, 1879-02-22
DEUTSCIIE SPRAClIE.
Our German Citizens Insist on tile
Teaching of Their Mother
Tongue,
And Violently Oppose Its Ban
ishmcnt from tho Public
Schools.
They Also Protest Against the Abo-
lition Of Music and
Drawing.

No question thnt Inns latoly arlsen las agi.
tate.l tho Germans OF thta city to such an extent
as tho attempt on the part OF certain members
Ut the Board Of Education to Eanlsh 0nr,nun
from or public schools. Tho uetmans umost
TO man soen to bo determined to make this
mattcr all issue, na tl1oy did the temperance
question few ycars aro, and they aascrt that
they will not support tho political party TINT
docs not s!t1o with tllcm In this Issue. a largo
1y-attcndci meeting Of ouf 0urn,an fcllow-eiti.
zons was hull last evening at tl,c North Side
Turner Hall to tn'ie the question Into consider
ntlon nui discuss tho plans proposed for seellr-
fng Tie continuance IN tile schou!s VI Gcrnlail,
music, a,li drawing.
Mr.. Emil iIscchstcr, President Of tho Chicago
Turngemelndc, In calling the meeting to ORDER
stated that they had coi,,e together 10 show
their dissatisfaction with Tic attempts Of tic
Know-Notlngs to force tic German language
fro,n the public schools.
Or. Gustav dessert wins elected Chairman, aa,l
Mr.. MaK Stern Secretary.
DR.. Ernst Schmidt was tic first speaker. Tle
said they all had shown by their attendance
wt'at they think If The attclupt to hanish the
dcrnau language from our puulIs schools. It
Waa d Mean, shameful, unl eontcmntib}u kick
arufnst thu Germans. Thcy made ohc-
third Of tic population Of Chicago,
nntt tlIcy Ind right to demand
that tl4rir children receive tuition III their
unollcr language. II any other nationality was
s'lu!lurly s.tunted, he would gutlly advocate
That their language 10 taught III our schools.
II was au honor tu know itpro thnn Que lull.
guage. Thy prctoxt OF crot'otny wns shat'l,
because ten times as much was 6quantlerel
every year by the very men who npw want to
rob tu children Of the Germans Of their noiler
tongue. Tux-ratcrs alld tax.tightcrs wrrc tic
men who were 80 anxious to snyc the city
| S10,oU0 ut the expcnsu oI the Germans. The
very dirty flDgs WHO, were III The front ranks
when tt,e attempt WIS madc to restrict the
parsonal liberty of tic Germans, aud prevent
! them FROM taklng glass Of beer OF,
| Sunday. wcrc aga(n In tho front
| ra,,ks III tlls issue. Tic present Attempt to
Danish the German language frow our pubic
schools by two insignificant persons IN the
Board Of Education woulu not liayo bcon nale
| sNld they not known tint behind tlrnl was
| strong power TINT would cncrCctlcalty back
tI,cm up. They must organize nl.d show bold
front against thcso tneu. a,,1 show them that
llc Gurmans Will support no political party that
will uot allow their bcnutiful German language
10 be taught III our schoolE. fley must be lrc-
pared agai,lBt ull emergencies, and iDscrbc upon
ihcir haiIl1cr, "llIer wirsl Deutsrll gcsproceu."
THE HON. HIRAM BARRIER, Jtl,
| member III Congress, said everybody rccog-
ntzc,l lilo Importance Of this tssuu. lie knew
nothing inora prouvs than for, gathering Of
this kind To expsess their ooinlol. Tits wis 1t
t;oyernn,cnt Tor the pcopla; i Government to
carry out tho Will Of the people. There was, Of
course, great difference Of optu'on OH tllls.
All did not tool1 upon It from llc sa'no stanl.
cession to certain class, ald iat the tcue!,ln:.
Of German was unnecessary. They say Il suut.
concession was made to uetluuns It should utso
he made to other nationalttlcs. lilo never CO.
i thusc tint gaMc here from foreign country
should bo compelled Ia forget their mother lu.!'
| Euago, The ,nan who did tut Iovt' lls' btt!t:!
country. country ilc saw 10 reason why tne dcr'na!ls
4 should not 10 proud to Let the world know thu
! benutS ot theis !angasae. Als civilized nat!o'sa
hayu ,,atd hotnaga to this fine language. 1t was
not have The least obi lection Of having tbis Ian;
guaEo taught tu our sclluola. 1t ~ not only ol
advantage to tho large number Of German pl'
pills, but to the Asncr!eass HsA ots'ers Us welt
Tho argument Ut retrenchHlcnt III such mat
ter as this was unwo!thy Of community d
s1vh vast Importance. Should they proclaim. x
the world TINT they Ind Gono backward IN cdu
cationt Wcll were the Gsf!nans 1ustt!!ed in rc
should not be treated In au. excited manner
Or bc wade q ya1.se Ut styile tutwe.,
Ucrn,aps uIul Americans. Rcaaou and nrgu
lncnt would sursnpuHt all dstllelsties, nnA soonc
Or later they would secure tllt fruits Of their Of
Alr. william Woke, member OF the Board o
Education, said te did not como to make
spcrcl but rs he wns called upon he woIlt
utter d few r1snarks, though his health was still
poor, binru ae bccalne member Of lt!c Doart
this question had nrlacn uveeY year Wlan tl'
appropriations lad tu be Matlc. Last yenr th'
SALARY Of tic German principal tcaeiler was re
.H-uf tt1S.
thu salary restored, mn! this was tlado ts!c pre-
text for this new attack upon tcuct,alg Gcrllal
In tic sepols. The taernan ,nlcmbers Of TIL
! Doard llaa left nothing undnuo, to lulpEos
forms. They would try hereafter to got teasl.
crs who w0ull a1so be ablo 10 tcagll utlle
branches tlan Gcriasl, and thus make .llc say
! Ivy which tl!e n.p1ucats ot ucsulau denlautt
J There was clAss oi Aulericnns wllu have tn,
dca t!iut thu ceIntnuh schools had n1 ltEhe
mission thuu to tnagA tlln ctIillren little reAtl
} lux, writing, auA arithmetic. The uersuan
thought differently, nn tcleyed thlt t''c clni'
: ! trcn Hhunia get u thnrniNh education at.a lear
NJ lu,lci us posshlu during Hchoul Years. I'LL
: opponents of German did mol comprehend Il!
issue u,.l instrad ufuFglg llut Garlu!n brasell.
of education should ~ aIolshed' more ahoul
bo udticl continually. II va. fact thu
!, lust these children who learned GellMh
weru also ai1sah III all other lranccs. Ever
| American wtM t.aA ts!a !Gaat ktlowtelsa Of Ge1
; man would alniit ll'At ts'o knowtedse OF t.!
cuable benefit To thosu whp cuulll Bpeak II. !
tlley laid thu resolutions thnt "ulllt ba utlople
this evening, usti the petition tiat ss reeeiyln
Signatures Eli uYer ..,s r,tY, hetore st,a nuatA
Elucatton 1t lts next meeting, Iso had no aout
they would rccc'Fv respectful a''tl faYoraho COZ
: saGration. On motion, the fullowns coll,n!tte
: was appointed to draw up resolutions lnncnttv
am h ssis peto RI Hs'si ss Esiss @ hosse ss5s
8 Aill Alolph Bchoen!ngcr,
: ktier lengthy ahsenee, Tho Committee Il