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Pre-Babel: Davis asks German communities in Terril and Spirit Lake to stop with all the Germanning. Latter will and former won't. Proposes law to stop "teaching of the German language."

Davis says intransigent church got in touch with him, gave a "plea for mercy [and] I told them there was no help for them." They stopped German-language instruction from there.

Davis glad to see formal action taken against foreign languages, as "any language except English is a menace to the country."

Davis notes roiling resentment in community, a Dutch doctor and German banker.

Prominent local German appointed to write regarding the loyalty of Arcadia's Germans as well as their difficulty in abiding by Babel.

Danish pastor agrees with Babel, but says should be for enemy nations and not allies, such as Denmark.
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