The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-24
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GERMAN AID IN US
Big Meeting in Liederkranz
Hall Here Responds to
Fatherland's Calls.
SUBSCRIPTIONS POUR IN
Movement, Sanctioned by
State Department, to Spread
Over Country.

For the first time In more than two
years a big meeting of German-Ameri-
cans in Liederkranz Hall last night
cheered illusions to the Fatherland and
started a popular movement in aid OF
Germany The meeting was called to or
ganize a committee to raise funds for
the relief OF the destitute In Germany.
and s25, 900, 900 was the figure originally
talked Of Harry Reubens OF Chicago
decried the parsimony of this figure, de-
clared that the People of German blood
in the United States should raise
dollar for every man, woman and child .
in Germany and German Austria, and
the meeting ended with the expressed
determination of raising between $685.
100000 and S100.000.000.
Hubert ellis presided With him on
the platform and in the audience were
gathered men and. women whose names
were prominent in the German orSaniza-
lions of other days. Nearly all the
speeches were in German, as was the
voting Again and again women in the
audience, frequently elderly women. were
swept off their feet by emotion and
cried out their approval of the senti-
ments OF the speakers.
Those sentiments were all for forget
ting what has passed and remembering
that the men, women and children In
Germany were brothers.
I'VE must help the dying mothers
and children of Germany" said Judge
A. G. Nippert of Cincinnati in English.
Two months ago they were our enemies.
but now they deserve our aid as much
as do the women and children of France
and Belgium. A mother Is a mother
and child is a child
Then, dropping into German, he said
that the Germans would forget the
things said of them. The statement
was greeted with vigorous cries OF
Never from the audience.
Deny Germany Is Dying.
The same cries were repeated when
Harry Reubens declared that some peo-
pie were saying that Germany was dy-
ing. He said that the people OF Ger
many now ruled the nation. When he
remarked that the same condition was
true In the United States he was greeted
with a laugh from the audience.
All the speakers, however, vigorously
protested their loyalty to the United
States, statements which received less
applause than those concerning Ger
many. Judge Nippert declared that he
had given his son to the cause. Major
Carl Lentz, veteran OF the civil war,
made a similarly patriotic speech.
The meeting was called with-the APP
prevail of the State Department at WASH
ington, according to Chairman ellis.
Other meetings will be held throughout
the United States for the organization of
similar movements. all of which 1t is ul-
timately hoped will be knit together.
At last nights meeting the organiza-
ton was perfected under the name Gem
trail Committee for the Relief OF Distress
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ellis was elected temporary chairman.
Victor F. Ridder temporary secretary
and Julius Holz temporary treasurer. A
board of directors was named consisting
Of Mr. ellis, Carl Boschwitz, Rudolph
Erbsloeh. Charles Froeb, Z. Remington.
Theodore Henningen, F.. II. Hirschland,
julius Holz, William o. C. Kiene Her
Lodges, Paul Lichtenstein. DR.. Hugo
Lieber, H. Nieschlag. Rudolph Pagen-
stecher. Christian Rebhan, George T.
Rieftiin, Victor F. Ridder, Max I. II.
Rosbach. DR.. Paul z. .Schnitzler, George
Schnettler Otto Won Schrenk, Carl
Schurz, r. Schuster and Alexander r.
Stoeger
According 10 the plan outlined the
funds raised will be used for the pur-
chase of clothing and other supplies in
this country for shipment to Germany,
TO be distributed through the German
Red Cross and other charitable organk
cations there prepared for the work.
was stated that the food situation II
Germany was not as bad as the need for
clothing and shoes and that the bulk OF
the shipments would consist of the lat
ter No plans for the actual shipment
were announced.
Can't Get a Chance to Talk.
Only one untoward incident occurred
at the meeting. After various spea kers
had announced themselves as from
Philadelphia, Cincinnati. Chicago and
other cities a man in the audience rose
and said that he was from none Of these
places.
I'm from Ellis Island" he shouted.
I've just broken out OF there. and I
want to cay"
But he was shouted down and hustled
from the hall
Albert Kleiber of the Board of Metho-
dist Laymen told the audience that be-
tween s5.0oo,0oo and 100000 900 of the
Methodist centenary fund now being
raised would be devoted to the succor OF
the thirty or forty thousand Methodists
In Germany. When the meeting ad-
Journed scores OF men and women
crowded up to the platform and signed
pledge cards for subscriptions ranging
from dollar or two to several thousand
Richard Barthold former Congress-
man, of St Louis, one Of the organizers
OF the movement. was expected at the
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