New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-12

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peop,e Of this city are Germans, and
their sympathies with the traditions OF
their fatherland are only natural. Many
of the principles of democracy originated
in Germany but the trouble has been
that over there the trend has been
against democracy, while over here it
has been in the other direction and
toward democracy. We all want
democracy, and am as sure that the
people Of New Ulm will all be behind
the president as am that the sun rises
and sets. I" a.s
Collier Makes Speech.
Governor Burnquist was the second
speaker on the program and his address
was cheered with enthusiasm by the
audience.
Governor Burnquist opened his speech
by declaring that he was convinced that
New Ulm is 100 per cent loyal to the
United States. Continuing he said that
we are now engaged in the greatest war
of history.
Tt is war;" he continued, that has
been brought upon US, not because we
want it, but because we have to have it.
It is a war that we have not desired,
that we have tried to evade, but we
have been forced into it and it is our
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duty as citizens of the United States,
regardless orr color, or nationality, or
creed or vocation, to stand back of the
United States and its great commander
in chief"
Continuing the governor gave a brief
resume of the causes which lead up to
the outbreak of the con- ct among the
European nations. The allied nations
were unprepared for war, while Germany
was ready, equipped and anxious to
fight, he declared. In the governors
opinion, the assassination of Archduke
Ferdinand of Austria was a mere pretext
for Germany and Austria to engage in
war. Germany wanted war with
Russia, but Austria did not.
The governor paid a high tribute to
the Germ an people, d claring that it is
not the German people we a-e fighting,
but it is the t'militarism of the russian
government that we are AFTER
The characters of George Washington
and Abraham Lincoln were compared
with that of Emperor Willie m, much
to the disc edit of the latter. The two
former, he said, were for peace, while
the Kaiser is for war.
The governor highly praised the
drafted men, in whose honor the meeting
was held. '"It is but fair to congratu-
late these young men that are going
forth to fight our battles" he said.
1t was great sight to see them stand
up unanimously this evening" and pledge
their whole support to this country in
this great crisis. They are going forth
to follow the flag that has never known
defeat and never will so long as it stands
for liberty and righteousness
One of the most favorably received
speeches Of the evening was made by
former Senator julius Collier of Slako-
pee. He urged his hearers to stand by
the government in the present IN
pleasantness. He said that pricr to
the date of our entry into tie war he
lad hoped to see Germany win the great
world war, but that now the United
States had entered tie conflict he deemed
it the duty ct every citizen to stand
firmly behind the president. He said
that he was Of German blood, his parents
having been born in the old country,
and that while Germany is the Father
land,' he said, America is our mother
land, and it is the duty Of every American
to stand by the motherland. .
Miss Frances Krook sang TIE. Star
Spangled Banner" acce mpanied by the
Hofmeister band.
Senator J. E. Haycraft Of Fairmont,
the next speaker, mentioned the large
number Of patriotic meetings in various
parts Of the state, but the one in New
Ulm beat any that he lad attended
anywhere lie said.
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