The Bismarck tribune., 1922-06-09
ASK VOTES FOR
NEST0S, OTHERS
ASPR0- GERMANS
Vicious Anonymous Circular
Sent Out Attacking McCum-
Der, Young, Praising Others
SENT FROM BISMARCK
Slope Country Flooded With Ap-
peal to Men of German De.
scent to Vote Prejudices

Scurrilous campaign literature has
made its appearance in the present
primary campaign in the form of a
sheet printed in German and widely
distributed throughout this section Of
the state. 1t was mailed from Bis
marck in plain envelopes.
The anonymous communication is a
plea to German voters to vote for Mes
tos, Hall, Burtness, Shafer and Miss
Nelson on the ground that they open
ly opposed proposed action of the gov
ernment declared inimical to Ger.
many. 1t contains an attack upon Sen
ator McCumber, Congressman George
Young, Baker, Sinclair, and Church on
the ground that they were. anti-Ger-
man. s
The pamphlet is one Of the most
vicious attempts to stir up a feeling
based upon loyalty to another nation
greater than to America that has been
seen in the slope country in several
years. It lines leaders of the NestOs
administration up in an attack on Sen.
ator McCumber chiefly, but in which
others are included.
Wide comment has been caused by
the pamphlet and many of them have
been sent to Bismarck to friends OF
Senator McCumber by loyal citizens
who denounce such an appeal to
Americans Of German extraction, TO-
gether with queries as to whether the
Nestos administration has Joined in
concerted fight upon Senator McCum-
ber and George M. Young.
Voters are warned to pay no atten-
ton to such anonymous cOmmunlca-
tions.
Inquiries Made.
Inquiries were directed to the own
ers of the two German language news
papers printed in Bismarck as to au.
thorship of the circular. Many inquir-
ie; were directed to Carl R. Kositzky
because DER Nordlicht" is printing
vigorous l. V. A. campaign stories. 1t
also was pointed out that the only
Nv. A officials in the statehouse boost
ed are Governor Nestos, Hall and Miss
Nelson, members Of the board OF uni.
versity and school lands of which MI.
Kositzky is secretary, and George
Shafer who would be a member If
elected attorney general. The COM
munication leaves off John Steen, who
is known to be politically unfriendly
to Kositzky, and includes Congress
man George Young, who is said not to
have given Kositzky much encourage
ment as candidate for the postoflicc
and whose candidacy for renomina.
ton prevented Thomas Hall from be-
coming candidate for Congress in
Che Second district. Mr.. Hall said ne
had not heard of the communication.
Mr.. Kositzky denies vigorously that
the circular was printed at der Nor
licht" and F. l.. Brandt, publisher OF
the other German language newspaper
of Bismarck is not supporting men
commended in the pamphlet as his is
a Democratic organ. His plant had
nothing to do with the GENERALIZATION
of the roorback, stated Mr.. Brandt
today.
The communication declares Sena
tor McCumber "has no ear for the
thousands of appeals that come to him
out Of all parts > Of the country from
the citizens Of German descent who
were being ;linsulted, tormented, throt
tied, prosecuted, a few years ago, ONLY
because they we're descendants OF Ger
man parents" It attacks Senator Nc
Cumber's alleged stand on the war
debts. ....
.,,., Friends Of Senator McCumber
declare it is an attack on him be"
.t,9 cause he was loyal toiAmerica in
the senate during the war. But
they point out thehfooIjshness Of
the statement that he was seek
ing to cancel war debts by point
ina out that in presenting the
bonus bill to the U. s. senate he
said that it was expected that in
terest on war debts paid by Eng.
land, France, Italy and other coun-
tries would pay large share Of
the bonus.
Appeals to Germans.
The pamphlet closed with an appeal
as follows:
"German-Americans: These men
are your enemies and aim only to
catch YOUR votes. Take this to the
ballot box and be careful for whom
you VOTE
Throughout the communication is
an appeal to stir up prejudice of vot.
ers of German descent on the ground
that they were prosecuted during the
war. It says:
Happily the German haters are not
very numerous in North E>kota-and
whoever thcs are, we know them
However, in order to refresh the mem
ory of some of our German-Amerlcans
let US here point out few of these
German haters who now, just before
the election, resort to 1attery to gall
our support and to capture our votes.
The particularly. vicious point OF
the communication, it was pointed
out, was not simply an attack up.
on certain men, but it was an ap-
pea, for votes for Nestos, Hall,
shafer and Miss Nelson on the
ground that they were favorable
to German views.
The communication in full follows
VERY IMPORTANT!
Read This. Don't Thow It Away.
Should we German Americans a
the primaries on June 2Sth vote 10
men who would not want us to stan
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