The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-04

Steubep, probably the most useful member
of Washington's staff, and 10 whom the
continental army owed its efficiency.
Steuben had an important command at
Yorktown, and his services during the en-
tire campaign were such as to elicit the
encomium of Congress. De Kalb died
heroic death on the battlefield in an engage
ment from which he had strongly advised
the commanding general to desist. At that
true England had made her infamous bar
gain with petty German prince. A rem
nant of the Hessians who did not return to
their country settled in New Jersey and
adjacent states.
In later times German immigration kept
step with our prosperity The Germans, as
every one knows, are well read and intel
lgent people. They go where prosperity
invites them, precisely as the smart New
Highlander leaves his beloved hills and be-
comes useful member of society in the
far west. d Aring the period tina followed
the revolutionary movement of 1S4S, many
prominent Germans came TO this country,
partly to escape punishment, partly be-
cause they despa:red OF Germany's ever
becoming sunited country. Franz Sigel
and Carl ScnurZ are the kest known of
these, but there were hundreds fully as
deserving to be generally known. When
Prussia was compelled, owing TO the zeal
Gus policy of England, to abandon the peo-
pie of Schleswig Holstein, who had rise
against the Danish rule, a great many of
the best citizens OF these duchieS came to
this country.
The influence of the German element up
on our population has been decidedly beue-
fetal. They brought with them their love
for music and innocent social enjoyment
Many OF them were men of great ability.
We mention only John A. Roebling the
builder of the Brooklyn brid e. Niagara
Suspension bridge and many other import
ant structures. In our civil war the Ger
man contingent was over 100000 men -
more than that of all other non American
soldiers combined. The statistics of our
national soldiers homes show clearly the
& eat preponderance of German invalids in
them. No element of our population is
more loyal, more devoted TO American in
stitutions, more law abiding and more
eager to help along the best interests of the
nation by advancing and supporting
schools aud seats of learning. That they
remember one day in the year, the fact OF
their having come here from foreign soil
is altogether to their honor. We think
little of a man who forgets his mother.
But even those who were born on
onr soil, but trace their lineage to
a German ancestry, have reason
to celebrate this day, and of these we NAV
well suppose there must be one third Of
our entire people. German science, Ger
man art, German literature are potent
factors of our common civilization. We
cannot but look with sympathy on those
who remember this, and who, while proud
of their citizenship in the most glorious
repu olic the world has ever known. vet
kindly aud proudly trace back the best that
is in them to the efforts of their forefathers
in Germany.
The history of Germsny is the history of
the foundation of modern Europe. Ger
many, by losing Holland, lost her
chances of being an American power In a
political sense, but she keeps her hold in
America, and daily strengthens it as an
intellectual power in the realms of art
science and literature.
The Germans of Salt Lake have made
great preparations, and especially the Ger
man ladies', to make this day q success.
We bespeak for them the kind sympathies
of their intelligent American fellow citi.
zens.
ATTENTION.
All those taking part in the parade on
German day Tuesday, October 6, 1891, will
report at II o'clock sharp at the corner of
Fourth South and Main street as the
parade will march prompt at | o'clock.
The line of march is as follows:
From Fourth South on Main street to
Templeton hotel countermarch on Main
street to Third South, one block west ON
Third South to West Temple street. one
block north on West Temple street TO
Second South street, on Second South east
to Walker Bros. Central hall
PROGRAMME OF THE PARADE.
First Dirisi0n
Police.
German Hussars