Members of Evangelical community seeking permission to preach in German

Pre-Babel concerns regarding use of German and German-language schools, from Assistant Attorney General.

Maybe a prelude to Babel! Responder notes that Spencer brings up issues of "foreign language schools" for first time and that he'll look into it.

Suspicions over German-American loyalties, pre-Babel.

Letter on War issues from Appanoose County

Wants to surreptitiously check out men in question. They should be "taught a drastic lesson."

Informing on disloyalty, overhearing remark: "President Wilson is a son of a bitch a damn stie worse than Villa."

Pre-Babel plea to Americanize German-American communities throughout state, and in Allamakee.

Letter from Postville, Iowa regarding local concerns in context of First World War.

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…