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After agricultural talk, Heidenreich notes that "we have a nest of pro-Germans here that should be rounded up and taught a good lesson."
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Rand extrapolates on original plan, basically anticipating the program as it looks in WWII
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Writing his Senator, Rand suggests putting German prisoners of war to work in the Yakima Valley. NOTE: "I think a large percent of these Germans will never go back to Germany, but will settle right there in the Valley." Not a trace of concern over…
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Man of the people notes that many long-time German residents still cannot speak English.
Forceful Babel Editorial_Der tägliche Demokrat_May 29, 1918.pdf

Forceful editorial against Babel Proclamation, citing easy reconcilability of Germanness and American national identity.
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Helen Tylee was left alone to manage the family farm during World War II while Ben Tylee was deployed in Europe. In 1942, the Cedar Rapids Gazette ran a story on her situation, entitled 'She's a Soldier, Too" and this photograph accompanied the…
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A widowed mother in Germany writes her son and daughter-in-law explaining why she cannot bring herself to emigrate, even though they have sent money for her passage. She includes information on perceptions of immigrant life in America, as well as the…
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Wade notes the growth of a "non-partisan league" and wants to organize resistance against the organization.
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Local writes to Metcalf and Council of Defense on demographic makeup of county [95% German].
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