The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-12
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GERAANAA1ANCE
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Principles As Outlined BY Homo
lulu Branch Consequent
ly Are Given
ALLEGIANCE TO AMERICA
AS ALWAYS REITERATED
Interior Motives Such As Found
ing State Within a State
Are Denied

From George +. Rcntom. manager of
the Eva Plantation Company of EVA,
Hawaii, The Advertiser has received
the following letter:
"A day or so ago Mr. Lorrin A.
Thurston published a statement in con.
noetion with European war news. 4
have nothing to say about the state
mont. My interest, M IA citizen of tho
over, by the fact that there exists in
Hawaii branch of the National Gen
man American Alliance of the United
States of America. Would you minu
saying, in your paper, what the Ma
tiOnal German American Alliance OF
the United States of America ISL"
Information Is Obtained
In compliance with Mr.. Renton 3
request The Advertiser has obtained
from William Wolters, a vice president
of the Honolulu branch, the following
principles Of the National German
American Alliance of the United States
of America:
1.-THE National German American Al
lance aims to awaken and strengthen
the sense of unity among the poopL
of German origin in America with a
view to promote the useful and healthy
development of the power Inherent il
them as a united body for the mutual
energetic protection of such Legitimate
desires and interests not inconsiste NJ
with the common good of the country
and the right and duties of good citi
zens; to check nativistic encrOaoh
hents; to maintain and safeguard tn,
good friendly relations existing between
America and the old German father
land.
"TO read the history of German i'm
migration is to he convinced how much
it has contributed to the advancement
of the spiritual and economic develop
ment- Of thisncountry, and to realiz.
what it is still destined to contribute
and how the iGerman immigrant has
at all times stood by his adopted cOun
try in veal or in, woe.
Recognition of Merit Demanded
"'The Alliance demands therefore TIN
\ full honest recognition of these merit:
and opposes every attempt to belittl'
them. Always true to the adopted coun
| try, ever ready to risk all for its wei
fare, sincere and unselfsh in the eX
ercise of the duties of citizenship, re
speeding the law-stll remains thu
| watchword!
at has no exclusive interests il
view, nor the founding of State with
in State, hut sees in the centraliEa
! ton of the inhabitants Of German orr
-, hA ,hnr rnoI RI md tho
| guarantee for the attainment of thu
aims set forth in this constitution; il
calls therefore on all German organi "a
tiOns-as the organized representative,
of the German spirit and manners-tt
cooperate with it for their development
and recommends further the FORMATION
! of societies in all the States of the
! Union for the preservation of the in
tCrest of German Americans, looking
toward an eventual Capitalization o.
! these societies into great German
| American Alliance, and would have al
! German societies consider it duty am
an honor to join the organization il
/ their respective states.
Princ iples Are Outlined
1.-THE Alliance engages to labor firm
! ly and at all times with all the legn
means at it's command for, the maiute
nance and propagation of its princi
piles, and to defend them eneEgeticall'
| wherever and Whenever they are il
danger; its purposes are the following
! platform:
| ~. The Alliance, as such, refrain
| from all interference in party politics
reserving, however. the right and dIt
| a ,,ri,,nit,lag aISn IN, Oh,
political field. in ease these should b
attacked or endangered by political
measures. The Alliance will 'inauPu
rate and support all legislation for tn
common good that is sure to find unam
imous approval of it's members.
-. Questions and matters of reIl
gion are strictly excluded. ,.. {,
"3. 1t recommends the introduction
Of the study Of German into the publ
schools on the following broad basis
-" Along with English, German is
world language; wherever the pioneer
OF civilization, trade and commerc,
have penetrated we find the people o
both languages represented; whereve
| real knowledge of another language pre-
walls more generally, there an indie
ncnAemt, clear and unprecedented under
standing is more easily formed ano
mutual friendly relation promoted.
-. We live In nm age Of progress
mi inv ention; the pace of our time II
rpI,id, and the demand on the .indiVid
nal are inexOrahlr; the physical cXrr
ton inv aIved increases the demands O.
| The lodilv force; u healthy miu.
SHOULD live in IA healthy bOiy. Fo
thrsp reasons the alliance will laho
for the Introduction Of systematic am
| p"artirally gvmuaStic physical cul
t,nO Instructions in the public schools
-. u further declares IN favor 81
| tah ing the school out of politics, for
or'v u N'-st m "f "iucati N th"t is frcJ
fr"m political influence can offer III,
pcOnlc real aud satisfactory schools.
| 90. It rr'ls on all Germans to ac
| Crl'n the II ,ht Of citizenship on SCOT
~ they are legally entitled 10 il, t,
take an active part in public life, ap,
IA pXpFriaa their Ti0ht MI ithA nall