Apparent overview of situation in Cedar County, as regards the influence and political affiliations of local German Americans, with a big turn: the writer is the father of a local Irish boy killed.
Comment from representative of league of traveling salesmen, noting their disproportionate interaction with different cultures, languages, and perspectives. He offers his groups' services for the cause of promoting 'patriotism.'
Author notes that all Europeans are foreign to this land and English therefore refused at some point to give up their language for native languages here. Moreover, notes that Iowa only entity outlawing foreign languages.
