Theodore Graebner letter to F.C. Gade - January 14, 1919
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January 14, 1919. Rev. F.C.Gade, Delmont, [South Dakota] Dear friend and brother,- I was much relieved by your report on the legislative situation and hope that no burdensome or unjust measures will be enacted in South Dakota. Previously I had received your interesting lines about the conditions of the popular mind with reference to people suspected of disloyalty. What you say is absolutely true. I may tell you that unless President Wilson had pledged his cabinet to secrecy in the fall of 1917, the information he gave them, if published, would have caused massacres throughout the country. As you day, gentlemen sitting in big cities safely ensconced in their cozy libraries may write articles sneering at the
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| Title | Theodore Graebner letter to F.C. Gade - January 14, 1919 |
| Creator | Graebner, Theodore |
| Source | Graebner, Theodore. Letter to F.C. Gade. 14 January 1919. Graebner, Theodore Collection. Concordia Historical Institute, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Letter from Professor Theodore Graebner to Reverend F.C. Gade. Graebner addressed the Americanization of German speaking citizens and their supposed disloyalty. 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 |