Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-07
VAL PETER HEADS
GERMAN ALLIANCE
German-American Alliance of Ne
braska Concludes Convention by
Election of Officers.
PROTEST MUNITIoN EXPORTS

PRESIDENTIAL ]. Peter, Omaha
First Vice President-Carl Rohde.
Second Vice President-Karl Kauf.
Third vice President-John schindIer,
First Recording Secretary Richard
Goehring, Grand Island.
Second Recording ,Secretary-Hans
Warkow, Lincoln.
jr; Nebraska City. ::
Treasurer-Fred Volpp. scribner
Wednesday afternoon the German
American alliance concluded it's work and
the meeting adjourned. officers having
been elected as indicated above.
The morning session was given over
! largely to the receipt and acceptance of
reports of the committees. The school
committee in its report urged the teach
ing of the German language in the pub
lie schools of Nebraska and requested
that Germans seek to obtain this end
through the boards of education.
The school committee protested against
the cheap class of German literature
that 1t was asserted is being published
and offered for sale in bookstores. in
sisting that 1t is of a character that
misrepresents the Germans, and their
literary achievements
Protest Export of Munitions.
The following resolutions relative TO
J the manufacture, Iale and shipment OF
munitions of war to Europe were adopted
| by a Unanimous vote:
As loyal American citizens. loving our
adopted country and anxious for it's fu-
tons -ttained by our trade. in arms and
ammunition We believe that this hid
eo9s % and wicked traffic should be step
braska senator's. and those of our repre-
sentatives in congress. who supported
measures to that end In the last session.
The trade in arms and Ammunition Is
directly abhorrent to all believers in the
Ch-istian code Of ethics. and to all hu'
sion I'M their hearts,
= is building up in this peaceful coun
dangerous than any that has heretofore
existed In any country of Europe. That
Industry, rich and powerful and greedy
Perousl influence for fastening mlitarism
upon us here in the United States.
Reeause the arms and ammunition
brothers. cousins and other kin OF mil.
lions Of American citizens, the trade Il
creating bitter division along racial lines
amons our own people and threatening
that homogeneity OF citizenship which I.
essential to our nations future great-
We feel IT our duty to God and TO q
Christian civil'zption 10 DO nothing Il
prolong this frightful war and every
thin in our power TO shorten II, ,
the. presence OF the awful tragedy II
which the lands. of our forefather~ ar;
plunged-a tragedy which only peace car
- '-Tate-we brand as base and abhorren
the arguments that are urged to JUSTLY
our active did in prolonging and making
more murderOus and more destructlv,
this appalling war
OId-Timers Talk.
During an interval while the meetins
was working under the head of Good
for the order" there wos an address by
DR.. Renner Of Omaha. The doctor Il
10 years OF age. has been resident ol
Nebraska sixty years and Is the father
of ten children. the oldest being 5s and
ithe baby 81 years of age.
Fred Krug. ST., a resident of omahs
for more than half a century. and 8
years OF age, was called upon for q
speech and talked fifteen minutes on Ne
braska and some Of the things that hay,
Occurred since he came here.