Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-28
GERMAN-AMERICANs SPEAK OUT.
Against AnglO-American Alliance
Germany's Defamers Denounced.


CHICAGO, March 27.-The auditorium
was filed this evening with German
Americans, called together to protest
against an Anglo-American alliance, and
the alleged false assertions made against
Germany in connection with the recent
Spanish-Amercan war.
Ex-Congressman William Woke pre-
sided, and delivered the opening address.
The meeting was a very enthusiastic one,
and the following declaration was adopt
ed:
with profoundest Indignation we have
noticed the persistent efforts OF English
American newspapers, not only TO incite
among our people vicious prejudices
against Germany, and TO defame the char
acter Of German-Americans, but also TO
drag the United States into an alliance
with England.
GERMANY'S GIFTS TO AMERICA.
"As loyal citizens OF this republic II
IS our right as well as our duty to resist
these wicked practices with all due firm
ness. The emigrants from Germany
have brought with them TO this land the
achievements Of civilization as hlsn as
IL Is old. Upon every field or the l5tel-
lIGiU0l ilft OF our UdllOH, do wen iN az
commerce, industry. and agriculture, tnelI
efforts have redOunded TO the veal or our
people and in peace as well as In war
they have at all times faithfully fulillied
their duties. No part of the American
people has done more for the cultlVation
of music. the arts. and the sciences, for
the churches and the schools, than the
Germans. AS good citizens Of this coun-
try. we cheerfuly hand over the achleye,
ments of German culture TO our Nouthiul
American people, sun IN Il state VI "c
yelopment. .
"We emphatically object. therefore, 10
the attempt to stamp our people as Anglo
Saxons. and TO make ii subserNleht 10
English subjects.
DEMAND FOR PEACE AND HARMONY
1--WE demand not only that friendly re-
| lations be maintained with Germany, tnat
has been a faithful friend of our people
| for more than l2O years, but tnat peace
| and harmony be cultivated with all ma
tions, and we will. therefore true TO tne
wise counsel of George Washington, az al
times firmly oppose the formation OF en-,
! tangling alliances with England, as Wei
as with any other country, whereby our
, country may be involved in unnecessary
war.
I'VE denounce the defamers who have
not only lnstigated public feeling against
Germany. but who have by their gross
ISLANDERS also sown the seeds OF discord
among our own people, and we s0lemnly
protest against the proposed alliance WIN
England.
WILL LOOK OUT POLITICALLY.
eve further declare that with all the
lawful means at our disposal, especially
i'm political campaigns, we. VIII at an
times strenuously oppose all those VINO
favor the wicked attacks made upon
friendly nations, and who labor to en-
tangle our country i'm an alliance with
England We call upon the committee
that has in charge the arrangements loi
this mass-meeting to invite all the Ger
man-American church societies and or
ders i'm this city TO send delegate 10 a
convention 20 be held at an early date
for the purpose Of forming a permanent
organization. that the German American
citizens may be called 10 action when
ever IL shall become necessary to pro-
tect the blessings Of our American IN
stitutions against wicked and willy poll
ticians.
I'VE call upon the committee to send
copies of these declarations TO the Presi-
dent of the United States, 10 his secre-
taries. and to the Senator's and Represen-
tatlyes in Congress"