Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-25
GOVERNOR ISSUES PRocLAMA-
TON PUTTING BAN ON TEACH
ING AND PREACHING.
HAS POWERS UNDER
WAR DEFENSE ACTS
Announces That Rule Will Be En-
forced Strictly and Without Favor
Action Has Approval and Backing Of
State Council Of Defense-susgests
English For All Conversation.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. May 25.-After weeks Of
careful consideration on the part Of the
members Of the state council Of defense
and Governor Harding, the governor
today issued a proclamation which de-
tense council members say is the first
step toward preventing bloodshed and
probable riots in Iowa.
The governor officially declares that
the teaching of German must be stop
ped in public, private UNCONVENTIONAL
end other schools. The governor has
the authority to enforce this declara-
ton. and the proclamation was issued
with the full intention to enforce it.
The use of the word must" in this
proclamation means just what 1T says
it is explained, and the governor has
full authority under the law to enforce
a declaration of this nature.
Where the word Should is used
the declaration is OF an advisory nature
but nevertheless these declarations
have back Of them the force Of the
state council of defense as well as the
governor and other officials and OF all
patriotic people.
81. Aims at Teaching and Preaching.
g Teaching and preaching in the Ger
man language are especially aimed at
in this stand taken by the governor
and the state defense council. The
persistence in certain quarters in the
: teaching Of the German language and
i'll preaching in this language altho
2 the state officials have advised and re-
quested those doing it to change their
practices has aroused the present &C
ton on the part of the governor. It is
reported that feeling Is tense in some
communities. The governor takes
special pains to point out in this
proclamation that where disagreement
exists adjustment should be made by
those in official authority.
voluntary or self-constituted COM
mittees or associations undertaking the
settlement Of such disputes, instead OF
promoting peace and harmony. are
menace to society and a fruitful cause
of violence, declares the governor in
his proclamation.
IF there must be disagreement let
! adjustment be made by those in official
authority rather than by the particip
English Official Language.
The governor points out that the Of
fetal language of the United States and
the state. OF Iowa Is the English Ian
guage.
Freedom Of speech is guaranteed
by federal and state constitutions but
tkis is not a guaranty Of the right to
use language other than the language
of this country-the English language
states the proclamation.
Both. federal and state constitutions
also provide that no laws shall be made
respecting an establishment of religion
or prohibiting the free exercise there
Of Each person Is guaranteed free
-Gom to worship God according to the
dictates of his own conscience but this
guaranty does not protect him in the
cause of foreign Language when he can
as we'll express his thought in English,
nor entitle the person who cannot speak
or understand the English language to
employ foreign language when to do
SO tends, in time Of national peril, to
create discord among neighbors and
citizens or to disturb the peace and
quiet of the community.
every person should appreciate and
observe his duty to refrain from all
acts or conversation which may excite
suspicion or produce strife among the
people but in his relation to the public
should so demean himself that every
word and act will manifest his loyalty
to his country and his solemn purpose
to aid in achieving victory for our army
and navy and the permanent peace OF
the world"
Governors Rules.
The governor then sets out the rules
stating: Therefore, the following
rules should obtain in Iowa during the
war.
First English should and must be
the only medium of instruction in pub
tic private denominatio nal or other
similar schools.
Second. - Conversation in public
places, on trains and over the telephone
should be in the English language. :
Third. All public addresses should
be in the English language.
Fourth. Let those who cannot speak
or understand the English language
conduct their religious worship in their
homes"
The governor then concludes. This
course carried out in the spirit Of patri-
otism, tho inconvenient to some will not
: interfere with their guaranteed con-
stitutional rights and will result in
peace and tranquility at home and
greatly strengthen the country in bat
tie. The blessings Of the United States
are so great that any inconvenience or
sacrifice should willingly be made for
their perpetuity.
"Therefore by virtue OF authority in
me vested I. w. L. Harding, governor
Of; the state OF Iowa. commend the spirit
Of tolerance and urge that hencefcr.
ward the within outlined rules be adj
hered to by all, that petty differences
be avoided and = forg often and that
united as one people with one purpose
and one language we fight shoulder to
yhoulder for the good Of mankind"
ROOSEVELT TO VISIT IOWA.
Former President to Deliver Address
* Monday at Oee Mojnes,