• Collection: World War I

This letter discusses the newspaper role as a propaganda agency for the government, very interest when considering todays media. Also interesting considering the very balant anti-german sentiment seen in many newspapers considering the government…

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Discussing local Lutheran Church rejecting Babel and repercussions that might come to German-American therefrom.

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Addendum to yesterday's letter stressing, again, danger.

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Community leader sends in transcript of resolution adopted by Lutheran Church members

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Welch discussing "happy" resolution of Lutheran Church issue, i.e. they'll use English.

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Transcript of Resolution from Imanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church to compy with Babel Proclamation. Includes list of signatures.

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Complaint regarding use of German. Note: asks government to intervene with Reverend Kurtz, same one who months earlier had vowed to comply with Babel.

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Metcalf's response to Carlson's letter.

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Summerset Township chairman reporting on Kurtz's services. All seems on the up and up, in line with the privileges given him earlier to speak German selectively to older members. He also has demonstrated patriotism in other means.

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Three-page handwritten letter to Governor Harding on German Language Issue

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