Evening journal., 1918-06-17
MONDAY. JUNE II, 1918.
N ACCORD WITH AMERICAN SENTIMENT.

- IoLoNEL GEORGIA A. ELLIOTT, formerly City
~ solicitor Of Wilmington, is prominent member Of
the National Society the Of the American Reyolu
ton That organization held IFS twenty ninth annual
congress In Rochester y. y. May 20 last. Colonel
Elliott attended that
lie just has received and turned over to for pub-
cation certain resolutions which adopted by the
National Society relative to German language literature
and the teaching Of German in public schools.
The action relating to German language literature is
as follows:
Whereas. The publication or circulation Of papers
or periodicals In an alien enemy language Is most
dangerous TO the welfare Of this nation and nimcal
Whereas: 1t is well known fact that the papers
and other periodicals published in the German Ian
known not to be actively partzan to the cause
Of this nation and its Allies in the against the Cen
trsl Powers Of Europe and are but passyey patriotic
and
Whereas The circulation Of such papers and period
icals Is yet very large in many parts Of this country
where there are also many enterprises Of vital import
10 the United States Government and TO the con-
duct OF The war, and
Whereas: The movement to curail and stop the cir
custon Of the Germsnansuage papers has now reached
large proportions, now, therefore, he 10
Resolved BY the National Society Of the Sons OF
the American Revolution
FirstThat It absolutely opposes the publication and
circulation OF papers and periodicals other literature
whatsoever in the German language;
Second-That it is in favor Of the necessary Federal
legislation TO suppress such publication and circulation
10 be passed possible;
Third-Tha It hereby requests the proper authorities
a. washington 10 take such immediate ana eHectiNe
action the premises they may be advised proper
to bring about uniform curailment Of the circulation
OF the said papers;
Fourth-Ths it directs copy Of these resolutions to
be sent forthwith TO the President and the Congress Of
the United States;
Fifth-That It directs copy OF these resolutions be
sent forthwith to the secretaries OF the several State
Societies with the request that he placed before their
representatives in Congress.
Following Is the action taken with respect 10 the
teaching Of German in the public schools:
Whereas The Society Of the Sons Of the American
Revolution dedicated to the preservation Of American
idealsone land one nas one speech and one standard
whereas It is manifest that the teaching Of the
German language in schools is subversiye TO
such principles be 1t
Resolved That we call upon those IN authority TO
exclude the teaching Of the language from
public schools, and be it further
Resolved That the Secretary-General be instructed
10 send copies Of this resolution the President each
State Society and be it further
Resolved: That the President OF each state Society
be directed to send copies of this resolution 40 the Gov
srnor tne Department Of Education and TO the OF
tneir respective States.
We do not think that anyone who places proper
value upon his utterance win deny thai those declara
tons by the National Society the Sons Of the Amer
can Revolution reflect overwhelming American sentiment
"hch mere there and everywhere leading 10 practical
results in the colleges schools other places There
is proper and determined effort 10 stamp ont os our
American life everything that savors of resnectahle
standing for the hdeous and blood-soaked German
Kultur' Of which have heard so much in recent
years under Hohenzollern direction
America must be made a-Amerioan in thought speeeh
and action The prime proponents Of German "Kulturr
are slsughtering, wounding gassng and maresng our
boys over There and one Of the most effective safe
guards against German propaganda here both now and
in the future will be to deny recognition to the German
language and literature in that language which tera-
ture, viewed by the broad. is glorncation and a
dedication things which are German and which cloak
the most hideous and hesress OF practices