Evening star., 1926-10-17

thinking about is the Germans. those
that were not our allies, but our enc
mics in the great war. We are for
getting the Irish. who were our allies
and who are in this country in num-
berS as great almost and in influence
and activity quite as great as our Ger
man citizens. Many of us know of
native born citizens Of German ma
tiona lity who We're not loyal to Amer
lea during the war, and their activi-
ties were just as strong as some of
those who were not native born
Hawes' Police Record Hit.
The Williams supporters are rakine
up the record made bv Hawes WHOM
he was head or the police commission
in st. Louis - years ago. lie >erN~.
in this capacity for four years. and
during that time st. Louis politics and
the Police Department had an I'M
savory reputation. A strike Of the
street railway employees occurred, and
the charge is made that Hawes. as
head of the police commission. did not
afford proper protection and that many
outraceS We're committed against the
citizens. Mr. Nagel at that time
headed n group of volunteers who
with other similar groups restored
order. Senator Williams himself was
one of this group. Later, while VIII
liamS was a candidate for the State
Senate. he was assa ulted by crowd
of thugs at polling place. He
charges that the chief of police. a ser
geant of police and others We're pres
ent, but did nothing to stop the op-
erations of the gang. Nothing was
done about it. Williams declares. and
charges that the sergeant of police
was required by his chief to make a
false report of what occurred that day
at the polling place.
Mr.. IlaWeS has trea ted the charges
against him lightly. intimating that
the statute Of limitations has run
against them anyway. Some of the
ReDublica MS however, are enXiollS to
make more of An issue Of the police
management Of those days and the
corruption that existed in politics.
They refer to the fact that the late
Joseph Folk. running as a reform can
didate. defeated Halves for the gu
bernatorial nomna ton in 1904 They
wish to rally. if possible the Demo
Gratis VIII" opposed HaweS then against
him now.
KIan a Problem.
The ku kluN Klan. although it is
not believed to he AS fOrmida BILE in this
State AS it was "A few wears ago is
something of a problem to the Dem
nc!ats. Its strength lays outside of St.
Louis and in the territory that has
been Democratic. The head of the
Khan in the State has ndorsed Sen
atOr Williams against Hawes How
many votes this will give to Williams
the Democrats are at a loss to say.
The Endorsement was not sought by
Williams. who at one time attacked
the klan. But if the Khan ndorse-
ment may help Williams outside of
st. Louis. it will not help him here
with the large population of foreign
extra ction, nor@With the Colored voters.
A copy of an alleged klan indorse-
ment for Williams is being circu-
lated by the Democrats among the
voters in this city, particularly the
Germa n America the Catholics and
the colored voters. SO the klan vote
may cut both ways.
The Democrats are attacking Will
liams on his labor record and among
the farmers They say to railroad
labor that Williams voted against the
Watson Parker railroad labor bill.
which abolished the Railroad Iabo,
Board and set up new system of
adjusting differences between the
workers and The railway manage.
mentS. They charge that Williams,
after urging Senator Reed to make 4
speech against the AMc Nary -Haugen
farm relief bill. voted for the hill, and
add that he did so after it was ap.
parent that the bill was heaten