The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-10
FOREIGN FLAGS AND ARMS,
The Governors Order Worries
the Civic Military Organi-
ZationS.
All the German Societies VIII Com
bine to Test the
Law.

| The several civic military organizations
are much perturbed over the recent order
of the Governor laying an embargo upon
their drilling and parading with arms.
| Notably among these are the German So
! cieties. According to the Governors edict
the various vereins and military clubs can
drill and parade with arms only OH condi-
ton that they take an oath of fidelity to
the United States and to the State of Cali
| fornia, and that they place their arms and
equipments under the authority and con-
troll of the United States authorities or the
commander-in-chief of the military forces
of the State when ever they shall be called
upon.
Some of the vereins have received per-
mits from the Governor on occasions since
the new law went into force to turn out as
usual. But that does not satisfy them.
The proviso in the Governors order rela-
tive to flags is obnoxious, and many of the
German society members are DESTROYS of
having the constitutionality of the new
| law tested.
With that end in view there has
been considerable talk about petit
tioning the States executive officer
on the subject. Just how to APP
| proach the matter has not been deter
mined. The plan proposed contemplates
! q unit. Committees will probably be ap-
| pointed to formulate a line of action, and
| the same will be carried out after approval
| by the different organizations in separate
session.
Captain John F. Bolts of the San Fran
| cisco SchuetZen Verein said: 81 do not
| know Just exactly what can be done in the
premises beyond getting ourselves arrested
| and making test case as to the constitu-
| tionality of the law. The various societies
! viii, probably appoint committees to adopt
some plan of procedure, but do not see
what there is in this to talk about petit
tioning the Governor. AS to this flag
| proposition, all | have to say is that the
members of the German companies are
loyal American citizens and never turn
out without displaying the American flag
at the right of the line. The German col
ors are also carried, but only out of respect
to the land of our birth. They do not &C.
cupy the post of honor"
DR.. Muffe, president of the California
Schuetzen Club did not know what action
his club proposed taking, though he was
sure it would move in harmony with the
other organizations.
"There has been talk of petitioning the
Governor" he continued, "but l do not
understand what 1t is proposed to accom-
plish thereby 1t is evident, however. that
the societies will do something to bring the
| ndlbeI W a uOAilAeO CohCAooloH- Spreading
of the loyalty of the German citizens, I feel
compelled to recall your attention to the
fact that the San Francisco Schuetzen
Verein, of which John F. Bolts is captain,
was the first civic military organization to
offer its services to the Government when
Lincoln was assassinated. There can be
no question of loyalty consistently raised
in connection with the carrying of the
German flag"
CAPTAIN Wieneke of the Kreiger Vereip
tracht Schuetzen Verein did not know Just
what action the several vereins would
decide on, though it is generally under
stood something will be done in the near
future.