Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-25

with resentment mat Ine F~TeSlueHt-
elect last week granted an Interview
to a committee of the "German-Ameri-
can Citizens league" headed by the
notorious George Sylvester Viereck,
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 rehabilitated
them in the opinion of decent Ameri-
cans? Here are the demands, requests
and opinions which these hyphenates
had the effrontery to present to the
Pr~eSident-elect:
1. That Americans of German birth
should participate equally with their
fellow citizens in the government of
sour country"
2. Immediate peace with Germany
and the rejection of the infamous"
peace of Versailles.
8. A protest against the French an
nexation of the ancient German
provinces of Alsace-Lorraine."
4. Immediate Withdrawal of the
American forces from the occupied
portions of Germany
5. Condemnation of British action
in Ireland as lin violation of the prin-
ciples 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 a war with
Japan for the benefit of Great Britain"
Z. Repeal of the Panama canal tolls
act, which it has been said would be
violation Of our treaty with Great
Britain.
s. Opposition to entangling ALI
ances. especially any alliance with
Great Britain"
8. Investigation of the government
handling of alien property is de-
manded.
10. Immediate release of Eugene V.
Debs.
IL. Resentment of attacks against
citizens of German descent.
IL. Prohibition condemned as "a
breeder of death, corruption and con-
tempt for the law"
10. A study of immigration sin a
liberal spirit" urged.
Another man. who during the war
made himself only a little less OBJ
noxious than Viereck-Oswald Garri-
cnn villa n -rop into a hornofc, nocf
when he undertook to deliver a Lin
coin birthday address at the Woman's
City club in Cincinnati. A great
crowd, made up largely of ex-service
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 go on with his speech.
Decidedly interesting If not very
important is the attempt to impeach
United States Judge Kenesaw M
Lands Of Chicago. The attack on
this spectacular jurist, who is both
much loved and much feared, came
from two sources and was based or
two grounds, but the acrual move fol
his impeachment was made by Repre-
sentative Benjamin Welty of Ohio
who asks the senate to remove the
judge from the bench because he &C
cepted the office of supreme arbitel
of organized baseball. The house
ooppoittoo IN iudioiarv tooly mn +be
Welty charge, and also received ar
opinion from Attorney General Pal
mer who ruled that Judge Landis hat
committed no offense in holding the
two positions. The other attack or
the judge was made by Senator n. B
Dial of South Carolina, who was en-
ragged because Lands, in hearing tn,
case of an embezzling bank clerk
criticized the bank directors for pay
ing only 800 a month to a young MAJ
who was required to handle larg'
sums. The judge accepted Diali
challenge with glee and said som
rather cutting things about the sen
ator's interests in banks, cotton mill
and child labor. As Dial has not beel
an especially influential member o
the senate it is not likely his outbreal
will have results.
The emergency tariff bill, supposed
ly designed for the relief OF the farm
er, was passed by the senate o.
Wednesday. but with such consider
able amendments that the senate an,
house conferees faced a hard task Il
trying TO complete the measure 70
submission to the President. Anyho,
their labor probably Is wasted. for