The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-28
"A MASS MEETING HELD
THOSE WHO DEFAME GERMANY
DENOUNCED.
EUROPE, NOT ENGLAND, OUR MOTHER
Germany Declared TO be Our Friend German.
Americans VII Strongly Oppose by Law
ful Means Those Who Favor
Entanglng Alliances.

Chicago. March 21-I'ne auditorium
was filled this evening with German
Americans, called together to protest
against an Anglo-Amc1ican alliance and
the false assertions made against Ger
many in connection with the recent Span
ish war
Ex-Congressman VIM. Woke presided
and delivered the opening address. the
meeting was Il very enthusiastic one, and
the following declaration was unani-
mously adopted:
with profoundest Indignation we have
noticed the persistent efforts of Eng IL
American newspapers not only to incite
among our people vicious prejudiceS
against Germany and to defame the
character of the German-Americans. but
also to drag the United States into an
alliance with England.
AS loyal citizens of this republic it
is our right, as well as our ,luty, IL re-
sist these wicked practices with all
due trmneSs.
The immigrants from Germany have
brought with them to this land tire
achievements of civilization as high as
it as old. Upon every field of the intel
lectUal life of our nation. as wen as in
commerce. industry and agriculture.
their efforts have redounded to the veal
of our people. and in peace as well rs
in war they have at all times faithfully
fulfilled their duty. No part of the
American people has done more for he
cultivation of music. sociability. arts,
science, churches and the schools. than
Ga a +.,.s Al
country we cheerfully hand over rhe
achievements of German culture To our
youthful American people still N a state
of development
we emphatically object, therefore TO
the attempt to stamp our people as An
gio-Saxons and to make il suDservient
| TO English guile. Not England, but the
whole of Europe is the mother country
of the white inhabitants Of the United
| States.
we demand that not only friendly re-
| lations be maintained with Germany
that has been a faithful friend of our
people for more than 120 years, but
| that peace and harmony be cultivated
with all nations, and we will, therefore,
| true to the wise counsel of George Wash
| ngton, at all times firmly oppose the
formation of entangling alliances with
| England as well as with any other coun
| try, whereby our country may he in
voived III unnecessary war.
I'VE denounce the defamprs who have
| not only started public i'll will against
Germany, but who have by their gross
| ISLANDERS also S0Wn the seeds Of discord
| among our own people, and we solemnly
protest against the proposed alliance
with, England
I'VE further declare that with all law
ful means at our disposal, especially in
political campaigns, we will at all times
| strenuousy oppose all those who favor
the wicked attacks made upon friendly
| nations, and who labor to entangle our
| country III an alliance with England We
call upon the committee that has had in
charge the arrangements for this mass
meeting to invite all the German Amer
| lean churches. societies and orders in
this. city to send a delegate TO conyen-
| ton to be held at an early date for the
purpose of forming a permanent organi-
| cation, that the German American citi-
| zens may be called to action whenever It
shall become necessary to protect the
blessing of our American institutions
against wicked and willy politicians.
I'VE call upon the committee to send
copies of these declarations TO the Presi-
dent of the United States, to his secer-
taries and to the Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress-"