Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-02-24 | Page 11 | [illegible] is Laid at Doors of Association

I LOYALTY IS L 1 t D 9 AT DOORS L OF F ASSOCIATION dpi A Alliance Affiance la u F Fa Vol ks for I. I q i W. W Witness fitness S Says ays ill at I Itt t tt r AC TS TO I NA q 1 P tf TO R REVOKE EVOKE CAA CHARTER R RP TER I i. i T. T cst cst- G. G Gives 4 10 La Lawyer Y e r J a Oily ony on Measure leasure No Now in in iii zi Hands of CoIl Congress nB Feb leb The Tho National f kC American alliance was Pictured man an Judiciary Senate ro a ro 01 cr a Toro To- To US Gustavus rt toes today Dy 11 for tor GerIn Gern Ger- Ger cover a 0 0 lawyer ic as In the tho United States n c ws taa n. n the first witness at att bill by Senator KIn n t j riege on the the tho charter of ot the theand thelIan thet 4 b t ah to revoke rc wind up Its a affairs I rs and andor 4 lIan e and of or Its state organizations organization m that much of ot his testimony Jar III ing taken from ib 5 ed d upon Information to members Mr Ir Ohl- Ohl sent 1 the operation of oC tho organ- organ tr eald said cr in ht the United States Is similar tion on which propaganda system b by the winy brought I A Austria under Its dominance He lie had not com com- ted led his testimony when the commit commit- tonight I To Call Official to call caB subcommittee proposes propose The hc of ot the alliance Including tho the the Hev neY S. S G. G von on Dos Bosso Dosso so of oC Del and the secretary olph Timm o of Philadelphia to hear sir side of oC the case casc Mr r. r er mado made It plain that he j not desire to create the thc impression Impre slon it tall all ail members of the alliance w were re of ot having vinS' worked against t interests of the United States Thet The TheL L t I propagandist In the organization said d subtle urged mem members els to furer fur fur- tr tt the Interests of oC G Germany rm The witness witness' said that a former pros pros- tnt nt at of Qt the alliance C C. J Hexamer of I received Cd from Crom Emperor In 1901 1904 the Fourth Order of oC ofie ie e Red Ea Eagle lo for tor his services to German In the United States It was he asserted who sent telegraphic messages to the presidents of the state alliances s. s Instructing them to wire wino Pre President ident Wilson lIson that a n ma majority ma majority of the citizens of ot their states opposed drastic action a against Gorman Germany os the result of ot the sinking of ot the J Worked Preceding the national political convention convention con con- In 1916 the witness continued the alliance worked against l the of ot President Wilson and for forthe forthe forthe the defeat of or Theodore Roosevelt Roosevell for forthe tho the Republican nomination on the theory that both were opposed to German German Ger Ger- man interests in this tills countr country A letter addressed to G German German-Ameri cans In this country p published hed In an alliance bulletin issued in Chlea Chicago o. o Mr Ir said urged all citizens cItizen of oC German Gelman descent to vote on only for tor those who favored That letter he said was written h by former Representative Representative e Barthold of C Missouri who was active in obtaining passage of ot the bill giving the alliance Its Ils charter In an alliance bulletin issued in July 1917 1317 the witness s told the committee committee com com- a a. writer declared that eVel every German In the thc United States Is a pioneer pioneer pio pio- neer In German and that he ho should bo be proud of ot It as r a means of ot showing his loyalty loyally to his native countr coun coun- tr try In the same issue a a. poetic writer declare in verse that the oath of oC al- al al allegiance Ic lance to tho United States did dill not nol include a declaration that he would tight fight against Germany German The Tho laws by-laws of ot the organization belio bolio bolo bo- bo lio lo its real purposes Mr Ir said for Cor or although the they declare one object objects Is s to teach American Ideals to German Immigrants there Is no record that that hat is being done On the other hand ho he to declared the entire activity In that respect Is confined to urging the teaching caching of oC German In the public schools