Fromi my knowledge of the. men who are. back ofthe origanizatiou. the leaders of it. and.thoqe men.identiffed with the organization in Wisconsin. there can he.no question whatever but that. it is organized for patriotic purposes .and for the uplift of American citizenship. No more praiseworthy purpose for. former aliens to follow who have espoused the nationality. of this country could be .undertaken than to performthe work as outlined by this GerinnAliican alliance. To. enlist -support to Girman immigrants who have. recently come to our shores. to advaice by -meetings and addresses the principles of representative govern_.ment. which are as (lear to the naturalized citizen as to the native born. to instill a. reverence for American institutions .and the. study of American history. to continue the cultivation of their native tongue and.the spirit of its literature. to keep .alive by speech anal deed the memory of the.pioneers from GerIfiany to .this free land of ours. are objects that -naturalized. citizens from any country might well emulate. Because American citizens of German nativity or :Jineage wish to pcrpetuate the memory of its institutions and to .cultivate a love for its language and its literature does not. make them antagonistic in their duty tbwardtieir adopted or native country. We have much to lean from Germany. and Germany cau. profit also by a study of 6ur insfitutisns and methods.
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