The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-28
GERMAN AMERICAN CITIZENS.
SEVERAL HUNDRED HELD = MEET
ING or PROTEST AT CHICAGO
object s.renuousIy to British All
nncc Talk and Ia Declarations
of Germany.

Chicago, March 27.--The auditorium was
packed full this evening of German
Americans. called together to protest
against an Anglo American alliance ana
the alleged German interference in the
Spanish American troubles.
A chorus of 700 male voices was one Of
the features of the programme.
Elk Congressman William Woke presided
and delivered the opening address. Other
speakers were William Rapp on the Inn
migrated Germans" Fritz Glogauer, on
THE American People. Not Ango-Sax-
ons:" the Rev. Rudolph A. John, on The
American Born Germans and the Rev.
George D. Heldmann. on what We De-
mand."
The meeting was a very enthusiastic one
and the following declaration was unani-
mously adopted:
with the prosoundest indignation we
have noticed the persistent efforts OF En-
glish- American newspapers. not only to
incite among our people vicious prejudices
against Germany and 10 defame the char
acter OF the German Americans, but also
to drag the United States into an alliance
with England.
is our right as well as our duty to resist
these wicked pretenses with all due firm
ness The immigrants from Germany have
brought with them to this land the
achievements of a civilization as high as
IL is old Upon every field Of the intel
lectual life of our nation, as we'll as In
commerce. industry and agriculture, their
efforts have redounded to the veal OF our
people, and in peace as well as in war they
have at all times faithfully fulfilled their
duty. No part of the American people has
done more for me cultivation ~ socabil-
ity, the arts, the sciences, the churches
and schools ttan the Germans. As good
citizens Of this country, we cheerfully
hand over the achievements of German
culture to our youthful American people
still in state OF development. We en-
phatically object, therefore, to the at
tempt to stamp Our people as Anglo-S Sax
ons and TO make II subservlent TO English
guile Not England but the whole OF
Europe. is the mother country of the white
inhabitants-of the United States. We de-
mand that not only friendly relations be
maintained with Germany, that has been
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 counsels OF
George Washington, at all times firmly
oppose the formation of entangling alli-
ances with England as well as with any
other country whereby our country may be
involved In war,
we further declare that with all lawful
means ut our disposal, and especially In
political campaigns, we will at ell times
strenuously oppose all those who favor
the wicked attempts made upon friendly
nations and who labor to entange our
country in an alliance with England We
call upon the committee that has had
charge of the arrangements for this mass
meeting to invite all the German American
churches societies and orders in this city
to send delegate to a convention to be
held at an early date for the purpose of
forming a permanent organization that
the German American citizens may be
called to action whenever II shall become
neces7ary to protect the blessings of our
American institutions against wicked and
wiiv politicians.
I'VE call upon the committee to send
copies of these declarations to the presl-
dent of the United States. to his secrc-
taries and to the senators and representa-
tiyes in congress-