• Tags: Council of Defense

Support, noting Teddy Roosevelt's claim that "this is a nation - not a polyglot boarding house."

Local doctor comments favorably on Babel in light of Harding's commencement speech to Cornell and his words on teaching German at university.

Preacher notes touching story of older monolingual German who would rather die than have no service in German, as he could not understand the English.

Daugs has detailed questions about the actual enforcement of Babel as well as the consequences for defiance.

General support for Babel, but noting impact on Danish Americans, who, on account of the "past history" between Denmark and Germany, should be excused from proclamation clearly directed at Germans.
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