The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-17
UNDER THE CLOAK OF RELIGION

UNDER THE CLOAK OF RELIGION
WYE CAN FIND NOTHING in the Bible to indicate when
w Apostle Paul delivered his episte to the Ephesans
Fathers bring children in the nurture and admonl-
the Lord that he speaking in German Nor can
any place epste the apostle much as
that bring child sin the nurture and admonl-
of the Lord it lay the foundation OF its
gous training the German language So far as we know
there nothing incompatible duty which renders
consciencebound to instruct children thoroy the Christ
ian religion" and the English language But there is just
question mind how thoro becomes the
child who taught that the when it gets its knees
before its maker the hour of its heart searchngs the hour
when its inward life most truly revealed must in that hour
become German thought and wodthat its suppcatons must
be framed by German tongue There just question
mind to whether true American citizenship and he nurture of
the Lord entirely compatible when that nurture is clothed
in the language of German '1kutur."
We have preudices against the German language We
have studied and found naught but and satisfaction
in the study We have inherent mstrust of the Germans
known them and found satisfaction in the acquaintance
Any doubts isgvngs may recently acquired
startled into the attitude toward the aherand of child
who have to manhood Sin the nurture and the admon
ton of the Lord and by the attitude of the political leaders of
the fatheand toward the German schools churches and
papers in America.
We have talked with of age in
this country United
States whose parents to America children and
been from its Shores and have heard these
either refuse to the question: Do America
to the with Germany? that they
care who wins These pride themselves being Godea
ing and devouty religious having been brought up the
ture and admonon of the taught schools
they attended Born America
America they speak German in their homes talk German all
their intimate associates listen church. pray
God in German and in heart mind and spirit truly
tho they lived and the caves
Potsdam.
And then Germanzaton of America has gone
ahead too far to be interrupted Whoever danger
the Amercanzaton of the Germans here not well n
formed chershes false conception of relations
In hundred the American people will conquered
victorious German spirit that it will present enormous
empire Whoever does not believe this confidence
the strength of the German spirit This
letter of New York German Robert Teim Adeutsche
atter, September TO- 1902 In commenting letter this
author rather optimistic. very pessmsc The ALL
deutsche Batter thinks that the hope for the Germans
in America to retain their language"
And again read ct therefore the duty everyone who
loves languages that the future language spoken Amer
lea shall be German 1t is of the highest Importance keep up
German language America establish German universities
improve the schools introduce newspapers and to see
that at American universities German professors are more can
able than their English cole agues their in
uence felt Enthusiastically thought science ltera
ure the Germans bear this in mind and help accordingly
center of German intellectual activity in Germany in the re-
mote future will be in America The Germans there are the
pioneers of greater German culture which regard
the future Germany need only grasp situation
theirs Let them they mean to main
tain Deuchum and then immigration may directed to Amer
lea with mpunit This extract from article by Hubble
Scheden traveller student and writer colonization in
the Pan-German Central Organ, January, 1908.
And then think and deeply if nation we have
BROKEN REST