Evening journal., 1918-03-25

~ ROM Hermann agedorn, or fairneQ, conn, anu NEW
II York city we have received The following letter;
New York March is. 1918.
Mr.. George Carter, Editor THE EVENING JOURNAL
Wilmington, Dell
Dear Mr. Carter-About six weeks ago wrote you
in reference 90 a possible League Of Loyal Americans
of German Origin" enclosing a questionable which you
were so good to nl Out and return My associates
and myself have not yet definitely organized the pro
posod League since the majority Of prominent German
Americans 90 wrote In reference TO the matter
seemed unwilling 70 cooperate.
We still believe that organization aiming TO make
German Americans into straight Americans is necessary
and VIII be less necessary after The war TO prevent
the growth Of racial antagonsms have Tried to point
cut this and other matters pertaining TO the German
American situation in little book entitled, Where DO
You Am Appeal to Americans Of German Origin
I arm sending YOU this under separate and
would be grateful If you would read IT, and If you ap-
prove &C. would cali the attention Of your readers to
&C. editorally, II possible.
Cierman-&mcrcans have in the past been fed by their
leaders with Germanlsm and Germanlsm only am
hoping that they listen to one Of their race who
breaches Americanlsm
Of The German Revolution OF 1913 have tried to make
clear that Americas war against Germany Is for US
Americans OF German origin only continuation Of the
which our grandfathers wegcd AGAINST the dent-
cal system and The Identical dynasty which today
threatens She liberty Of all men.
May hope FOR your cooperation in bringing my ap-
peal to the attention OF 0ernian- Americans.
Yours sincerely,
II seems to us that men Of German birth who
are naturslzed American citizens, and OF German
blood who were born Ia This country should welcome
such an organization s proposed by Mr.. Hagedorn.
There is doubt that thousands and tens Of thousands
OF such men are loyal the Tho trouble is that
that loyalty Is not organized and crysazed. Il cannot
declare itself It should.
The conduct OF Won Bernstorf. Boy Ed. Papen,
won Ige the other German ploters In this country
the sinking OF the Lustana other ships carrying
Amerloans tho endeavor TO turn Mexico loose upon
southern border the nendlsh ruthessness Of German
warfare and many other things have Infant
he American mind against Germany and all things tina
are German And soon when heavy casualty lists beg
to come from The French 'front.' that antlGermar
feeling 10 grow and to ind expression in varying
forms The fathers the mothers, the brothers, the sis
tors the wives the sweetheas and the friends Of thu
men who are killed and wounded will want TO know
then which are the loyal and which The dlsoyal ee
mens in our German American population AZ such
time a League Of Loyal Americans Of German Origin
will be exceedingly useful TO those who loyal
scanning OF the American army ana navy lists show
that thousands Of and lads who bear German
are tAe service scanning Of casualty lists from
the other side show that the German troops are gass
Ing burning, shooting, stabblng and otherwise KILN
and naming American soldiers who bear German names
Then why prominent German-A Americans should be un
willing to cooperate In The formation OF loyalty OF
ganzation II dldcut for the notlve-born American
understand. If they be loyal, this Is the time OF
will not avail them after the war, when economic
other reprisas viii be IN order against everything tn
ls German in fact German sympathy.