New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-02
GERMANS LOYAL CITIZENS.
lorrt,r,s RIRTuDAy ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATED BY UNITED
SINGERS.
An ADDRESS BY GEORGE Won sKAL IN PROS
PEcr .PARK-sOME SHARP WORDS FOR
CRITICS OF THOSE WHO LOVE
TIE FATHERLAND

THE FATHERLAND
r2a<oro an audience Of about $500 people George
Won Ssl the orator Of the celebration Of the brth
~ coe,be Yesterday afternoon. in Prospect Park.
delivered strong address on the relation OF the
Gern,an-Arrericans To their adopted land. He spoke
OF the loyalty Of his people 10 this country in every
emergency and declared that the demagogues who
talk about commandments as hyphenaied cltl-
zens should be silenced. Some Of Deweys best OIL
fcers and mon. he said, bore German names and
Welded 10 none in their loyalty to the American
flag
Mr. Won Skal s the managing editor Of The
Staats-Zeitung" His speech was loudly applauded
About LOO Of the United Singers met at the VII
link entrance 10 Prospect Park AT o'clock and
marched 10 the Flower Garden. where are the
busts Of Beethoven and Mozart Here the speaking
took place. S K. saenger. the president Of the
United Singers. opened the exercises. He spoke Of
Admiral Dewey and said that an German-Amer-
cans delighted to do him honor. This sentiment
was greeted with cheers. and it was some moments
before he could continue.
Mr.. Won Skal then spoke. and the audience adj
journed to the bandstand grove where large num-
Der OF extra seats had been provided An excellent
musical programme given by the United Sing
ers and the sd Regiment Band follows:
March-'Peace Forever. ............ .... raca,i
Die Hmnel rdhmen The Heavens Are Telling Beethoven
Oycrture-"F relschltz' .......... ..... Weber
coaaac,ed ty Arhur ciaassen.
'' ' NJ Arrarrei W, Van der s,ucse1 '''''
Selection Faust ..' .... ....... ....... Gounod
United singers
Selection Fortune Te.r.- '.........v Herbert
ses seesany 1nvmphh sonsi .............. Az
United SINGERS
The audience stood up with uncovered heads and
TONED in singing the closing piece The Star Span
sled Banner" with great fervor. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Timothy L. Woodruff and Judge Jacob Men
the candidate for Sheriff Of Kings County ON tho
Republican ticket in the middle aisle, and
they stood Up together they the centre Of at
tention from the people VINO turned toward them
from all sides
The address OF sIr Won skal he Flower Gar
den in part follows
AS children Of the German soil as descendants
Of the great German nation We have gathered
here according to beloved custom In uhcnahs4ns
love ana gratitude We remember the FatheTlanu. IN
whose hecs We have played as children. ana which
has given us SO many Naudple stores OF kho"!tu61
on our path Of life. Indeed. there Is no apology
u' 10. on aD l'u ~ 1~i no. . 49,
sworn and kept allegiance ard loyalty To the Ger
maj Gay in remembrance Of oui descent ana ny
pointing with pride TO the deeds OF Our forefaihefs
memosare the anniversary Of the day when the
first German emigrants set loot In ms country,
We need not fear Of being negligent in our duty
20 the United States by celebrating the German
Day. We commemorate this day not because We
WISH to empn4sIe 'hat we are we no. d 5oa Tba
We are second 10 no other citizens whatever in this
great Union in our love 10 the adopted land ana
this day 10 place Germany above America, but
I'D thank ole fafnerand from the depths or
our hearts for the Immensely valuable Sits We
have been endowed with 10 enrich or new rather
land The history OF this country shows how we
have DISCHARGED our duties 90 the new home.
To sneak about the patriotism OF German Aneri-
cans and their devotion 10 their adopted country
would hc Ike carrying coas 20 Newcastle. From
\jcolaus ff.rckheiuer VINO ~ Oriskany won the
first victory over English arms in the North, and
who died for this country, 10 the present time there
ready give their lives for the lanu - their choice
on every battlefield. and even az Manila. when
Dewey sailed into the harbor and gave me order
70 omen the hrc which destroyed the Spanish feet he
was answered by the German-American gunmaster
Leonard Kuehlwein. OF the olympia with. We are
ready And when Dewey Was anNiously awaiting
support from home there came TWO boats-the
cruiser Charleston and the monitor Monierey-to
reinforce his fleet. Looking ~ the names OF the
officers of these vessels. We find that Captain Henry
Glass was u commend of the cruiser and his leu
nersreuthcr and Robert Koontz and the command
Of Monterey had been intrusted 20 Eugene y. e.
Lutte, and amone bis ohcGrs Wee Augustus Fech-
teller and Horny klmmel w have card how over
ioyed The Admiral was ~ the arrival OF these ships.
and II the officers IN whose veins rolls German
blood were good enough for Dewey then the dcma-
phonatcd citizens should Dr. put To rest This Is
said for mere h0aefrg. but IN order 20 contra
diet the repeated attempts 70 classify us as
"d0utf fur type ~ Americans
We have never aimed. as mas been imputed TO us
o. max, fhe Union German STATE 20 found %
community or our own I'm the Amer an state But
than 10y clinsns 10 the great and the good and the
ueauti .u given by the German M ION 10 the world
and Therefore We cultivate and preserve German
disposition u mind German loyalty and honesty.
language.