Telegram Support
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism
Support in Dubuque
A. A. Cooper
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/28/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Telegram
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-28; Dubuque, Iowa; Dubuque County
Support in Conroy
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism
Babel support in Conroy.
A. A. Hall
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
10/9/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-10-09; Iowa County; Conroy, Iowa
On Westenberger's Standing
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Religious Services
Peters lets Harding know Westenberger is, indeed, trying.
A. B. Peters
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/10/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-10; Fayette County; Hawkeye, Iowa
Support for Babel
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism;
Support, noting Teddy Roosevelt's claim that "this is a nation - not a polyglot boarding house."
A. C. Waller
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/13/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-13; Dubuque County; Dubuque, Iowa;
Doctor Favors Babel
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Education; Parochial Schools; Cornell College
Local doctor comments favorably on Babel in light of Harding's commencement speech to Cornell and his words on teaching German at university.
A. Crawford
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/28/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-28; Linn County; Mount Vernon, Iowa
Concessions for Monolingual
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Religious Services;
Preacher notes touching story of older monolingual German who would rather die than have no service in German, as he could not understand the English.
A. Daugs
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/3/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-03; Monona, Iowa; Clayton County;
Daugs Wants Clarification
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism;
Daugs has detailed questions about the actual enforcement of Babel as well as the consequences for defiance.
A. Daugs
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/5/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-05; Monona, Iowa; Clayton County;
Letter to Harding
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism;
Diehlmann to Harding
A. Diehlmann
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
7/1/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-07; Clinton County; Wheatland, Iowa
On Scandinavians
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism
Scandinavians and Babel.
A. E. Brown
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/17/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-17; Mitchell County; Osage, Iowa
Babel from Danish Perspective
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; Foreign Language; Anti-Germanism; Danish-Americans; Religion; Danish Language
General support for Babel, but noting impact on Danish Americans, who, on account of the "past history" between Denmark and Germany, should be excused from proclamation clearly directed at Germans.
A. E. Lung
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/28/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #13, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-28; Cedar Falls, Iowa; Black Hawk County; Denmark; Germany; Scandinavia