Harding responds to Butler County concerns, touching on many things.

Maybe a prelude to Babel! Responder notes that Spencer brings up issues of "foreign language schools" for first time and that he'll look into it.

Suspicions over German-American loyalties, pre-Babel.

Suspicions over visiting German American speakers, even if ostensibly loyal.

Klaus offers services to Governor, as loyal and proud American, for work within German-American community.

Lothringer notes congregation's loyalty as well as the need for German-language services.

Miller wrote to Metcalf asking if he would be considered an accessory for not informing on his neighbor that he believed to have pro-German sympathies.

C.W. Robinson discusses the investigation of Superintendent Lohr of Davis City and says the report of disloyalty is unfounded. Metcalf responds saying the use of government time is wasted investigating false reports.

These two letters contain a conversation addressing the possible need to translate German newspapers. While L. Schubbert claimed there was nothing worth translating and the German-Americans seemed to be loyal, H.J. Metcalf still insisted on having…

Letter from Postville, Iowa regarding local concerns in context of First World War.