• Tags: Immigration
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Pastor, naturalized in 1898, asks for permission to preach more German, now that war has ended.
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A long, thoughtful letter on Germans, immigration, and language in the context of religiosity.
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Pastor notes his measured support for Babel and the consequences of Babel on his congregation.
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City marshall wonders about enforcement and how to report known "alien women."
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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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Informant on German alien near Schleswig supposedly advising local Germans to join army and shoot their officers.
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Man of the people notes that many long-time German residents still cannot speak English.
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Harding responds to Lewis, saying nothing to rumor of German labor migration. Lewis can "depend that those in authority in this country will never permit the cheap labor idea to create havoc in our industrial conditions."
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