New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-09-28

the great republic. They played thei
part in the early struggles of the nation
and we think of them with the creates
love and regard.
But it is not to the past alone tina
this celebration belongs. To the pres
ent and future, as well, we Germans
owe something. As patriotic citizens
of this great land we have duties and
rights. We should not fail to perform
| them. No one can criticise US for being
proud of our origin and of our mothe,
tongue, proud of the accomplishments
of the German people, proud of old Ger
mania, proud of German enterprise,
honesty, science, music and song. No
one will deny us the right to take inter-
est in the affairs of our dear old German
home, in the land of our nativity, But
while we exercise this right, and are I'M
bued with strong love for the fatherland,
we insist that we are also true American
citizens. No other forelgn-born citizen
has greater claim to this distinction.
The German American has shown on ev-
cry opportunity his loyalty to the land
of his adoption and its cherished institu-
tions.
So marked has been his attachment
that even in the most trying times of the
war for independence Gen. Washington
surrounded himself with bodyguard of
German soldiers. When the civil war
broke out, the Ge1man-Amer1cans were
the first to take up arms to save the land
from dismemberment and the Union from
disruption. They were among the first
to risk their lives for the protection of
the flag of the free. It was German
Turner'S in St. Louis who prevented the
state arsenal from falling into the hands
of the rebels, and by this prompt and
patriotic action saved Missouri to the
cause of the Union. Over $4,000 Ger
man-Americans fought on the side of the
North in the great war which followed,
and I ask what other nationality can
show an equal record.
AS often as the opportunity has pre-
sented, the German-American has stood
ready tc risk his life and spill his blood,
if need be, for the honor of the nation.
To an equal degree has German enter
prise, intelligence and endurance been
displayed in developing the wild forests
and unbroken prairies of this great land
into blooming fields and gardens. Ger
man-Americans do not want to work up
nationality prejudice. To building up
brilliant American nationality they are
willing to devote their best endeavors.
But they believe they can do this with
out forgetting their mother tongue. They
believe that every German should perfect
himself in English and adapt himself to
American institutions, but they contend
that this can best be done, and must be
done as long as immigration continues,
by encouraging the German press and
preserving among US the good old Ger
man language.
Grand President Foelsen followed
Col. Kiefer with a short statement of the
work and purposes of the order of Sons
of Hermann.
The rest of the afternoon was given
over to music, field sports and athletic
contests of all kinds.
The Mozart Club of St. Paul won first
prize for being the best singing society
present and the Schweitzer club Of St.
Paul second prize.
Joseph Anstett Jr., of St. Paul, won
the first prize for the seventy-fve yard
race, and Frank Spadino, of St. Paul
the second. Herbert Leibold of New
Ulm, and Frank >spadino, of St. Paul,
won the first and second prizes for a
backward running race of twenty-five
yards, which was very amusing. The
first prize for throwing the stone was
won by A. Krank, of st. Paul, the throw
being twenty-four feet, and William
Mueller, of St. Paul, won the second by
throw of twenty-five feet. Olga Eel
gal, St. Louis Park, and Paulina Schultz,
of New Ulm, won the first and second
prizes in the race open to little girls ov-
err twelve, while the prizes for the mar
ried women's race, were won by Mrs.
Hermann Lowe, Of Springfield, and Mrs.
Conrad Sudman, of Winthrop. Albert
Vogelpohl and Albert Everling, both OF
New Ulm, won the prizes for the race
for boys under twelve. The first prize
for running jump was won by William
Mueller by aljump of eighteen feet, and
the second by A. Krank by jump Of