Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-02-25

elect last week granted an interview
to 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
President-elect:
/. That Americans of German birth
should participate equally with their
fellow citizens in the government of
"our country"
2. Immediate peace with Germany
and the rejection Of the infamous"
peace of Versailles.
3. protest against the French an
nexation of the ancient German
provinces of Alsace-L Lorraine"
f. Immediate withdrawal of the
American forces from the occupied
portions of Germany.
s. 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;"
g. 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 it has been said would be
violation of our treaty with Great
Britain.
g. 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.
r. Prohibition condemned as "a
breeder of death, corruption and con-
tempt for the law"
49, study of immigration ''in
liberal spirit urged.
Another man, who during the war
made himself only a little less OBJ
noxious than Viereck-Oswald Garri-
son Villard-ran into a hornets nest
when he undertook to deliver 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 whoAIost
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 hin
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 on
two grounds, but the actual move for
his impeachment was made by Repre-
sentative Benjamin Welty of Ohio,
who asks the senate to remove the
judge from the bench because he ac-
cepted the office of supreme arbiter
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. B.
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 month to young man
who was required to handle large
sums. The judge accepted Dial's
challenge with glee and said some
rather cutting things about the SEN
ator's interests in banks, cotton mills
and child labor. AS Dial has not been
an especially influential member of
the senate it is not likely his outbreak
will have results.
The emergency tariff bill, supposed
~ designed for the relief of the farm
err, 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
submission to the President. Anyhow
their labor probably is wasted, for it