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Loyalty Of Citizens Of German
Descent in American
Taking the above caption as the
subject Of his remarks at the presen-
tation of the Service Flag, Rev. w. b.
Aull, pastor Of the Lutheran church,
said:
] have no desire to make defense
Of the citizen Of German birth in
America. He needs none. He Is a
great part Of that number Of liberty
loving sons Of toll in this great land.
He has transformed the prairies into
gardens and fertile fields; he has
never been lacking in sacrifice, deyo-
tlon and duty to his country. Yet
ours, dwelling in evil minds and
their name is legion-that would
cast reproach and shame, If possible,
on the lives and characters Of their
neighbors and. countrymen. They
deserve the condemnation Of all true
men.
u,
dear my lord,
Is the immediate jewel Of their souls:
Who steals my purse steals trash !;
tis something, nothing:
Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been
slave to thousands:
But he that f1lches from me my good
Robs me Of that which not enriches
him
And makes me poor indeed"
When Senator Root spoke at the
coliseum In Chicago two aged Ger
mans who had arisen to patriotic ap-
plause, four or Ave times, remained
seated at one outburst of applause.
Some hot air artist just behind
shouted, what Is the matter with
those two old fellows that they don't
get up? We'd better help them up"
They were Grand Army men, with
badges Of honor and scars of glory.
One Of them arose, and, pointing his
finger at his accuser said: eff you
had faced the efiemy's bullets you
would not have to shout yourself
hoarse to prove your loyalty"
VociferOus demonstration will not
win the war.
+ The Salzburgers came to this coun-
try in 1741 and the years following
and settled in the Carolina and Geor-
gia. They we're fleeing from perse-
r"tioM and conflscation Of goods at
the hands Of the Roman Catholic
church. They were liberty-loving
people and came to make. this land
their home. Sometimes they we're
dealt unjustly with them, but they
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for independence from unjust Brit
ish rule. At the beginning Of the
American Revolution the population
was about pne and tkree-fourths mill
lion, and one-fourth million of that
number was Of German birth, or one
seventh OF, the population. The edi-
tor of the Stats-bode OF Philadelphia
helped to fan the flame Of rebellion
and afterwards became the printer
Of the National Congress-. "
At q meeting called at this time,
and presided over by Peter! Gabriel
Muhlenberg, the following ringing
resolution was adopted.
>"Resolved, That the passage of acts
in the British Parliament respecting
the internal affairs of America is
dangerous and unconstitutional Of
our rights and privileges.
RE became acquainted WIN lat
rick Henry and hunted deer with
George washington In the Blue
Ridge mountains. He was pastor Of
the Lutheran church at Woodstock,
Va. Great crowds came to hear him
preach his farewell sermon. After
pronouncing the benediction he ap-
peared in a colonel's uniform and
called for volunteers. Three hum
dred responded In very short time.
He soon rose to the rank OF briga-
der general. He led his command
in the"battles Of the Delaware, and
covered the retreat at Germantown;
he stood by the commander at Valley
Forge and assisted the German
drill-master, Baron von Steuben, In
training the raw recruits. 1t Is a
singular fact that the body guard OF
Washington was composed almost,
and somo say, entirely, Of Germpn
soldiers under the command OF Il
Prussian onlcer, Major van Iteer,
This mounted escofS accompanied
tho commander-in-chNf to h's homo
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