The Irish standard., 1899-06-10
ANGLO-SAXON IMPUDENCE.
Lecture By Professor Julius Goebel OF
Stanford University,

promised lecture, German-American
Protest Against American Imperial
lsm." His speech was not only Ger
man-American denunciation of the i'm
perialistic policy, but also OF the Eng
lish TRADE against Germany, and Great
Britain's efforts to draw Americans in
to that same antagonism. DR.. Goebel
said in summary OF his lecture:
The German-American protest is:
First, against the idea OF this being call
ed an Anglo-Saxon country, because
they feel that they, like other nations,
have contributed to the building UP OF
American civilization.
Secondly, that the adoption OF impe-
rialism would involve the adoption OF
English methods OF colonization, which
are brutal and inllunan, and have no
other aim but the ruling and plundering
Of their colonies.
Thirdly, that it would involve America
i'll conflict with Germany, whom Eng
land has been antagonizing on account
OF industrial jealousies, for England is
afraid that Germany will ultimately win
in the industrial struggle for the mar
sets Of the world.
Fourthly, because most OF us German
Americans have lived under an imperial
rule and know whereof we speak.
TIL, Al.
American has right 10 be heard in the
councils OF Our country was answered
by a historical review OF the essential
part which German-Americans have
played in the upbuilding OF the Republic
and in the development OF American
civilization. Thus it is little known that
from the ranks of the early German
settlers came in 1857 the first protest
against slave-holding ever made in
America. Commandments partici-
pated in large numbers in the wars Of
the revolution and rebellion. Their
greatest influence upon American civil
cation they have exerted through their
peaceful efforts in the fields OF industry
social life, music, art and education.
Who, in the face of these facts, dare
call our civilization an Anglo-Saxon
civilization?
At the beginning of our century the
leadership in the highest spheres OF hu-
man thought and activity went to Ger
many Thousands of enlightened Amer
leans looking for knowledge and inspi-
ration have gone to the German uni
versities and not to the fossilized instl-
tutions of Oxford and Cambridge. The
only contribution to our civilization
which England in recent years claims to
have found and which she is so eager
to have us accept is Imperialism.
A history OF the growth OF the idea Of
imperialism was given by the Professor
1t was shown how religious and mystic
element was gradually added to the
British desire for colonial expansion. He
continues:
For sober and truly religious mind
there is nothing more disgusting thar
the blasphemous attempt to make re-
ligion thus the cloak for covering
British selfishness the true aim of which
always was to rule and plumber hel
colonies. But the uncducatcd masses
the religious fanatics and the weak
minded jingoes OF our country believed
this hypocritica rant about the God
ordained mission OF the Anglo Saxor
race.
There is but one power which Eng
land fears in her colonial and industrial
eNpansion-Germany
Owing to her industrial jealousy Eng
land has repeatedly being doing her bes
to stir up a war between France ant
Germany.
1t is for this same reason that Eng
land has been trying Systematically t.
make trouble between Germany and tn
United States, and she came near sue
ceeding in this We have believed al
the infamous lies which the agents O
England last summer sent from Manil
harbor. We have allowed ourselves t,
be used in Samoa as the violators c
rights and treaties, and we are on til
road to being considered by the civilize
world the rowdy among the nations.
! +~ e1,o Il
ton Of the Anglo-Saxon race, an Amer
lean officer q am deeply ashamed to sa
of German descent) has joined the Bril-
ish in the brutal slaughter OF a savag
people, although the commercial int.
ests in Samoa of England and Americ
combined are not half as large as thos
of Germany.
1t is because of the dangerous folly {
a people frenzied by the spirit OF cor
quest, duped and hypnotized by til
British idea of imperialism, that we Ger
man-Americans join the sober minded
tue patriots OF this country in thei
protest against imperialism. We pre-
test against the mad desire of pickin
a quarrel with Germany-not on ae
count OF secret political sympathies wit
the old fatherland, for we should stan
up like one man in defense of this cour
try were Germany to encroach upo
American rights-bAt we protest again:
being made the tools OF England's deer
seated hatred against country to whol
we owe great part OF our civilizatio,
| Being the offspring of higher al,