The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-19

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mittee." .sg.... s..-. ..'.-
Special Language Resolution.
The general business of the meeting
having been transacted, Mr.. Sims, OF
the bureau of military affairs, present
ed the following resolution, prefacine
1t with speech showing the intention
OF the governor of Iowa and the wal
department toward promoting the use
OF the English language only In this
country, and citing the state legisla
ture as the authority of the governor
in issuing his proclamation requiring
that the use Of foreign languages be
dispensed with during the war. He
then presented the following resolu
ton. which was adopted:
Whereas, by the constitution OF
this state, the supreme executive pow
er IL vested in the governor who, by
virtue OF his ofiice. is charged with the
faithful enforcement of all OF the laws
Of the state, and
Whereas, In view Of the extraor
binary war situation now existing, the
legislature has more specifically de-
fined what acts shall constitute insur'
rection or sedition and provided penal
ties for the violation thereof, and
whereas, believing that the use OF
all foreign languages, and particular
" the German language, affords an
easy opportunity for the spread Of Ger
man propaganda, and thus tends to
promote insurrection and sedition and
opposition to the enforcement Of the
laws Of the state and the government
and
whereas, the governor, by virtue
Of the power so vested in him, has is
sued his proclamation forbidding con
versation in public places, on trains
and over the telephone lines Of the
state in other than the English Ian
guaSe,
wherefore be it resolved by the
county council of defense of Crawford
county, Iowa, that, in obedience to
the proclamation of the governor sc
issued. and in accordance with our
patriotic duty In the premises, all per
sons In Crawford county are hereby
warned against using any foreign Ian
guaSe, and particularly the German
language, in conversation in public
places, or on trains and over the tel
ephone lines Of the county, and the
various telephone companies Of the
county are hereby requested to dis.
connect the telephone of any person
found persistently refusing to observe
such proclamation OF the governor Of
this order in the use of the telephone
lines OF the county"
Expense Fund Raised.
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George McHenry presented the matter
OF expenses incurred by the bureau In
meeting the requirements of their po
sition. He suggested that possibly
the members Of the county council o.
defense might wish to stand share
OF this expense. Someone suggested
( that the disl0yal men or slacker'
( brought In for trial should be made t.
nav the expense. Judge Conner ex
planned that there were cases in whicl
this could not be done justly, although
they had always been made to pa,
what they should to the government
There were expenses of messages
automobiles for officers, printing AM
various other matters requiring quit
an amount of money that the militar.
I bureau had been meeting and perhap
had better continue to meet and le
the matter 30. C. F. G. Kehr, Of Ma
nilla, said that he believed all tn
members OF the county council shoul'
4 hsye hand In paying this expens
\ and he proposed levy Of one dolla
Oh each member to be sent in. Other
MD to pass the hat and take tn
subscription for the expense none.
al Il once and this was done. Thos
present thus contributed $125.25, AM
several delegations wished to wal
4 and send in their entire township shar
d sftAr they returned home. The mil
tary bureau Is thus financed temper
/ arily with instructions to call upol
Z the members of the county council
again when this fund is exhausted.
On motion the meeting then was de
! clared adjourned.
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