The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-04
Bar German Language In
Press, School and Church!
Governors in Conference Urge
Stamping Out DisIoyalty.
PUT FEAR OF GOD INTO THEM!
Criticise TimorOus Attitude of
Govt Towards Treason.
$1,000 in My State Ought To
Be i'm StOckader-0hiO Gov.

Washington. April State COVER
nors meeting here today with mem-
bers Of the council of national de-
fense, urged drastic action to stamp
out disloyalty and to curb the Ger
man languased press. They advo-
Gated measures to prevent preaching
in German and the teaching OF Ger
man in elementary schools.
Secretary Daniels. who presided as
head of the council, in reply asked
the governors to formulate resolu-
tions supporting the bill drafted by
Attorney General Gregory to reach
spies. traitors and disloya1 persons.
The resolutions committee of gover-
nors met later at Secretary Lanes
office
When full Americanization has
been accomplished, Secretary Daniels
said. not only will every American
be modified for war but I'VE will
put the fear of God into the hearts
of those who live among US and fat
ten upon us and are not Americans
Need More Vigorous Means.
Governor Stewart of Montana said
! the governors found themselves in
accord with the program of Amers-
canIzation by education mapped out
at yesterdays Americanization con-
ference. but believed more vigorous
! measures were necessary.
( The greatest criticism heard" he
/ declared. 'is against the timorous at
/ titude of the national government
! toward treason
! Former Senator Lafayette Young of
! Iowa told of the organization in his
state of the German-American Patri-
otic, society which he said was doing
good work. He declared himself for
elimination Il the German press and
J nf . Io q La ecI7 Ft1
kehurehes--
German Preachers Enemies.
1--WE have more trouble with preach
ers who preach in German han with
anybody else" he said. "They are
public enemies whether they intend it
, or not.v
! Federal judges should be given the
power to intern enemy aliens Mr..
Young said.
There are 5000 persons n Iowa.
he added. who ought to be in the
! stockade this very minute The nest
egg of all treason in the United States
is the German press and the German
language. / am in favor of cleaning
America up now so she will stay put.
! would suppress the German press
This is our country
Governor Frazier of North Da kota
read a telegram from his state say
ing German speaking people there
were asking why the United States
was in the war The German press
he said had not told them truthfuIiy
the causes of the war He urged that
the foreign language press be COM
PEELED to carry translated for the iTf-
formation of their readers, documents
showing what forced the country into
war. The German speaking citizens.
he said. were loyal and reports that
they were not going to raise bum ne T
crops were false.
Predicts Mob Violence
Governor Alexander of idaho de-
clared that German preachers were a
menace.
Governor Mccall of Massa chusett~
urged careful framing of legislation
to meet the situa ton and insisted that
the United States should not be hur-
ried into any action it would regret
later
Governors Manning of South Caro-
lima and Milliken of Maine warned
that unless drastic steps were taken
soon mob violence was to be expected.