image of the first page of Chapter Fifteen from the revised 1873 immigration handbook published by the Iowa Board of Immigration

Governor's office on situation: "these people cannot be good Americans and continue talking the German language."

Passing on info regarding speech on Americanization

Harding notes currently no funds for "Americanization movements."

Kimmel ntoes the need to "counteract the vicious influences of the Socialists, Bolshevists and other agitators who would tear down our present form of Government and present order of things."

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."

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