The Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1905, 1905-04-15
A GERMAN STATE.
Has Larger Percentage of Teutons
Than Any Other State.


due to travellers reports which were
published during 1S40-1S60 and adver-
tised the state in Europe; to political
upheavals in Germany, which caused
an immense immigration from that
country early in the century; to the
plans of political refugees to establish
German state in America, and to
the efficiency of a well organized i'm
! migration commission.
AS early as 1847 Franz Loeher, in
his "Geschiote und Zustaende der
Deutschen in America" said;
For three years the immigrants
have turned to Texas, Iowa and Wis
consin, and of the one hundred thou
sand immigrants Of the last year TWEEN
ty-five thousand have gone to Wiscon-
sim.
c. E. Hasse,, travelling through the
United States in 1841, was so i'm
pressed with Wisconsin that he wrote
a book which was published in Grim
ma, Germany, lauding the state as an
ideal country for the immigrant, The
book is entitled Gin der Neuen Hell
math,' and it is said that this volume
exerted an immense influence in turn
ing Teutonic immigration to Wiscon
sin, especially to Milwaukee.
| Johann Fleischmann wrote book in
| 1847 on the resources and climate OF
the United States, and in describing
Wisconsin dwelt on the similarity of
| it's climate to that of Germany.
The "Wilke for Auswandered," by
Dr. Carl de Haas, was published in
| Germany in 1847, and attracted many
| university men to the new common
wealth of Wisconsin. Theodore Welt
stein came to Milwaukee in 1848,
bringing with him large number of
| immigrants from Wupper Valley. He
| also wrote an ELUSIVE account OF Mil
waukee and Wisconsin. which ran
through several editions and proved a
power of attraction to foreign visitors
In his political economy, William
Roscher urged Germany to provide for
immigration and suggested that Ger
man immigrants concentrate in one
| state, pointing out that Wisconsin, not
| unlike Northern Germany in climate
and physical features, would make an
| ideal location. Thus drought the ap-
probation of it's natural advantages by
| literary men, Wisconsin was made
| known to the fatherland.
Another influence on German immi-
grafton to Wisconsin was the plan of
political refugees to establish a Ger
man state in America. A scheme OF
Karl Heinzen was to buy $4,000 acres
of land from fund to be raised; that
an executive committee be appointed,
whose duty should be to take charge OF
the fund and frame resolutions for the
first settlement. Settlers were to be
provided with land and equipment
necessary for farming. When zoo had
settled in the state constitution was
to be drawn up.
Wisconsin was suggested as an ideal
| location for the contamination OF the
scheme. The plans came to naught,
aside from advertising Wisconsin. Ger
man patriots chung to the idea OF es-
tablishing a state for those leaving the
fatherland. where national customs,
language and thought could be pre-
served. Societies. were formed IN
America and abroad with this object IN
view. -
Dissension among the members
spoiled, the plans and the societies
gradually disbanded. German settle
ments refused to be guided by these
| IL
! Carl Schurz expressed the sentiment
! of his fellow countrymen residing IN
America when he said:
Let us never forget that we as Ger
mans are not called upon here to form
| a separate nationality, but rather TO
contribute to the American nationality
the strongest that there is in us, and
in place Of our weakness to substitute
tha strength wherein our fellow Amer
| loans excel us, and to blend it with our
wisdom, We should never forget that
in the political life of the republic we,
! as Germans, have no peculiar interests,
hut that the universal wellbe1ng is
ours ALSO"
| Although the efforts to establish
| German state did not materldllze III iIS
major object, it did much to make Wis
consin known among the best class OF
German immigrants.
A third cause for the wave OF Ger
man immigration turning TOWARD WIS
consin was the commission OF lmml-
grafton. A law was passed in 1852 that
sanctioned the appointment OF COM
missioner who should reside in New
York and be ready to give Immigrants
information regarding Wisconsin. Gys-
bert Van Steenwyk was appointed. lie
| organized the wor kon systematic
basis, distributed pamphlets descrlp-
tive of Wisconsin, and advertised IN
European papers, especially those OF
| Germany. M
Herman Haertel was appointed I'M
migrant commissioner in 1883. he
.rsed the methods of his predecessor TO
great advantage in the European press.
He wrote attractive descriptions OF
wisconsin, its resources. adaptaniilty
10 agriculture, timber and healthful
conditions. During eight months,
through the efforts Of Mr.. aaertel, 81
900 immigrants were directed to WIS