• Tags: Council of Defense
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Supportive of Babel, notes the irksome prevalence of foreign languages in stores.

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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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Empathetic note from local Loyalty League seeking concession for mother who has recently lost son in service in France.

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Young passing the buck, regarding Wilson's letter

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Harding allows the concession, although note that the war is over at this point.

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Under the guise of an assessment of CoD activities, Wade makes a forceful argument that the CoD has been a showpiece--an advisory board for the governor--given little real power or funds.

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Wonders what the current position is on languages. Are "we to let these fellows do as they please and talk as they like now, or are we still making them be good."

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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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Discussing local Lutheran Church rejecting Babel and repercussions that might come to German-American therefrom.

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Addendum to yesterday's letter stressing, again, danger.

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