The morning call., 1890-08-15
ANTI-PARAD ERS MEET.

German-Americans Protest Against Inc
Procession.
The body of Metropolitan Hall was filled
last evening, and the majority OF the seats
in the gallery were also occupied by Ger
man-Americans who met TO enter their
protest against the procession and festival
of the Deutscher Krieger Verein as above
outlined on Sunday next
John Brehm of the Tanners and Cur
riers' Union presided and on the platform
were seated many of the leaders Of the
German-Amer lean Nationalist Club. The
audience contained a large number of
ladies and the speeches made were received
with much entnUgiasm N, and frequent cheers
greeted the speakers when they made tell
ing points.
Chairman Boehn IN his opening remarks
stated the object Of the meeting TO be To
enter protest against the proposed eele-
bratlon because it was to take place on the
twentieth anniversary OF one OF the de-
cisive battles of the Franeo-Prussian war.
and the principal reason he gave for lis
opposition was that all German-Americans
here were residents of republic and not of
a monarchy.
A song by the Sociaistic Maennerchor,
consisting of about twenty-five voices, fol-
lowed, after which Charles Burgman was
introduced as the first speaker Of the even
ing, who spoke in excellent English and
said the reason of protesting was because
the Kreger Veren had issued the call I'M
der the name of the German-Americans of
this city. He eloquently maintained that
no foreigners had right while living in
this country and while engaged in
peaceful pursuits with other foreign
ers to celebrate victory won
by them in foreign land. In speaking of
the Franco-Prussian war he claimed that
neither the German nor the French people
wanted war, but that the war on both sides
grew out of the Vaccinations of the heads
of the Government Americans, he said,
celebrated the 4th Of July because repub-
lie became the result of the overthrow of
king-craft and the independence of great
nation followed. He said that German
soldiers who celebrated anniversaries of
bloody war memories where no
great principles had been involved were
untitled to be citizens OF the United States.
He deprecated the standing armies Of
Europe as menace to its peace and
source of apprehension to its people. No
one objected to the celebration of the Her.
mann Sons a few weeks ago, because they
were celebrating victories won against the
Romans 1000 years ago. He said the tendency
OF advanced modern thought was the unfit
cation of the whole world and the abolition
of wars. He finished his remarks by recit-
ing a translation into German of Beranger's
admirable poem on the alliance of nations.
Secretary II. G. Weissmann then read a
series of resolutions, which protested
against the celebration in the manner pro-
posed and which condemned the present
form of the German Government as a dis
grace to the civilized world. The resolu-
tions were adopted.
Albert Curtin, editor of the San Fran
cisco Arbiter Zeitung, made speech in
German, in which he denounced the Govern
ment and the condition of the working
classes in that country. He was vehement
in his denunciation of the rule of the
HohenZollerns and the aristocratic classes.
In closing his remarks he said it was not
the intention to interfere with the celebra-
ton at Woodward's Garden, but simply to
urge an intelligent protest against it.
H. C. Weissmann made the closing
speech, after which the meeting adjourned.