Powers of Enforcement
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Babel Enforcement
Member of local CoD wonders about powers of enforcement.
A. H. Miller
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/12/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-12; Dickinson County; Lake Park, Iowa;
Anti-German Language German
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Postwar; Babel Enforcement; Generational Divide
Postwar. Member of Lutheran congregation, for English-only, now bemoans those "old German heads" of the church trying to reinstate German services. Can the governor help him in stamping this out?
A. H. Nieman
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
1/11/1919
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1919-01-11; Fayette County; Fairbank, Iowa;
Paullina Lutheran Pastor
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism
Permission to sing hymns in German.
A. H. Semmann
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
7/30/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-07-30; O'Brien County; Paullina, Iowa
German in the Parsonage
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Religious Services
Request for exemptions, as well as statement of rights as "American citizen."
A. H. Waalkes
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
12/13/1918
Letter
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-12-13; Wright County; Belmond, Iowa
Lutheran Pastor
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Lutheranism;
Lutheranism in Winnebago.
A. J. Jorgenson
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/3/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-03; Lake Mills, Iowa; Winnebago County
Red Fears in the Schools
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Marxism; Socialism; Atheism; Bolshevism
School superintendent "haunted" by meeting with a Marxist, who might even deny the existence of a divinity. Moreover, this was a teacher of history (!).
A. J. Rohrbaugh
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
11/14/1917
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1917-11-14; Guthrie County; Redfield, Iowa
Tit for Tat
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Swedish Language; Religious Services
Author notes he stumped for Harding and its now time to return the favor and reconsider Babel.
A. J. Youngquist
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
11/30/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-11-30; Burlington, Iowa; Des Moines County
Bohemian Reactions
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Liberty Loans; Bohemians
Bohemian anti-Babel statement, made in context of Liberty loans.
A. L. Killian
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/26/1918
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Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-26; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Linn County
Cherokee Council of Defense
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism;
On eve of Babel, the situation in Cherokee County.
A. Molyneux
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/1/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-01; Cherokee County; Cherokee, Iowa
Molyneux to Harding
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism;
Cherokee County CoD will support any move governor makes regarding the language situation.
A. Molyneux
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/21/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-21; Cherokee County; Cherokee, Iowa;