The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-03
URGE Personal
LIBERTY CAUSE
Sixth Annual Convention of Ma.
tioDal German-American
Alliance This Week
ONE THOUSAND DELEGATES
Many Questions Will Be Considered
at Big Meeting to Be Held in
Washington.

Washington, ID. c.. oct. 3-'Person-
al liberty will be a leading subject oi
discussion at the sixth annual conven-
| tion Of the National German Americar
Alliance, which is to meet i'm this city
! the latter part Of this week. The con-
vention is expected to adopt strong
resolutions in opposition to restrictive
legislation in matters affecting tenn
perance and Sunday observance. In
it's campaign for personal liberty" it
Is declared the Alliance has been Civ
en assurance of the close ad staun n
support Of the Ancient order Of Hiber-
mans and other Irish American or
ganizations throughout the country.
Fine Program Planned.
The convention will be attended
by about 1000 delegates. representing
German organizations throughout the
United States. The opening session
will be held Friday morning at the
New Willard Hotel and will be devot-
ed largely to the exchange of greet
ings. I'm the afternoon the delegates
will make pilgrimage to Mount Yer
non. where exercises will be held at
the tomb of Washington. The pro-
gram fo- Saturday provides for busi-
ness session in the morning a visit To
the White House i'm the afternoon and
banquet at the New willard i'm the
evening. The banquet has been ar
ranged on pretentious scale, and
many notable men in official and pri-
vate life will be numbered among the
guests OF honor. Sunday will be de-
voted to sightseeing and on Monday
the final sessions Of the convention will
he held
Is Strong Organization.
The German American Alliance was
founded eleven years ago I'm Philadel-
phia. An idea of the influence itI
Yields may be gained from the fact
that II numbers nearly 1000 societies
in the state of Pennsylvaia alone I'll
is also heavily represented among the !
German population of the western
states. At the time of the Boer war a |
petition presented by the Alliance to !
Congress, praying that the government |
use its good offices to bring about an
peace. bore the signatures
" 100000 voters
The object of the Alliance is 10 eX-
art a wholesome. salutary influence
over public affairs i'm this country and
To promote friendly rela-
ions with Germany. II is a civil rath-
ar than a political body i'm its aims.
Many Strong Speakers.
one of its most worthy aims is TO
7erpetuate the memory OF the early
ferman pioneers, who made so many
,acrihces FOR America i'm the dark days
If the French and Indian wars; the
struggle of the Revolution, I'm which
men of German blood, such as Gene al
Stark and Nicholas Herkheimer gain
"a splendid victories for the cause
" the united colonies, and of the
arly days of the last century, when
he development of the great west was
Undertaken.
DR. II. I. Hexamer OF Philadelphia
ras been the president of the Alliance
ince its first organization. The other
,fficers are: First vice president, Jo-
cph Keller of Indianapolis; second
ice president. John Tjarks of Balti-
more: third vice president, Col. f. G.
Stahl of Trenton, n. j.; fourth vicel
resident. John ID. Cappelman. of
s. c.; treasurer, H. Meni-
,er. of philadelphia financial secre-
ary. Hermann Weder Of Philadelphia;
ecording secretary, Adolph Timm of