Washington sentinel., 1899-06-10
AngIo-saxon Impuuenoe

UeiOIe the student body Of Stanford
University California, recently, his long
promised lecture, German American
Protest against American Imperialism"
His speech was not only a German
American denunciatlon OF the imperial
ist policy, but also of the English TRADE
against Germany. and Great Britain's
efforts to draw Americans into that same
antagonism- DR.. Goebel said in a sum
mary OF his lecture:
The German American protest is:
First, against the idea of this being
called 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 inhuman, and have no
other aim bat the ruling and pIundering
OF tn cir colonies.
Thirdly, that it would involve America
in a conflict with Germany, whom Eng.
Wand has been antagonizing on account
OF industrial iealUusies, for England is
afraid that Germany will ultimately win
IN the industrial struggle for the markets
of the world.
Fourthly, because most of us German
Americans have lived under an imperial
rule and know whereof we speak.
The question whether the German
American has a right to be heard in the
councils OF our country was answered
by historical review of the essential
part which German Am ericans 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 slayeholdlng ever made in
America. German Americans in large
numbers participated in the wars of the
revolution and rebellion. Their greatest
influence upon American civilization
they have eAerted through their peaceful
efforts in the fields OF findustry, 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 0
human thought and activity went to
German universities and not to the
fossilized institutions OF Oxford and
Cambridge The only contribution to
our civiIizaticn n 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 a religious and mystic
element was gradually added to the
British desire for colonial expansion.
He continued
For a sober and truly religious mind
there is nothing more disgusting than
the blasphemOus attempt to make re-
ligion thus the cloak for covering British
selhshness the true aim Of which alwavs
was to rule and plunder her colonies,
But the uneducated masses, the religious
fanatics and the weak minded jingoes
OF our country believed this hypocritical
rant about the God ordained mission OF
the Anglo Saxon race.
There is but one power which England
tears in her colonial and industrial ex-
pansion-Germany.
Owing to her industrial jealousy Eng
land has repeatedly been doing her best
to stir up war between France and
Germany
1t is Tor this same reason that England
has been trying Systematically to make
trouble between Germany and the
United States, and she came near sue
ceeding In this. We have believed all
the Infamous lies which the agents Of
England last summer sent from Manila
| harbor. We. e.havG allowed ourselves to
be used IN Samoa as the violators o
rights and treaties. and we are now on
the road to being considered by the
civilized world the rowdy among the
nations.
Eager to show the world iraterniza-
ton of the Anglo-Saxon race, an Amer.
ican officer Il am deeply ashamed to say
of German descenp has joined the
British in the brutal slaughter of saw.
age people, although the commercial
interests in Samoa of England and
Il America combined are not halt as large
as those Of Germany.
It is because Of the dangerous folly OF
a people irenzied by the spirit of con.
quest, duped and hypaotized by the
British idea Of imperialism, that we
German Americans Join the sober
minded, true patriots of this country in
their protest against imperialism. We
protest against the mad desire ofpicking
a quarrel with Germany-noto on account
OF secret political sympathies with the
old iatherland. for we should stand up
like one man in defense of this country
were Germany to encroach upon Ameri-
can rights-but we protest against being
made the tools of England deep seated
hatred against country to whom we
owe a great part OF our civilization.
Being the offspring of a higher and
more humane civilization than the
English. we protest against the brutal
and inhuman warfare carried on in the
Philippines and Samoa. We do not
believe in the Mohammedan idea OF
spreading religion and civilization with
the Bible in one hand and the rife in the
other.
We are not arrogant enough 20
consider ourselves instruments in the
hands OF divine Providence. have no
use for those statesmen who run about