This is a letter from Herbert J. Metcalf acknowledging the great work that Iowa newspapers have done to help with the war activities. He believes that the press is making so much more of an impact in promoting the best interests of the country in the…
This is the reply to his Reed acknowledging that he will get him the right information and that he is working with him on this. Also included the county chairman slips.
Metcalf is trying to reach the county chairman about funds in certain organizations. With the reply on the bottom about the county chairman being out of town.
This is the reply from Metcalf to Chandler about the Sanborn church school. He is apologizing that he cannot close the school because it is indeed a great deal of damage.
The Milwaukee Journal was interested to see what the Iowa Council of Defense was doing in term of dealing with the issue of German within schools. They ask how they Iowa dealing with German teachers, textbooks, and also propaganda within public…
This is a letter from Herbert J. Metcalf to John W. Behm in regards to closing German schools at Yorktown, Iowa and Clarinda, Iowa. He mentioned to Behm that he or the State Council of National Defense had no authority to prevent German ministers…
This is a letter from Herbert J. Metcalf to H. L. Avery who has been called to attention about a German school starting up in Sanborn, Iowa where nothing but German is being taught. He has asked Avery to investigate more into the situation secretly.…
