The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-28
GERMANS OPPOSE ALLIANCE.
THEY ALSO DENOUNCE ATTACKS
ON GERMANY's ATTITUDE.

Meeting OF German Americans in
Chicago Protests Against an AM
RIO-American AIIinnce-obIect to
Being Stamped ns AngIO-saxOns.
Say They VIII Politically Oppose
the Plan-They Dislike the Crit
tcisms Upon the FatherInnd.
Chicago, March 27.--rhe auditorium was
filled this evening with German-Ameri-
cans called together to protest against am
AnElo-American alliance. and the alleged
false assertions made against Germany
In connection with the recent Spanish-
American war.
Ex-Congressman William Woke presid~
ed and delivered the opening address. The
meeting was very enthusiastic one, and
the following declaration was unanimously
adopted:
with profoundest Indignation we have
noticed the persistent efforts of Engllsh-
American newspapers not only to Incite
among our people vicious prejudlces
against Germany and to defame the char
acter of the German-Americans but also
to drag the United States into an alliance
with England
AS loyal citizens of this republic, II 10
our right as well as our duty, to resist
these wicked practices with all due hrm-
ness
1.-THE immigrants from Germany have
brought with them TO this land the
achievements of a civilization as high as
II Is old. Upon every field of the INTEL
lectual life of our nation, as we'll as in
efforts have redounded TO the veal OF our
people. and in peace, as wen as In war,
they have at all times faithfully fulfilled
their duty. No part of the American peo-
pie has done more for the cultivation OF
music, sociablity, the arts the sciences,
the churches and the schools than tho
Germans. AS good citizens of this coun-
try, we cheerfully hand over the achieve
ments of German culture to our youthful
American people still In a state of de-
velopment.
They EmphaticaIIy Protest.
I'VE emphatically object, therefore, ia
the attempt to stamp our people as Anglo
Saxons and to make them 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 re-
iations 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 win, therefore, be true to the wise
counsel of George Washington, and at
all times oppose the formation of entang-
ling alliances with England, as well as
with any other country. whereby our
country may be involved in unnecessary
was.
eve 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 proposed alliance with
England.
VIII Oppose 1t Politically.
eve further declare that with all lawful
means .at our disposal, especially in po-
Mtical campaigns, we will at all times
strenuously oppose all those who favor the
wicked attacks made upon friendly na-
tions. and who labor 10 entangle, our
country In an alliance with England. We
call upon the committee that has had In
charge the arrangements for these meet
ings to invite all German-American
churches, societies and orders in this city
10 send a delegate to a convention to be
held at an early date for the purpose of
forming a permanent organization, that
tho German-American citizens may be
called to action whenever 1t shah become
necessary to protect the blessing of our
American institutions against wicked and
willy politicians.
eve call upon the committee to send
copies of these declarations to the Presi-
dent OF the United States. to his secreta-
ries and the senators and representatives,
in Congress-"