The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-28
ARE NOT ANGLO-SAXOLS
English Guile Denounced by Ger
man-Americans. .-C
NO. ENTANGLING ALLIANCE
The Whole of Europe the Mother Coun-
try of the unfssd States-seeds of
Discori Are Being sown by
Gross Slanderers.

Chicago, March 27.-The Auditorium
was packed full this evening of Ger
man Americans, called together to pro-
test against an Anglo-American alli-
anee and the alleged false assertions
made against Germany in connection
with the recent panish-American war.
Inc committee in charge received ap-
pIeatlons for several thousand more
tickets of admission than there were
seats in the hall. A chorus of 700 male
voices was one of the features of the
programme. Ex-Congressman William
Voceck presided and 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 1.-THE
American Born Germans and the
Rev. George d. Heldman on "What
We Demand
The meeting was very enthusiastic
one and the following declaration was
unanimously adopted:
With profoundest indignation We
have noticed the persistent efforts of
English and American newspapers. NOT
prejudices 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 well as our duty, to re-
sist these wicked practices with all
due firmness. The emigrants from
Germany have brought with them to
this land the achievements of civil
ization as high as it is old. Upon every
field of the intellectual life of our ma
ton, as well as in commerce, industry
and agriculture, their efforts have re-
bounded to the veal of our 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 Ger
mans. AS good citizens of this coun-
try, we cheerfully hand over the
achievements of German culture to our
youthful American people, still in
state of development,
I'VE emphatically object, therefore,
to the attempt to stamp our people as
Anglo-Saxons and to make it subser-
Went 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 faid-
full 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 coun-
sci of George Washington, 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 in
stigated public Ill will against Ger
many. but who have been their gross
slanderers also, when the seeds of dis
cord among our own people, and we
solemn1y protest against the proposed
alliance with England. We further de-
clare that with all lawful means at our
especially in political cam
paigns, we will at all times strenuously
oppose all those who favor the wicked
attacks made upon friendly nations,
and who labor to entagle our country
in an alliance with England. We call
upon the committee that has had in
charge the arrangements for this mass
meeting to invite all the German Amer
lean churches, societies and orders in
this city to send a delegate to conven-
ton to be held at an early date for the
purpose of forming a permanent or
that the German American
citizens may be called to action when
ever it shall become necessary to pro-
tect the blessing of our American in
situations against wicked and willy pol
iticians. We call upon the committee
to send copies of these declarations to-
the president of the United States, to
his secretaries and to the representa-
tives in congress"