorial policy, believing that
this policy was determined by the
present publishers, the Westlicher
Herold Publishing Co. of Winona.
For this reason we failed to notice a
characteristic editorial in the issue Of
that paper dated October 29, 1920, the
week prior to the last general election,
until one Of our friends, who has oc-
casion to read the Volksblatt, as well
as its former twin sister, the Brown
County Journal Of this city, called our
attention to the editorial in question.
DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde.
Our good friend laid particular stress
upon the great divergence in the
editorial policy of the Journal and the
Volksblatt. In the former, the pub
Usher has: steadfastly taken the stand
of the nilyun- percenters in the matter
of loyalty, being a very virtuous Mr..
Hyde, who has succeeded in winning
the plaudits of the parrot press
throughout the state, but this star
performer is some gifted tragedian,
for he possesses the subtle ability to
play the role of Doctor Jekyll with.
equal equaninity and without mental
qualms.
s A Striking Instance.
The editorial policy of our local
contemporary during and since the
World war is so we'll known by the
public generally, that any further
calculation on our part would be
superauous. On the other hand, the
subscription list of the so-calledE New
90 III LolEshlatt in New Ulm and
vicinity has dwindled down to such
an extent that it is getting to be a
rdau at5s. For this reason, we feel
called upon to quote from the note
worthy editorial published in that
paper in its issue Of October 20, 1920.
Lest We Forget!''
The editorial in question is headed
in big, bold-face type with: Lest We
Forget!" Then follows brief reference
to the approaching presidential cleo
ton and a plaintive bid for votes for
Harding. But the Doctor Jekyll part
of the political screed tops the climax.
Here is an accurate American transla-
ton Of what the Volksblatt printed
in cold type to make clear its stand on
loyalty:
Nation Didn't Want War.
.sFour years ago the nation elected
Wilson on the slogan: He kept us
out of war Proof that the; nation
did not want to participate in the war.
The foreign policy Of the administers
ton, however, in few months brought
us to the point where we had to be
come involved in the war, whether we
wanted to or not. Americas partici-
patton in. the war could have been
averted, if the administrat ton had
earnestly desired to do so; Bryan's
resignation because Of Wilson'S policy
which was steering our course more anc
more towards war, shall not be for
gotten
Suppression of Freedom. u
While our boys were supposedly
fighting for freedom and real demo
|cracy in Europe, the people at home
were being deprived Of one freedom
after another. Freedom Of speech
freedom Of the press, the right o
peaceable assembly all were simply
abrogated by DEGREES from Washing
ton, and whoever dared criticise was
sent to prison under the infamou.
espionage law
Super-Loyaiists and Prohibition.
Government spies and self-a ppoint
ed safety and loyalty officers terrorizee
peaceful citizens, and the notorious
prohibition amendment was saddlee
onto the people while millions of voter
were in Europe and could not exercise
their right Of franchise
Saving the German-Americans
Gin spite Of the fact that the citizen
of German descent conducted them
selves not only peaceably, but loyal.
4 throughout, and participated in al
patriotic demonstrat tons, including th
|so-called Liberty Loans which wer
I forced upon them under threats 9
Lynch law and in derision Of all free
l|dom, they we're and are today, tw
i years after the cessation Of hostilities
4 being insulted and suspicioned. Z
p. Liesch IS Editor.
ss The real Significance Of the wild
divergence Between The loyalty stan
taken the Brown County Journs
1 md the edit policy Of the so-calle
Iin yolKsblatt IS brough forcibl
sI' ii the liineliighr BY reason Of the fac