Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-01
GERMAN BORN, HE
LOVES OLD GLORY
DR.. Andreas Bard Loyal to
Stars and Stripes; Gives
His Reasons.


lecture In Tulsa, espousing the Ger
man side OF the war. His father is "a
bishop In Germany his brothers are
at the front fighting for the Kaiser.
Yet he. Is one of the most patriotic
men In public life today.
What do you think about America
entering the war" he was asked.
This N no longer n debatable ques-
ton. You remember that l delivered
lecture in your city defending the
cause OF Germany and you know that
"A short time ago | addressed ten thou
sand foreign-born Americans in Kan
sas City, urging them to be loyal TO
the Flag. Apparently l was inconsis-
tent, hut In reality | exemplified what
consider intelligent Americanism.
Before my country had thrown It's
hat into the ring, 1t was not only leg
itimate, II was desirable that all sides
of the question should be viewed, ar
gued, discussed and duly weighed.
That is what we mean when we In
sist on free speech. Friction or thot
will clear the national atmosphere.
But after congress had given final
decision, theories had ceased to pc OF
value. The nations representative
voice had spoken and the nations rep
resentative action was imperative.
This Is democracy's way. If every In
dividual opinion would clamor for
consideration. after the people have
expressed themselves, we should only
prove our nations weakness and in
vite chaos inefficiency and anarchy
Does your idea coincide with that
OF other Americans OF German de-
scent?"
Here by Choice.
II am sure 1t does. Mindful OF the
memories OF childhood which link us
~ l.. To-. tat
flirt with a heavy heart. My father
is a bishop in the Church OF Germany
and my brothers are at the front.
Surely / could not claim the high
ideals of humanity which are the
glory of America, should l look cold
ly at TIE fratricidal struggle. l wish
II had never happened. l pray that
1t may soon be over. But In the
meantime | realize that my home, my
interests, my hopes are with the stars
and Stripes. | have renounced the
Kaiser and adopted the constitution.
Accident put my cradle on German
soil. Free choice has pat my lie on
American soil. When man leaves
his parents to marry wife, he hopes
that his parents and his wife VIII get
along in harmony. But should dis
cord arise. his duty is clear. He must
be loyal to her whom he married for
better or for worse. Thus we must
stand squarely behind the land or our
| choice We have chosen II for rich-
or for poorer, till death US do part.
! would go even farther. Early train
ing has impressed me with the stern
| character OF duty. / believe that my
own parents would be ashamed. Al
their son should be without coun-
try. They would tell me, even with
trembling lip and bleeding heart:
| "Since YOU have chosen country IN
which to live. disgrace not the family
name by being q Stacker. Never ac-
cept n privilege. unlesss you are READY
to share responsibility" Can you app
preciate the hard position OF Ger
man born Americans? Can you uh-
derstand why tears are streaming
down the cheeks of Schumanh.,
Ueinck. while she sings America.
! She las one son fighting with the Raj
ser She has several sons In the Amer
can army. When Americans OF Ger
man descent declare their loyalty they
have placed an ideal above their emo
tions. They have paid a price.
What, in your opinion, VIII pe the
outcome of the WARP
Rule of People.
/ 'For Europe 1t will do wonders. IL
| will mean the rule or the people ~ 10
said the Kaiser has done much Tor
| Germany. hut even If he were a gem
ms of the highest order, he cannot
retard the tide of the times. lie
would be like King Canute buildlnB
I his throne against the rising waters;
| When elemental forces are turned
lose, no human hand can stem theih'
| Democracy, which has gradually maae
| itself felt, is about to break all bounds
| and flood civilization with llght anu
| life and love. In some countries ihe
| IN Russia there has been more neat
| than light. but this is due to the un-
natural repression which has kept>a
/ modern people halfway in the>iniu-
die ages. The process OF liberatloh
appears spasmodic rather than WIFI
| the grace of the full-grown iruit,
| Germany, II she wished IT, couiu
have an ideal republic. Her efficiency
is recognized. After the war she
must apply that efficiency to democ-
racy' 90 ,h;.
country"
For Rights Of Others.
.I, hos given us a definite ideal,
Wilson said we have no grievances OF
our own TO fight for Americans aye
nIedged TO fight for the rights OF
others Since time immemoriai his
tory has never illustrated so lotty
nrosram. Everybody for himself has
u
been the watchword. The Sermon on
the Mount has suddenly become
recognized number on the masna
charta OF American ideals. This Is
the most gigantic leap toward the
millennium the world has ever Wit
nessed."
"Wul the war benefit us oniy
insofar as 1t benefits Europe?
at will create for us united ma,
ton. Hyphens will vanish. We shall
be family of one blood and with
one ideal. The allies are miNeo
crowd but when you look over the
list of our drafted men you recognize
the names of every imaginable ma.
tionality. Ydt under the Stars ana
Stripes they are one. and when they
return division WILL cease altogether.
This is perhaps the rarest flower that
will grow ON the battlefiel0?"
"Will Germany lose the WARP
~wnf BE Fair.
IL do not see how Germany can