• Tags: Pro-German Sentiment

Chairman of Iowa Council of National Defense, Lafayette Young, writes to the Librarian, moreover librarians across the state of Iowa, requesting books from pro-German sources be removed from the public supply and reported back to the council.

Writer says that "there are more Pro-Germans per sq. miles in this vicinity than any other part of the state."

Reporting on suspicious movements of Germans. They saw a troop train and wished "they will never come back."

Another response to someone else about the situation involving Mrs. Mattie Calbreath. This letter states that the situation is now being looked into and will have a full report once stuff has been clarified and in the meantime to be doing other…
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