The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08

Congrc~Snnn Guenther. ~ Wisconsin.
Speaking for Ills Conntrvinrn. saws
while There Il 40 Danger OF War He
tween America aud Hcrmsny. There u
M Doubt ~ the Loyalty 70 German
Americans a. the Iand ~ Their Adnp-
tion --Am.rscs Iirsf. Last and All tho
Time. Right rr Wro"g.
WASHINGTON Jan. ~. Tho question has
been asked what the attitude Of our Ger
man American citizens would he IN case
war broke out between the United States
and Germany. and the real sentiment OF
this portion ~ American citizenship on
the subject OF orr present relations with
the German Government touching the Sa-
moan lslas.dS il matter OF considerable
interest and speculation. The German
Minister In Washington. as already re-
ported, i taking great pains % lind out
through the German American press and
other available means the German Amer
lean sentiment In hepremiSes. The Ger
mans N this country are generally adj
mittcd. In ordinary matters not involving
absolute hostility ~ the Fatherlani, 70 b.
quite a. American ~ the Americans
themselves. bnt how they would feel aud
how they would fight II their adopted
country and thu land q their BIRTH shoali
b. placed face 10 face Ia battle array -
yet an unsvlyel problem. twonld BE- an
extremely new situation. ana an expert
mrut which haS never yct hspn triHi-
Many Germans left their native land ~
escape the iron rnle De Bsmarck. AMI
came IL the United States for the heueat
Of a frecr. easier life. The conscript inwS
of Germany. 20 them. made lie almost
uncomfortable there, aud when II was only
70 protect them from the claims and the
grasp of their Iron Chnncrlor TINT thc
United States would Interfere in their be-
half. il WAS easy for them "a choose be-
tween one government and one country
aud another. hut ii would be an entirely
different ease il they were asked
IL 20 on board Il United States
man-of war. or snoulder musket- AMI -
IN the field in front ~ a German army anu
blaze away az their broth ~ AMI cousins
whom they left behind in the old country.
Congressman Guenther. Of Wisconsin. i
the most prominent representative Ger
man American in Congress-. H. has no
hesitation in declaring for the United
States against Germany, all along the
line. in war. a. we'll as in peace:
''There i going 10 be no war between
Germany and the Unitel states" said
Mr.. Guenthcr 70 your correspondent.
"The two countries are too far apart 70
make a fight possible. 4 battle between
the inhabitants Of Mars and Jupiter
would be as feasible aud pretty nearly az
probable. We are NOT going 70 fight
about any differences that may exist be-
tween opposing factions in a little pit Ok 4
place like Samoa. where there are only
about thirty thousand people. such as
they are. all told. We may send out guis-
boats to enter the competitive drill show
with the glnboats Of the German Empire
at Samoa. Our consular and naval ofli-
Gers and the co.Snlar and naval officers
of Germany may talk very high 70 each
other anh may send very spirited reports
ii their respective governments but these
are only harmless rmbeli-hm sntS ~ Dip
lomatic correspondence. They are sent
ont there simply 81 point a moral AMI
adorn tale. % make life interesting and
"a impart picturesque aspectot National
affairs.
$50 hostile shot viii ever be exchanged
in Samoan waters or elsewhere between
the men-of- war sent there by Prince Bis
marck ana Uncle sam. American cili
zens Of German birth and Gsrmnn de-
scent know AZ well az any other class ~
American citizens whore their duties be-
lNME. " t ~ AL Ntft ~ ttff 'ttt '''@tAtt -
time 81 peace AMI fight for il in time ~
war. IL a time Of war should ever come
When say onr county, mean, Of course,
our adopted country mean the United
States 81 America After passing through
the crucible of naturalization we are NJ
longer Germans; W. are Americans
Oar attachment 70 America can not be
measured by the length ~ Our residences
here. We are Americans from the mo-
ment we touch thr American shore until
we are laid in American graves. Wewill
\ fight for America whenever necessary /:
4 America first. last and all the time;
America against Germany: America
4 against the world; America. right Or
wrong; always America. We are Amer
leans"
1 The strained H.lttion- between tho
state and Saw Department.
WASHINGTON. Jnn. 29Fhe offici,l cen
tiers Of Washington have awakened 70 a
sense Of the strained relations between
the state and Navy Departments arising
ont 81 a difference of views AZ ~ the prop
er course to b. pursued by thN Govern :
me.st In the Samoan Affair.". The pnbica-
tion Sunday II the correspondence be-