The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-07-11
LUTHERAN CHURCH IN
NEBRASKA O|SLOYAL
TO NATION IN CRISIS
Members Have Refused TO Coop.
crate With Efforts Made by Pa.
triotic Citizens to Support Gov
ernment; University Criticised.

By Associated Press
Lincoln Ncb.. July 1.-The Nehras-
ka state Council of Defense today is-
sued q statement charging certain
professors Of the University ~ Me-
braska" and the conspicuous repre-
sentatives of the Lutheran church"
n the state the "disiuyal activity and
paSsivitN thet has tended to give aid
ana comfort 90 Germany. as an en-
emy.'
Business men In pro-German COM
muuities. aud especial, bankers are
declared to have exhibited an alarm
ing intagonism toward Red Cross
aud Liberty bond activity" and some
of them are said to have openly made
threats of business reprisuls against
men who we're supporting liberty
bond sales aud the Red Cross work
\ banker b. quoted ns saying
q would commit suicide before /
would take up arms against Ger.
many"
The conspicuous representatives,
OF the Lutheran church" the state
mcnt says. have very generally. ana
il may Doe said almost universally re-
fused TO cooperate with any of the
several efforts made by patriotic cit
i1ons for the support Of the gnv-
crament ON the contrary they have
very generally. publicly and privately.
discouraged the American cause and
shown marked Partially for the
cuas, of Americas enemy"
Concerning Nebraska university
professors the statement says
several professors OF the tnivcr-
sity Of Nebraska have so pcrsistcntly
given announcement. publicly and
privately. to those wha are out Of
harmony with the American cause
that the council deems II necessary
aud proper to publicly register pro-
test against these practices"
The council u Is announced, i'm
tends tu employ It's power aud au-
thority to tho limit In the effort To
suppress ~ Nebraska any interference
with The determination tu push this
w1i 20 speedy and successful con
slusioH.'
The -t,t'm,ut is signed by Lieu
tenant Governor Edgar Howard act
ing governor. adjuttnt general Phil
Hall and an members of thc state
council Of defense.
The statement is made. it is iu-
uouuced. after the most serious and
solemn Investigation and Cunsid"ra-
tlou" and after hundred reports
were received from every section of
IN, state. The following quotation if
given us 1 sample uf seventy live let
tur- received from bankers
we do nor fear threats. hut would
not boz greatly surprised 30 the fact
hocam. known that We had invested
mouc, u war bonds good many de-
po-its would be- puickIy Withdrawn. %
The report SAYS uf one commuuitt
! MANY of the business men seem a.
| uc rmid for fear they Will lose busi-
ness if they engaged In patriotic ace
/ tiyltie-
The majority ~ bankers and other
! business men. even IN pro-Gcrmtn
/ communities. Jet u be- known cmphnt-
| lcaIly they would not bc influenced oy
| threats. the statement says.
Tn, statement SAYS "t is Ncu gem
| ornUN reported tha' Jmuur tho ma
/ uvc born an well a- the foreign born
I ana concerning whose loyalty ,hore
| can by no question there is generally
| misuudcr-tuudins as tu the moanpp
aui purpose of the war and therefore
amour these u lcnetul mck of syr'
pathN with the war"
To du away with us mIsuu1erstand.
! ur II announces patriotic mtotiugi
| VIII he held soon u every town j,
| Nebraska.