Mr. Metcalf writes to a Defense council member in Garner, Iowa, about information he received on a reverend preaching Norwegian at a church. He says there is no clear law against it, although he feels there should be. He says not to agrigate the…
Lauer pressing. Needs rapid clarification, as "there is a critical situation in our county and state at this time," and people need to know exact meaning of Babel.
German ministers informing on each other? The writer discusses various Carroll county Lutheran ministers and their varying degrees of allegiance to Babel. He encloses a letter to one of these, Reverend John Ringold in Arcadia.
Lutheran pastor offers qualified support, noting that it was only "old custom" which kept him teaching younger children in German, although they understand English much better. He does ask for concessions in terms of elderly German-language speakers.
