The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-11

the orator proceeded to show that besides
loyalty and proud rememb rance OF their
fOrefathers, love of true liberty had at all
times characterized the German race that
liberty of action in physical, intellectual
and moral respects, had always been one
of their ideals. and that they justly re-
garded it as the foundation of morality.
But there are other ideal goods, the
orator continued, (which we, as German
Americans, ought to transmit to pnsterlty.
Among these | mention three: The Ger
man language, the German heart. the Ger
man Joy"
Though fear has often been expressed
that our German mother tongue in this
country will be forgotten, and though there
Is such a danger, we shall be able to avert
it. And it is our sacred duty TO do so. for
Its great value TO US is apparent 1t is the
language when we, ourselves, were chill
dren, first spoke to us and opened our
hearts.
'Should we recklessly cast away or
abandon such gift-such beauest from
our mothers? 1t is not proper to praise
ourselves, but it is nevertheless true that
German science, like German music. has
conquered the world; that the best talents
of the different nations have received their
nourishment or their direction. and ire
Quently both, from German science, and
that the spirit prevailing in German uni
versities is everywhere in the lead.
Our udLlOuHl CDdIdClCI SDOWb Ibocll III
our language, and it appears no less In
our art and in our German music, for
our hearts are in our songs. This occa-
sion, like many others, proves the deep
satisfaction which we derive from our
music.
"But to whose hands are sll of these
goods, which We value highest, entrusted
Whom has nature made their custodians?
Our women. Their task is important
the most important of all. As in the times
of Tacitus women were the guardians of
all that was most sacred to our ancestors,
so they will be the Keepers and promoters
of all that will be great and noble in the
American citizens of the future.
ITO woman thus conscious OF her SUBJ
lime Importance aud duty to posterlty the
passing fame and vanity OF female orator
and politician, ascending platform, whose
devotion belongs to the public rather than
to her house and children, will seem 10 be
what they are. that is, supremely rldicu-
lous. A wonan's task is to mould and to
cultivate the minds of future generations.
That task Is performed at home. in her
sacred spheTe-in the children's room
whence the world is governed for better or
for worse.
The orator concluded by saying that
German virtues. as outlined by him, il
faithfully cultivated by the German
Americans of this State would lead TO
results which in their benefcent Influences
would be both felt and appreciated by
their Amercan-born fellow-ciiizens, aud
in proof of his claim he referred TO some
of the visible monuments of German
thought and industry already existing in
this State. Among these he mentioned the
German General Benevolent Society, the
German Hospital. the German Old Peo-
pies Home, the many prospecting German
clubs and societies, schools and churches,
and last, but not least, the German news
papers.
the Exposition band played Wsber's
Jubilee Overture" and Miss Margaretb
Soehlke recited poem in German written
for the day by Theodore Kircnoff.
DIR. Edward X. Taylor spoke on Goethe
! and Schiller. He said he was more than
pleased that he was asked to address an
assemblage of thousands OF patriotic Ger
| mans gathered 10 celebrate day in honor
| OF the fatherland. His discourse on the
two great German poets was highly eulo-
| CYSTIC. The world would net be what it is
| had they not been in it, he said. Their
words would live forever, though Ger
many was again cut up into even more
dukedoms aud principalities than it was
| one hundred years ago. The poets are so
| indissolubly united the thought of one is
. always associated with the other. The in