First Gun Fired on Foreign Language in Iowa Legislature - January 14, 1919
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[newspaper clipping] Evening Tribune, Des Moines, Iowa, 1/14[1919]. (From George A.W. Vogel, Des Moines 1/14[1919])
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| Title | First Gun Fired on Foreign Language in Iowa Legislature - January 14, 1919 |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Source | Unknown. First Gun Fired on Foreign Language in Iowa Legislature. 14 January 1919. Graebner, Theodore Collection. Concordia Historical Institute, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Newspaper clipping from George A.W. Vogel in Des Moines, Iowa from the Evening Tribune. The article concerned the Americanization of German speaking citizens. Senator Ed M. Smith of Winterset proposed a bill that would prohibit the publishing of county board proceedings in a foreign language. Following World War I, anti-German sentiments rose across the county. Several states passed legislation forbidding the teaching of German in both public and private schools. The Lutheran Church was divided by the conflict on conducting services and religious instruction in German. |
| Subject LCSH | German language; World War, 1914-1918--Public opinion |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Contributing Institution | Concordia Historical Institute |
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| Date Original | January 14, 2019 |
| Language | English |