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Show Hyphenated Politics Ruling the Senate NEW YORK, Jan. 3 6. Charging thac "hyphenated and un-Amcrlcan influences" in-fluences" have dominated tho senate in its consideration of the peace treaty and tho league of nations covenant, Secretary Daniels, in an address at the Holland society dinner here, declared i the nation faces tho danger of having! the fate of the covenant decided, not upon considerations of merit, hut j through "fear or a foreign control in I the vote." Voicing n plea for an cx-Iprossiou cx-Iprossiou of solid, independent Americanism Ameri-canism in the determination of all political po-litical issues, Mr. Daniels asserted that reappearance of "hyphenated politics" when the league covenant was laid before be-fore the senate was the first time "this snake has crawled out of its hole tince tho armistice was signed." "It did not emerge," the secretary , continued, "until it was coaxed out by men who wave the flag, sing America, and whisper to supposed disloyal Americans: Am-ericans: 'Vote by race and language; keep organized as hyphens, and you can hold the balance of power in Am-j erican politics.' " |