The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-09
THEecouNcIL OF DEFENSE

The agitation caused by the upris-
N inR Of a portion Of the people OF the
western part of Crawford county and
III the vicinity of Dunlap in Harrison
( county on Sunday afternoon, when
I thew came to Denison in automobiles
and congregated in front OF the Denl-
4 son HerOld, a newspaper printed IN
the German language, has seemingly
spread over the whole county and in
4 0uirioB are coming from different To-
calities as to when the several COM
munities may be visited bysa delegaT
ton such as came here on Sunday ar
I ternoon. Assurances have been CIV
eriain every instance that there is no
danger OF recurrence OF the trouble
< that occurred here on Sunday after
noon.
The object Of the several hundred
people coming here on Sunday after
noon was to suppress the German
newspaper which had been published
here for several years, being the only
place in the county where German
Il newspaper has been published during
the war. The crowd that came here
was augmented by large number or
people from Denison and vicinity who
\ out Of curiosity or otherwise appeared
on the streets during the afternoon.
81 The purpose of the crowd in coming
here, as we CLEAN from the statement
Of the spokesman of the crowd, Rev.
V Barker. minister of the Baptist
church ,Of Dow City, was to cause the
u suspension Of the newspaper and the
excuse which he urged was that the
powers authorized to deal with the
German newspaper had failed to do
their duty. 1t is very natural for peo-
DIE iii doing an extraordinary thing to
give reason for doing so, and on
this occasion the excuse was the fail
/ IRE Of the council of defense of the
county ITO do its duty. y The speaker
has since admitted that he made the
charge against the, council of defense
4 nnderaa Misrepresentation of facts. He
q stated that at the time he made the
statement to the crowd on Sunday
4 that his understanding was that the
council OF defense was authorized to
deal with the German newspaper and
\ to prevent it's publication. He did not
seem to understand that the govern
or's proclamation was not made in
reference to German newspapers, but
that it was confined only to the Ger
man language which was forbidden
to be used in public places or in pub
4 lie speaking or over the telephone.
\ When 1t was explained to him that
\ the government was dealing directly
with the German newspapers and re-
\ Quired reports to be made Of what
\ they were doing and publishing, and
sent inspectors into the communities
where they are published to inspect
them and in some instances had fur
nished printed matter to be published
I IN the German newspapers, and when
TIT was brought to his attention that
the council Of defense had no more
authority to deal with the German
I newspaper than other individuals in
the community inasmuch as the gov
! srnment itself was looking after them,
4 W SAID It presented different situa-
IN on and that there was no ground for
5Ansuring the council of defense for
nt interfering with the German news
Sper. which was published with the
i4 SaWlodEe and acquiescense of the
ID ,rnment.
4 IN s.struth is, the council of defense
III more authority to lay violent
M tnpon the property of the Ger
5sgs II Newspaper than has any other
sAtibn Of individuals to do so.
IA 3a&1cil OF defense was organized
98lNvse government in it's sale Of
V d 1oionds, War Savings stamps
8,dAilitate the food administra-
u i 1chswork, and to help in the