Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-13
GERMANS OF
NEWARK URGE
NEUTRAL PRESS
Resolution Sent to Newspapers
by Central AIIiance-Is-
sues Proclamation.

A proclamation asking all German
speaking societies to attend mon
ster mass meeting Sunday az tha
valisburg Amusement Park, former
py Electric Park, was issued bv the
BOARD Of trustees of the German
afternoon. uay
The proclamation is signed nv
George Grimme as president of the
ailance, and among other things IL
states that the German American
. citlzens desire to let the public know
, .nat Germany is net the aggressor
IN the present European conflict.
AZ the same time the board of trus-
tees adopted resolutions asking the
american press to maintain a neu-
araI attitude in the handling of the
Inc resolution reads as follows:
whereas, The American nation is
composed and has been brought to its
present exalted position by the i'm
and, ope
Whereas, about one-fourth OF the
people of the United States are of
German birth or ancestry, who have
done more than their fair share from
carry colonial times until now. in Sc
curing our liberty, in fighting to pre-
serve the Union, in upbuilding the
nation IN every department of COM
merce and industry and In further
Ing its cultural development be IL
Resolved, that we, as American
citizens insist that the American press
snail present it's information in an
unbiased and impartial manner and
tnat the editorials shall as far as
possible be without prejudice or ha-
tired toward any class of American
citizens, for this, though an English
speaking country, is not an English
nation, and it is but fair in these try
ing times, that the American spirit
Of fair play shall be exercised to
further good feeling among American
citizens of every extraction and creed.
and be it further
Resolved, that copy of these reso-
iutions be mailed to the managing ed
itor the editor, and the news editor
of every paperJin the city,.
The following is the proclamation
as issued by the trustees
To Loyal COMMUNICATIONS
"A crisis has come in the affairs of
Germany German-American citizens
are intensely loyal in their devotion
to their adopted land, the United
States. They are, moreover Joined by
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their fatherland-to the beloved land
OF their forefathers. Their hearts
beat strongly with patriotic concern
for the present fortunes of the Ger
man people, represented by the Ger
man empire; represented also In this
crucial time of conflict by the dual
monarchy of Austria Hungary.
''German-Americans realize how inn
portant 1t is that their neutral home
land, the United States, should en-
terrain only an unprecedented opinion
of the causes of this gigantic war and
the position Germany has been called
upon to take among the battling
nations German Americans realize
how fully the sources of news infor-
nation from Europe, almost from the
first of this present disturbance, have
been antiGerman Germany is isolated
for various reasons, from the rest of
thes world. Germans may not speak
for themselves from their own empire.
They must speak through Germans
in other parts of the world. The in
formation concerning the causes of
this great European struggle, the rea-
sons why Germany took arms in de-
Tense Of her own and sister country,
may otherwise easily become misun-
derstood.
THE German American citizens feel
assured that all their fellow citizens
of the United States are anxious to
approach the problems and questions
made vast and of eternal consequences
to civilization by this gigantic
struggle with open hearts and minds.
The world owes too much to Ger
many-the people of the United States
owe too much to Germany-too much
In progress, education, art, music,
t.af Il fnf%
civilization and Christianity, to I'M
Justly Judge the purposes of Germany
at this time. The German-American
citizens are anxious with a burning
anxiety to have an unbiased opinion
of Germany formed by all their fell
low citizens, of whatever race, repre-
scented in this country.
with the end in view of mani
Testing a constant belief in the pur-
poses of their fatherland; with the
4 end in view of UNFOLDING the arms of
their brothers of Teuton blood in Ger
many who are battling for the de-
Tense of Germany against unnum-
bered foes; with the end in view of
doing their full part in making known
TO the world that Germany is not an
aggressor, but is fighting for ideals
of individual liberty, for the advance
of morals, art, science, industry ana
education, religion and the tenderer
and sweeter bonds of family relation
ship-for the things that make for
civilizations; with an end in view of
doing what they can to teach the
world that this Is and has been the
aim of William H., Germany's be-
loved ruler, the German-American
Central Alliance of Newark believes
that the time has come for action. Its
members call upon all German and
Austrian associations, corporations
and societies In this city to join with
them in promoting this loyal and
patriotic work.
'aThis society calls for a meeting of
all German-A Americans and Austro
Americans of Newark and vicinity In
a monster demonstration to be held
on Sunday, August 16, at 8 p. m, at
Electric Park, South Orange avenue,
to pledge fidelity to the fatherland
and to arrange plans for securing
a fair consideration of German inter-
ests at this time SO pregnant with
concern.
GEORGE GRIMME."
Newark, August IL, 1914.