New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-06
GERMANS MEET HERE.
National alliance Begins Its Fourth
Biennial Contention.

The Gecman-Arne1ican National Alliance began
its fourth biennial convention yesterday at Terrace
Garden. There 30 delegates present, repre-
senting forty states. The alliance has member
ship of half a million.
DR.. c. r Hexamer OF Philadelphia, national
president, called the convention to order, and at
the end OF short opening address introduced Con-
troller Metz, who welcomed the delegates 10 the
city on behalf Of the Mayor. Mr.. Metz expressed
his pride in his German extraction and briefly
traced the Germans history in the United States
from the time of their landing. in 1853.
DR.. HeXamer then read his annual report, in
which ne emphasized the necessity OF keeping up
the German language in German families in this
country and the need for the encouragement Of
German art. literature and the theatre. We must
also improve in culture" he said IF We wish TO
pose as missionaries Of 4 high civilization" Dr.
HeNamer's report ended follows
ana one Of those who believe that the spiritual
pioneership of Germans III America is not only not
relations Between the Old and the New World
growing as they do. closer day by day, its most
pency Ave- methnks Behold the s dawn Of the the
sturdy German pioneers that welded the axe will
be succeeded by those that ply the pen. Let US
work good and firm foundation has been laid
the walls stand and the roof covers the edfce II
Is now IN turn TO fix up the interior habitably and
Let us. therefore VOW this day to get at our
more ample sacrifices than we have offered up in
needs M every patriotic American with satisfac-
lion. whilst from the old country comes voice:
Ye brethren across the sea. We of German heart
the brave. the JOYOUS. the good, that went with
you. fellow builders. the deep. Ye gave the
sturdy arm. the spirits might. in hundred bat
Ties; ye, poured out your life blood: We gave
But truer by far to the new, the free land We
severed old bonds faithlessly and leaf upon leaf
from the German oak did fall. For centuries We
gave, in patient submission. yourselves your whole
being unto stranger nattons--ye gave too much.
Cheer up, cheer up You've found your kin
united, true TO US, 10 yourselves, TO him In union
proud and majestic To live with. him with him
once did give too much you'll give them now still
more.
Arno Lombard. chairman OF the committee on
ganda by the German press for the further exten-
sion OF the German theatres In the United States
Herman Rider. editor Of the Stats ZeitunS
gave dinner last night in honor Of the delegat..
ct L.edersranz Hall.
About four hundred guests attended tho A,rnsr
Mr. Hidder presided. Among those al the principaI
table with him were Controller Metz State Treas
urer Julius Hauser. Professor Carl Beck c Cneist
German Consul; DR. Hexamer Professor Julius
stern ana Professor Goebel A telegram from
Baron speck Won Sternburg was read in which the
tSerfnan Ambassador expressed his regrets and con-
graduated the members Of the alliance ON the suc
cessful career Of the organization
Mr. Ridder in his speech said that the renobe,s
% me alharc e were not there Germans but as
Afnerlcans. who insisted that friendly relations
shopid exist between Germany and the United
states He said that the mission of the German
press ~ america was to help bring about a strong
union between the two friendly nations
Aif- Hldder referred 10 Kaiser Wilhelm as tne
'Ase.ss. monarch OF Europe and SAID that tastss4