Show I I I BLACKMAIL WilSON SAYS OF HYPHEN POLITICS I WASHINGTON June 14 In a Flag day speech h here re today President Wilson charged that there were some foreign born persons in the United States who were trying to levy a a. kind of or political political political po po- blackmail on an American political party In the Interest of or foreign for eign governments This the president declared must be stopped He was sounding what some of his advisers said would be one of the issues of or the coming presidential campaign c The pr presidents president's criticism of the political po political political po- po a activity of foreign born citizens was caused administration officials explained later by recent editorials in foreign language newspapers ers in fn the United States and public statements of so called hyphenated Americans on the coming c campaign It is expected that he the the addresses will be echoed at the Democratic convention at St St. Louis Speaking of disloyalty in the United States the president said It proceeds proceeds' from a minority a aery very ery small mall minority but an active and subtle minority working underground but iut also showing its ugly head where it t may be seen seen and it is this minority that hat at this very moment is striving to levy evy a land kind of political blackmail or wreak its vengeance at the polls That Thatis is s the sort of thing against which the American people will turn That is the lesson esson which I come to remind you of today oday Persons in the presidents president's confidence said that his ideas regarding political activities of foreign born citizens will willbe wille I Ibe be e the basis of a plank In fn the platform to o be adopted at the St St. Louis conven conven- I tion |