The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-04
LOVE OF NATIVE LAND
GREAT CELEBRATION In HONOR OF
GERMAN DAY HELD AT
INDIANAPOLIS
NO THOUGHT OF DIsL0YALTY
Memories of Home q Pledge
Rather of Allegiance to the Coun-
try of Adoption-The German So
cieties of Chicago Revive the
Memory of the Poet GOethe-POlt-
tics Injected by Fairbanks.

| INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Aug. 3.-Today
| ffty-two German societies Of this city,
| with 500 guests from outside points, cele-
| brated German Day" in accordance with
an elaborate programme that included
magnificent street parade in the forenoon
| Of 5000 members Of the various German
| societies, In which were many floats de-
! scriptive of great events in American his
| tory in which German-American citizens
| have taken part. The Cincinnati Lieder-
| kranZ, with sixty members, led by Prof.
| Louis Ehrgott, the conductor Of the Gin
cinnati Saengerfest. this year, participant
| ed as a guest Of honor, and won high
| commentator for its splendid rendition
| Of the German and American national
airs.
DR.. N j. Elshimer, president Of the
Cincinnati College of Music, was the Ger
man orator Of the day in the elaborate
exercises at Germania park. where o.
| 900 people were gathered. He pointed to
| the growing interest in German Day
celebrations as indicating not lack or
| loyalty on the part of the German citizen
| ship Of the country to american fnstftu-
| tons and American democracy, but
rather the commendable love OF the
fatherland that has always stimulated
| the German-American citizen to love with
a deeper devotion the country Of his
adoption.
Mayor Taggart, in an address Of well
| come to the guests, paid a high tribute
| to the German citizenship Of Indianapolis
| ana the country at large.
Speaking Of the Germans in the United
States he said: "In war or in peace the
| German-American through all the history
| of this country has shown loyalty to
| the government that has made him mark
ed among all the peoples Of the earth
| In social enjoyment he is always rational,
and his most pleasing characteristic is
| that In his enjoyments Of life his wife
| and children almost invariably join him
| Senator Fairbanks delivered the English
grafton, in the course of which he spoke
in high terms Of the value Of the serv-
ices extended the government Of the
United States through the many years of
its history by its citizens of German birth
and parentage. The senator took &C.
casion to justify the Philippine policy Of
| the national administration in the follow
| ing words:
GAS one Of the results eff the Spanish
American war, our flag was carried into
the Philippines. 1t went upon no mis-
sioa of vengeance, it went to overthrow
Spanish authority, which had been MAIN
tanned for upward Of three hundred years.
| Our flag went as the symbol of the power
and authority of our government. 1t is
there lawfully in pursuance Of the ces-
sion Of the treaty Of peace. The treaty
| of peace was ratified by the senate of
the United States after full debate, after
deliberate consideration; and by virtue of
it's ratification and exchange the possess
sion Of the islands passed to the jurisdic-
ton of the United States While the
treaty Of peace was under consideration,
and before it's ratifca tion Aguinaldo and
his deluded followers fired upon our SOL
diers, and undertook to drive them from
the islands They fired upon the flag
which meant to them deliverance from
Spanish tyranny, all of which was in d.
rect and positive rebellion against the
authority of the government. No course
was left open to the president, therefore
but to subdue the rebellion and compel
recognition of the authority and turisdfc-
ton Of the United States. This presents
no party question. 1t is purely and
simply a question as to whether the
United States shall maintain it's right and
supremacy In the territory which has
been lawfully committed to its AUTHORITY
and keeping