Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-02-25

with resentment that the President
elect last week granted an interview
TO committee Of the "German-Ameri-
can Citizens league" headed by the
notorious George Sylvester Niercck,
former editor of the Fatherland. Why
cannot this man and his colleagues,
who still cling desperately to their
hyphen, lie quiet until time and good
| behavior have somewhat rehabiitated
them in the opinion Of decent Ameri-
cans? Here are the demands. requests
and opinions which these hyphenates
had the etfrontery to present to the
IreSident-elect
!. That Americans of German birth
should participate equally with their
fellow citizens In the government Of
"0ur country"
=. Immediate peace with Germany
and the rejection of the infamous
peace Of Versailles.
3. A protest against the French an
neXatlon of the ancient German
provinces of AlsaceL Lorraine.
4. Immediate withdrawal of the
American forces from the occupied
portions of Germany
.. Condemnation of British action
In Ireland as "in violation of the prin-
clpcs for which American blood was
shed and American treasure lavished
In defense Of the British empire dur
ing the World war"
6. Condemnation of the attempt to
embrOil this country In war with
Japan for the benefit of Great Britain"
Z. Repeal of the Panama canal tolls
act, which 1t has been said would he
violation of our treaty with Great
Britain.
S. Opposition TO entanglng ali-
ances, especially any alliance with
Great Britain"
g. Investigation of the government
handling of alien property is de-
manded.
TO- Immediate release of Eugene V.
Dcbs.
II. Resentment of attacks against
citizens of German descent.
T.. Prohibition condemned as "a
breeder of death. corruption and con-
tempt for the law
-, A study of immigration lin a
liberal spirit" urged.
Another man. who during the war
made himself only a little less Oh
n0XiouS than Eiereck Oswald Garri-
son Nillard-ran into a hornets nest
when he undertook to deliver n Lin
coin birthday address nj the Woman's
City club in Cincinnati. A great
crowd, made up largely of ex-servce
men and men and women who lost
relatives In the war, tried to break
up the meeting, and only the inter
vention of the police saved Willard
from possible injury and enabled him
to 90 on with his speech.
Decidedly interesting II not very
important is the attempt to lmpeach
United States Judge Kenesaw NJ
Lands of Chicago. The attack on
this spectacular jurist, who is both
much loved and much feared. came
from two sources and was based on
two grounds. but the actual move for
his impeachment was made by Repre-
sentative Benjamin Welty of Ohio,
who asks. ;he senate to remove the
Judge from the bench because he ac-
cepted the office Of supreme arblter
of organized baseball The house
committee on judiciary took up the
Welty charge. and also received an
opinion from Attorney General Pal
mer who ruled that Judge Lands had
committed no offense in holding the
two positions. The other attack on
the Judge was made by Senator n. Il,
Dial Of South Carolina, who was en-
ragged because Lands. in hearing the
case of an embezzling bank clerk.
criticized the bank directors for pay
ing only 500 a month to a young man
who was required to handle large
sums. The Judge accepted Dial'S
challenge with gee and said some
rather cutting things about the set.
ator'S interests in banks. cotton mills
and child labor. As Dial has not been
an especially influential member of
the senate 1t is not likely his outbreak
will have results.
The emergency tariff bill. supposed
~ designed for the relief of the farm
er, was passed by the senate on
Wednesday. but with such consider
able amendments that the senate and
house conferees faced hard task in
trying to complete the measure for