The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-03-31
GERMAN AMERICANS KICK
THEYPROTESTA GAINsTPROPOSE
ANGLO-AMERiCAN ALLIANCE.
A MEETING IS HELD IN CHICAGO
Former Subjects Of Kaiser Express Thei
Opinions In Strongest Of Terms.
Newspapers Are blamed.

A Chicago special says; The Audi
forum was filed Monday evening viii
Americans called together Il
protest against an Anglo-Americai
alliance and the alleged false asser
tions made against Germany II con
nection with the recent Spanish
American war.
Ex-Congressman William Woke pre-
sided and delivered the OPENING
address. The meeting was a very en-
thusiastic one and the following de.
laration was unanimously adopted:
"With profoundest indignation W
have noticed the persistent effog'0 0
English-American newspapers - on
ly to incite among our people Yieiou
preiudices against Germany and to de
fame the character Of the German
Americans, but also to drag the Unite'
States into an alliance with England
GAS loyal citizens Of this republic
it is our right, as well as our duty, Il
resist these wicked practices with al
due frmness.
"The immigrants from German
have brought with them to tl9a Ian,
achievements of civilization as higl
as 1t is old. Upon every field of th0
intellectual life of our nation, as wei
as in commerce, industry and agricul
ture, their efforts have redounded Il
the veal of our people and in peace a
we'll as in war they have at all time
faithfully fulfilled their duty. M
part of the American people has don
more for the cultivation Of music, 50
ciability, the arts, the sciences 81
churches and the schools, than th
Germans. AS good citizens of thi
country we cheerfully hand over til
achievements of German culture t
our youthful American people still i
state of development.
eve emphatically object, therefore
to the attempt to stamp our people a
Anglo-Saxons and to make it subsei
Went to English guile. Not England
but the whole of Europe, is the mothe
country of the white inhabitants Of til
United States.
"We demand that not only fFiendl
relations be maintained with Germany
that has been q faithful friend Of OF
people for more than 100 years, bJ
that peace and harmony be cultivate
with all nations, and we will therefor,
true to the wise counsel of Georg
Washington, at all times firmly oppos
the formation of entangling alliance
with England as we'll as with aan
) other country, whereby our coEntr
) may be involved in unnecessary wa
owe denounce the defamers WI
have not only instigated public i'll wi
against Germany, but who have b
their gross ISLANDERS also sown I'll
seeds of discord among our own PEI
pie, and we solemnly protest again
the proposed alliance with England
owe further declare that with a
lawful means at our disposal, especia
; ly in political campaigns, we will at q
times strenuously oppose all those wi
favor the wicked attacks made upC
1 friendly nations and who labor to e.
tangle our country into an allan
with England. We call upon the cor
mittee that has had in charge arrane
: ments for these meetings to invite
German-American churches, sociei1
: and orders i'll this city to send del
! gate to convention to be held at
! early date for the purpose of formil
! a permanent organization that Il
German citizens may be called to a
y ton whenever it shall become nece
. sary to protect the blessing of o
: American institution against wick
: and willy politicians. p
p 1--WE call upon the committee
q send copies of these declarations to t
: president Of the United States, to /
secretaries and the senators and re
resentatives in congress"