The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-02

on the part played by the Germans In
the American Revolution, OF whiea. he
said, the late Rev. George c, Heck A
WAS rghs WHEN he cz Wrote suf
fered in not having Just re &c, ny to1
and religious history OF American civ
els ih1a and lm mi i'e Of the country is 50
imp ortant that we may assert VIII
absolute truth that there would have
been no united colonial rebellion nor
any United States Of America, but t for e =
the patriotism of the Germans Of the
colonies
IN order to fully, understand this
mmd tha5 the Great
colon Observation-Disclosures me rop-
oils OF the col onles, Philad elphia..Wa,s
Pennsylvania. On the action Of this
col9,ny Whsh wn ed tn rom Third to
more than half 'Germnnized, depend
ed the ultimate success OF the Gauss
of freedom. The Germans were amost5
favor Of separation from England;
while the English speaking so-called
better classes" were very largely pro- pro-
English Tories. AS 1t might seem that
OF the occasion, let me quote an un-
biased authority, Mr.. George w. Jones,
who thus wrote Of the Germans then
In Pennsylvania; Y,
and avoided those that did. They paid
their taxes, even unjust ones ra ther
than sacrifice peace. Zach one was !, q
life embodied the well-being Of any
State intits virtue, industry and mod
Grafton,
'''such. personal qualities contain the ~
key to all that has been said about the
and , reserved German. Ills peace has
been attributed to dulness, his mild
Ignorance, and his reserve to selfish
ness. Consider this individual, not by
English, Scotch or Irish standards, but
by the standard ofEcommon sense. and
and state-craft Is justified. Teutons
place political sagacity below personal
sagacity. n rhey.,are not.,theretore IN
patriotic and selfish. rather the opp,o-
States, The English statesmen OF the
I col oniess found q rockbound fortress In
the patriotism of the Pennsylvania
Germans whose powers lay In theIll
the provincial assembly,"
| DR.. HeXamer then reviewed the part
taken BY the Germans during hostlll.
ties. He spoke of such men as Jacot
| Schreiner, Jacob Arndt and Casper
! Weitxcll. OF Baron Weissenfels, q
Colonel Herkimer. OF Baron de Kali
when the soldiers of Washington
were starving, the men, that gave
their own personal bond for $l0O, Ou0--
a very large sum In those days-tt
buy provisions FOR the suffering army
i We're nine Germans. And when, NJ II,
nin's motion that money be coIlectet
4 to purchase arms was negatively De
4 bated, another German AMERICAN pat
riot, Ludwig, arose and in broken Nng
!. lish thus cut short the flow Of rhet
! oric: Mr., President, ! am only a poo
gingerbread baker, but write me dow
!. AS to tho effect Of the German O
:, Industry. he said: Tn every depart
) ment Of human industry the results o
their Cthe GermansD knowledge. an
Of their, patient, ass!duous toll NJ
:, apparent."
He paid n great tribute to the par
the Germans had taken. In the science
and in educatlon, the latter Z, Of whe
ed Pastori.us and with the "sNhul ORD
!, nung' Of Christopher Dock. Th
l speaker took the trouble TO explai
t the non-participntion of the Germa
/ In politics, which he ascribel to IN
latteers desire not TO he sontrol.ed
zip, and to his desire to lead the sim
J pie, frugal life Of the home-loyer !
II closing he said.
ut has been to great extent hi
4 province, like the busy bee, to gathe
! the honey others have enjoyed, TIL
! him from playing n brilliant role hay
9 tended. h oweVer, Mo exert a cogent an
tic. for 1T is largely from Germa
ranks that the careful, conseryativ
!. independent vote Is recruited, He ash
Ino political fayors and prostitutes n
/ vote foe no spne he desires an hones