Modification to Babel?
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Banking; Red Cross; Y.M.C.A.; Liberty Loans
Davis, as rep for German pastor, Karl Fauth, writes regarding potential modifications to Babel. NOTE: Read, who supports Babel, is vice president of bank from which this letter came.
S. M. Davis
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/28/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-28; Clarence, Iowa; Cedar County
Congregational Consequences
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Religion; Lutheranism; Catholicism; Liberty Loans
Local preacher notes his abiding by proclamation strictures, as well as the "hardships" this has brought to his elderly congregation. Concessions?
H. P. Schmidt
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
7/9/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-07-09; Carroll County; Lidderdale, Iowa;
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
Non-German Reaction
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Liberty Loans
"Loyal" Americans of non-German descent against Babel
Frank Filip
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/25/1918
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Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-25; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Linn County
German at Work
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Enforcement; Labor; Agriculture; Red Cross; Liberty Loans
Thresher notes working amongst German Americans and wonders whether he can "demand" fellow workers speak "American."
James Gurvin
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/20/1918
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Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-20; Woodward, Iowa; Dallas County