Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-28

Chicago. March 27.-The Auditorium
was packed full this evening OF Ger
man-Americans, called together to pro-
test against an Anglo-American ALI
ance and the alleged false assertions
made against Germany in connection
with the recent Spanish-American war.
The committee in charge received ap-
plications for several thousand more
tickets of admission than there were
seats in the hail. A chorus of seven
hundred male voices was one OF the
features of the programme. Ex-Con-
gresham VIM. Woke presided and de
liyered the opening address. Other
speeches were made by VIM. Rapp, on
"The Immigrated Germans; Fritz
Glogauer, on "The American People,
not Anglo-Saxon," the Rev. Rudolph
A. John on THE American-Born Ger
mans" and the Rev. George D. Held
mann, on What We Demand" The
meeting was a very enthusiastic one
and the following declaration was
unanimously adopted:
with profoundest indignation we
have noticed the persistent efforts OF
English American newspapers not only
to incite among our people vicious pref
udice against Germany and to defame
the character OF the German-Ameri-
cans, but also to drag the United States
into an alliance with England.
LAS loyal citizens of this republic,
it is our right, as we'll as our duty, to
resist these wicked practices with all
due firmness. The immigrants from
Germany have brought with them to
this land achievements OF a civlliza-
ton as high as it is old Upon every
field of the intellectual life Of our ma
ton, as well as in commerce, industry
and agriculture, their efforts have re-
bounded to the veal of our people, and
in peace as well as in war; they nave
at all times faithfully fulfilled their
duty. No part of the American people
has done more for the cultivation OF
music, social ability, arts, sciences, the
churches and schools. than the Ger
mans. AS good citizens OF this coun-
try, we cheerfully hand over the
achievements of German culture to our
youthful American people still in
state of development.
1--WE emphatically object, therefore,
to the attempt to stamp our people as
Anglo-Saxons and make it subservient
to English guile. Not England, but
the whole of Europe is the mother
country of the white inhabitants of the
United States.
eve demand that not only friendly
relations be maintained with Germany
that has been a faithful friend of our
people for more than 100 years, but
that peace and harmony be cultivated
with all nations, and we will therefore,
true to the wise counsel of George
Washington, at all times firmly oppose
the formation of entangling alliances
with England as well as with any other
country, whereby our country may be
involved in unnecessary war.
1--WE denounce the defamers, who
have not only instigated public ill-will
against Germany, but who have by
their gross ISLANDERS also sown the seeds
of discord among our own people, and
we solemnly protest against the pro-
posed alliance with England.
1--WE further declare that with all
lawful means at our disposal, especial
ly in political campaigns, we will at ali
times strenuously oppose all those who
favor the wicked attacks upon friendly
nations, and who labor to entagle our
COuHIly III al dllleiHOo Will CH6l1hu'
We call upon the committee that has
had in charge the arrangements for
this mass meeting to invite all the
German-American churches, societies
and orders in this city to send a dele
gate to convention to be held at an
early date for the purpose of forming
a permanent organization that the
German-American citizens may be call
ed to action whenever it shall become
necessary to protect the blessing of our
American institutions against wicked
and willy politicians.
1--WE call upon the committee to SEND
copies of these declarations to the
President of the United States and to
Secretaries and to Senators and to
Representatives in Congress"