New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-01

that they have not been loyal OH account
Of their German ancestry, This COM
munity has always been loyal.
Particularly do they object to having
their ancestry reproved by many of
those now in high places supporting
this war, for in the dark days of this
country from 1861 to 1865 when their
ancestors wore the Confederate grey
in an attempt to suppress the Union
and support the Rebellion, our ancestors
then hardly naturalized citizens, donned
the Union blue to suppress The Re-
bellion and support the Union. Again
in the Spanish American war this COM
munity furnished more than it's quota
of men, and last year for service on
the Mexican Border it responded to
that call with more men proportionally
than any other community in the state
of Minnesota and probably of the entire
Northwest.
Recently on account of unfortunate
developments in the affairs of the Second
Regiment it was deprived of all of it's
organizations, but I have not yet found
any one to whom the situation was fully
explained who did not sympathize with
this city on account of this condition
of affairs.
"Whatever is done, let it be done
openly and orderly. Let it not be said
that you are not loyal Americans. Let
rather your actions be such that in the
future those who would doubt your
loyalty will be forced to admit that yours
was the true Americanism. Let us con-
tinue in respect to the flag of which we
are all so proud, so that there may be real
truth in the beautiful words of our
National Anthem:
The Star Spangled Banner,
In triumph shall wave,
Der the land of the free and
*O'er the home of the brave."'
Defends Freedom of Press.
Capt. Albert Steinhauser, the next
| speaker intr oduced, whose service ir
the defense of the Union in the Spanish
American war, and later in the Philip
pines, We're lauded by the mayor, dis
cussed the unfairness of the espionage
law, and espoused the fre edom of the
press.
Captain Steinhauser said this law, only
less drastic, had long existed. Any
postmaster, he said always had the
right to refuse to allow any newspaper
or magazine thru the mails, if in his
opinion they contained anything directed
against the government. I'll
"There is no appeal to a higher court
from the decision of postmaster" said
the speaker, consequently the post
master can make himself an autocrat
as they are not found even in Russia"
Captain Steinhauser cited the case OF
The Masses, magazine published in
New York City, the, sending thru
the mails of which had |been}refused by
the postmaster Of New York. The
publishersgasked the postmaster and also
the Postmaster General to name the
articles or cartoons, which caused this
measure, but had been refused even this
courtesy or act of fairness. The pub
fishers also offered to submit to the
authorities advance proofs of matter to
be published, that they might be CEN
sored in advance. but this had also been
refused: They are bound to suppress
the Masses, no matter what happens,
he declared. Fifteen of the more radical
newspapers and magazines have already
been suppressed. ~.
Stand for Freedom of Press.
The speaker requested his hearers
to do all in their power to stop the sup
preston of the press, and to have the
present law repealed. He said that for
many years we had been running after
false gods; thought of nothing but making
money, to the extent that we had
forgotten to keep informed on the DO
litical, economic, social and industrial
conditions of our country. IF we had
given these matters more of our atten-
ton in the past we probably would not
be at war now,' he said. 49,
Captain Steinhauser cited that part
of the Declaration of Independence
which gives the people the right to over
throw any government which does not
work in the interest of the people, and |
new form of government.
He declared that this truth exists to-
day, as we'll as it did before the Dec
laration of Independence was adopted
al years ago, and that if we are not
satisfied with our government TODAY
we have the right to change it.
At the close of his speech Captain
said that those who came
only in the interest of their own ideals