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Vocal support for Babel. Further, he is "only sorry that we do not have a law so that we could make them line up if they wanted to or not."
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Otherwise compliant minister wonders about potential temporary exemptions.
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Babel supporter notes that, while "people have always formed groups according to their nationality and language, but when we all use the same language we will soon forget that such things exist in this county."
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Exemptions for Monona congregation. And they're loyal--see the father with 14 children who bought $500 worth of bonds on first day of availability.
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Becker had personal meetings with German preachers. Several acquiesced, some pushed back and were threatened with yellow painting to match their "yellow streak on the inside."
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Harding thanks Becker for support and assures him that, of course, "you can depend that those who write me will receive no special dispensation."
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