The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-26
JERSEY GERMANS
ACT TO AVERT WAR
Form Society to Prevent Clash
Between United States
and Fatherland.
WANT NEW

HAcKENsAcK, N. j., Aug. ga cir
cular printed in both German and Eng
lish addressed ITO the German Ameri-
cans of Bergen County" Is being sent
out from Hackensack by a Committee
for Organization and Propaganda call
ing upon German Americans in the
county to enlist" In a newly formed
Society OF German Americans for the
promotion of the peculiar German
American interests" The circular Is
signed by Henry Book. Max Fast. the
Rev.. VI. Bode. Otto IL. Krause. f. w.
Emmer and DIR. Theodore Opladen.
The call for members recites that the
world wal has engendered conditions
liable to bring men of German blood
nearer to Zach other and to unite them
for defence against danger
German culture"
"The fatherland,' the circular goes
on. docs not look for help from any
where. But to her sons
abroad devolves the sacred duty to help,
to help as much a. Is within their power
and compatible with their duties toward
America.
THE German American has the duty
toward the country of his birth or or
his forefathers to strive with all law-
full means that America be not dragged
into a war against the IA therland, TO
strive with all lawful mean that the
neutrality proclaimed be %practised not
In the sense OF lawyers hair splitting
sophistry. but in true spirit OF righteous
,.css. tina IS, that America may not per-
nit the Allies to export war material
for themselves and prohibit export OF
victuals to the non-combatant popuEa-
ton OF their enemies. TO strive with all
lawful means h a the relations between
America and Germany during the war
be handled carefully and considerately.
tina 1t he possible to resume the friendly
relations between the two countries af-
ter the war without bitterness or malice
OF either side. to strive with all law
full means to mitigate the ~unspeakable
aufferings in consequence OF the war.
brought particularly upon surviving SOL
diers and their families.
But even for a time after the war
there remain certain interests common 10
all citizens of German descent, and par
ticularly. II not exclusively, TO them dear
and desirable: 80 our personal liberty
wide p%rohibition) the liberty of the
press, the freedom OF speech, so often IN
fringed. the care for our paternal heri-
tage, German culture and German lam
sudRt, the ueltISt dbd.HSt < aiAu "
umnies."
The organization is holding It's meet
ings at the Susquehanna Hotel. Hack
ensack, on the second and fourth
Wednesdays OF each month.
DIR. Opladen Is a masseur and CHI
ropodist and has been in this coun-
try two years. Max Fast is a stationer
and newsdealer. He is a Socialist.
The Rev. Mr.. Bode is pastor OF
the German Lutheran Church In
Hackensack. Fred Emmer is a Social
list and an electrician. Otto II. krause
Is a former hotel keeper and beer bother
and was once fire chief here.
Another member is DR.. George WILL
lam Finke. whose father. a German
consul In South America, before his
death made a fortune rs a trader.
At a meeting OF the society tonight
Frederick Lehnig was elected president,
Joseph Woersdorfer secretary and
A-oiph Winkler treasurer. Fully two
hundred representative German .Ameri-
cans from various parts OF the country
were present.