The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-28
PROTEST FROM THE GERMANS
OPPOSED TO AN ALLIANCE WITH
ENGLAND.
Not England, But the Whole of Eu-
rope Is the Mother Country of the
United States.

Chicago, March 27.-The Auditorium
was packed full this evening of Ger
man-Americans, called together to pro-
test against an Anglo-American alli-
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 We're
seats in the hall. A chorus of 100 male
voices was one of the features of the
programme. EX-Congressman William
Voceck presided and he delivered the
opening address. Other speeches were
made by William Rapp, on THE Immi-
grated Germans" Fritz Glougher on
The American People not Anglo-Sax-
on" the Rev. Rudolph A. John on The
American Born Germans" and the Rev.
George D. Heldman on What We De-
mand." The meeting Wassa very enthu-
siastic enc, and the following declara-
ton was unanim adopted:
With profoundest indignation we
have noticed the persistent efforts of
English and American newspapers, not
only to incite in our people vicious pre-
JUDGES against Germany and to de-
fame the character of the German
Americans, but also to drag the United
States into an alliance with England.
AS 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 emigrants from Germany
have brought with them to this land
the achievements of a civilization as
high as it is Old. Upon every field of
the intellectual life of our nation, as
we'll as in commerce, industry and agri-
culture, their efforts have redounded to
the veal of cur people, and in peace as
we'll as in war they have at all times
faithfully fulfilled their duty. No part
of the American people has done more
for the cultivation of music, sociability
the arts, sciences, the churches and
schools than the Germans. AS good cit
liens Of this country we cheerfully
hand over the achievements of German
culture to our youthful American people
still in a state of development. We en-
phatically object, therefore, to the at
tempt to stamp our people as Anglo
Saxon and to 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. We demand that not only
friendly relations be maintained with
Germany, that has been a faithful
friend of our people for more than 120
years, but that peace and harmony be
cultivated with all nations, and we will
therefore be true to the wise counsel
of George Washington and at all times
oppose the formation of all entangling
alliances with England. as well as with
other countries whereby our country
may be involved in war. We denounce
the defamers who have not only insti-
gated public ill-Will against Germany,
but who have been their gross SANDER
ers ALSO when the seeds of discord
among our own people, and we solemn
ly protest against the proposed alliance
With England.
1--WE further declare that with all
lawful means at our disposal, especially
in political campaigns, we will at all
times strenuously oppose all those who
favor the wicked attacks made upon
friendly nations and who labor to en-
tangle our country in an alliance with
England.
1--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 delegate to con-
vention to be held at an early date for
the purpose of forming a permanent Or
ganiZation, that the German American
citizens may be called to action when
ever it shall become necessary to pro-
tect the blessing of our American insti-
tutions against wicked and willy poll
ticians We call upon the committee TO
send copies OF these declarations to the
president of the United States, to his
secretaries and to the representatives
in congress-