The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-04-27
FOR DEMOCRACY
IN ~FATHtRLANO
ORGANIZATION IN AMERICA
TRYING TO REACH PEOPLE
OF GERMANY

Inc OTSdulLdllOn Recently IOTIneu
under the name of the Friends of
German Democracy has sent out to
every German-American society in
the United States a copy of a reso-
luton recetly adopted at a mas
meeting in New York. 1t pledges
allegiance to the principles for
which America is fighting and a
vigorous prosecution of the a
The president of the organization
is Franz Sigel, whose father was n
of the most distinguished soldiers of
the American civil war, fought In
der Lincoln and attained the rank
OF a major general. Other in the
organization as members of the ad-
visory committee are Walter Dam
rosch, the famous orchestra leader,
a son-in-law of the late James G.
Blaine; Rudolph Blankenburg, of
Philadelphia; Carl Scholz. of Chi
cago; Prof. Bieworth, of Harvard
University; Prof. Bacon, of Yale;
Prof. Meyer of the university of
Missouri and others of similar
standing.
The purpose of the organization
is stated to be to further the cause
of democracy by aiding the people
Oh Germany to establish in Germany
a government responsible to the
German people.
Citizens of German birth or des-
tent and all others who are in sym
pathy with the purpose of the So
ciety and in favor of a vigorous
prosecution of the war until the
aims of the United States govern
ment shall be attained, are eligible
TO membership.
Those desiring to join the organi-
zation should send their names to
the secretary, DR.. Frank Bohn, 30,
Union Square, New York City. The
resolution follows:
"We, the undersigned citizens of
the United States, do hereby de-
clare our fervent belief in the great
principles for the defense and vic
tory of which this republic has
drawn the sword, and we pledge
ourselves to do all in our power
to further a vigorous prosecution of
the war until the just cause of our
o1rokrxy hoe triuuphad
Though we are of German des-
cent we yield to non of our fellow
citizens in our detestation of the
German military autocracy which
has wrought so much ruin and
havoc in the world, which threat
ems to perpetuate and increase the
causes of national animosities. and
which is the chief obstacle to a just
and democratic peace.
1--WE believe, with President Will
son, the chosen spokesman of our
country, hat this a war for demo-
cracy and against autocracy; a war
for the universal triumph Of the
principles which are the very basis
of our republic and which have
assured us liberty and w%ell-being;
a war against the %autocracy which
dominates the German people and
desires to enslave the world.
1--WE assure the people of Ger
many that 1t is this profound con-
viction which has unified US as a
people and which gives unyielding
strength to our resolve.
"We assure the German people
that our American people, though
they loathe the military autocracy
of the German Empire, do not hate
the German people, that racial hat
reds have no place in the heart OF
a nation composed of all the races
of the earth.
I'VE assure the people of Ger
many that they hope in vain to at
tain peace before their military
autocracy has been destroyed.
"And we urge the German people
to assert their right as freemen and
rid themselves of their autocrats in
order to establish a democratic
Germany, the best guarantee of a
Just and peaceful world order"
offer now made has beer awaited