The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-05
GERMAN PRAISED
Is More to America Than Greek
Was to Rome.
His Culture IndelibIy Stamped
on New World.
ASKS NO POLITICAL FAVORS
Hexamer in Exalted Tribute to
His COuntrymen.
Alliance President Speaks at
"German Day" at Fair.

San Francisco, Aug. 5.-German in
fluence in America for freedom, edu-
cation, religion, culture and GOOD Gnu
zenship was proclaimed second 70
none in an address here today by Q.
J. Hexamer of Philadelphia, Dresl-
dent CT the National German-Amerl-
can alliance. DR.. Hexamer was the
principal speaker at German DAY at
the Panama. Pacific exposition, which
conceded with the national convention
of the alliance.
what Greece was to Rome, he
said, that Germany, in the Wldesl
sense, is to our beloved land, only
with the farther distinction and ad-
vantage in our favor that the creek
brought to Rome with his culture dls-
gushing sensual vices Wh,le the Ger
man. with his culture, brings TO MS
new home, sturdy integrity and pure
and happy family life.
The Spirit of 20.
German day at the exposition was
set for early August, he explained, IN
conomemoration of the manifestoS is
sued in philadelphia August !, ITO,
bv German churches and societies De
ciaring for independence, and he cited
historians to show that at the battle
of Long and-''Thermopylae OF tne
American revoIutiOn''-Pen
riflemen, under the German colonel
John Peter Kichlein. saved the Amer
lean army.
the speaker quoted
lie claims for himself an Unborn
right, which the state must protect
but which It does not create, and for
which he is ready TO 1lShl aSalust tAe
world
schools the speaker said, were given
us by the Germans
Leaders in Culture.
..It NAV interest those who believe
all culture came from New England
to know that the first ladies' semln-
airy in the United States was eStaD-
lished by the Moravlans at BethleheHl'
The speaker said the German
Americans TASK no political favors
and prostitutes his vote for no one.
He said the census showed that Ger
MANY had furnished about 80 per
cent of our so-called foreign popula-
ton, while England-which quote
without insidiousnes s-for comparison
only-gave us about IL per cent IN
Guiding those from Wales.
"Ouiet in their tastes, deeply ap-
sorbed in the peaceful avocat1ons or
life undemonStratiVe to the verge VI
diffidence. without clannish propen-
stiles thew have permitted their more
aggressive neighbors to deny them a
proper place, even on the historic
page" a=ao., of
the Alliance yesterday was due to the
withdrawal of A. p. Sechurman, OF
Kansas City, Mo, as sixth vice pres
ident: DIR. Leon Stern, of Milwaukee,
and DR.. f. H. Dammasch, of Portland,
Ore. the seventh and eighth vice pres
idents. each moving up one notch, ana
Hans Demuth, of South Dakota, was
elected eighth vice president.
1t was reported today that the al
lance had collected $47S,1S0 for the
German war relief fund since the war
began
sion of the convention alliance left
the delegates free today to devote
themselves to sightseeing and visit
to the exposition
In addition to the adoption yes
terday of resolution protesting,
against the traffic in war materials
between the United States and the
enemies of Germany, the alliance rec
commended the divorcing of the tariff
from politics. providing that in all
future city. county. state and national
elections members of the alliance
work and vote for only such candi-
dates as are favorable to German
American principles and ideals, and
pledging the organization to use its
influence to place the saloon and
liquor business on healthier, higher
o01 mora identified nlane.