South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-31
AUGUST 81. 1922
VICIOUS TACTICS.


Just how desperate the forces which are support
ing Congressman Hickey for reelection are is
snow BY letters which filed the mails wednesday
These letters. sent from New York purport 10
support the candidacy Of Esther O'Keefs but are in
fact effort to arouse once more the war hatreds
and turn against her candidacy those IN whose
minds might be aroused the racial enmities Of
Europe
The letters sent out under the stationary OF a
socalled -AnrIo-American League and signed by
unknown "H. Il HIP as secretary. have no mall
ing address. identity Of officers no membership
% sponsor them
The letters endorse Miss O'Keefe for congress on
the bold that she favors the cancellation
OF debts owed by England to this country and asks
support for her a policy to which she Is bitterly
and unalterably opposed
How far Congressman Hickey may assume re-
sponsibity for this move or what reason those who
are using triokery to defeat his woman opponent
have for their expenditure and unAmerican method
OF campaigning by hate and deceit remains to be
seen.
In public speech made by Miss OKeefe
since she first entered the race for congress she
has declared that she would always stand for the
collection OF debts owed 10 this country by other
nations and that she would vote for any meas
which would allow the international bankers 10
slip through their scheme Of canceIng debts in
In every speech she has declared that the money
must be collected and that It must be returned to
the buyers OF Liberty Bonds and to the boys who
served in the army
Now this anonymous league. in an endeavor to
persuade that she Is favorable to the inter
national bankers. offers pretended support and
sends its appeal only to citizens whose names sug-
gest German ancestry.
The appeal is fagrantly fraudulent and well cal
eeF-~ hate
when it declares England entered the world war
before America England bore the burden OF war
while America given time TO prepare for lis
own defense. The money loaned 10 England by
America used to hold Off Germans while Amer-
unprepared for its own defense against the
Hun It only fair that Englands debt be can
cened and forgiven. The League pledges It's SUP
port 10 all candidates who favor this simple act
Of Justice"
The most unAmerican incident OF politics is the
cndeavor to arouse European hatreds and trans
plant them TO American soil
The letter in question is so chldishly simple that
its purpose viii fail It IS an open effort tn divide
the voters of this district lines Of racial hate
and distract their attention from American prob
lens Gnd American policies
The record already made by Miss OTIeefe brands
the for this letter az an outright lie II i'm
putes to her a policy to which she is bitterly op-
posed It endeavors to align her with the inter
rational bankers.
Some Is vitality interested in keeping Miss
O'Keefe out OF congress. Some one Is spending
hundreds OF dollars TO accomplish that purpose.
Those who must have a good reason For be-
1ioving that Congressman Hickey will better serve
their selfish and sinister purposes.
The truth Is that there Is great group OF big
bankers IN this country who are working towards
the cancellation OF that debt. They doing It
Tor love OF England but because they want 10 col
let five billions OF dollars which they loaned
that country and know that If the national loans
cancelled. their profits will run into un-
told millions.
know that this country will never consent TO such
scheme and that their purpose must be ac-
compshed by stealth and trckery.
Those letters the first shot the war which
these powerful interests waging against every
person who stands openly and courareously for
he collection Of debts from these foreign tries
That IS the reason their pretended support
" and often declared her opposition 10 their
schemes and their conspiracy to rlunder
They want Miss O'TIeefe In congress. The
inference IS that they much prefer Congressman
Hickey who be depended upon to with
the organization when they TX things up with the
party leaders.
VIII your vote be caught by so palpabIe a con-
ndence gamer