Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1917 — ONE GERMAN'S VIEWS [ARTICLE]

ONE GERMAN'S VIEWS

I have seen several articles about Germans trying to raise strikes in this country. I am a German by

birth and I am an American heart and hand. I will tell you why I left Germany. There were ten in our family and we were poor like the rest of my countrymen who come to the good old United States of America to get away from the oppression, and it was a hard ‘matter to keep the wolf away from the door at times. When I landed in this country I secured work at once and received more money for one month’s work than I got in Germany for one year’s work. I sent for my folks and I am proud they are all true American citizens and will answer the President’s call to arms against Germany or any other country when needed.

» I don’t see how my countrymen can go back on Uncle Sam. They came here without a cent and made money here; now they want to fight the country that feeds them. The kaiser never did do anything for thems or me. If he had we would be back there yet. All he did was to start this cruel war and starve all our people there and make soldiers , out of everybody and force them to w’ork for his dirty 12 cents a day with a fourth of a pound of meat and a loaf of black bread. 1 hope to ijee the day when he is kicked out of Germany and a president put in his place. You don’t see any Americans going over there for jobs or to any other nation. They are happy here and don’t owe any allegiance to any king or kaiser. I 'hope Uncle Sam will win. 'Hiurrah for President Wilson! Stop ah foreign papers printed in the United States. If they can t read English let them learn and

keep all foreign languages out of the schools. The English language is good -enough for anybody.—Jacob Cratts in Auburn (Nebraska) Republican. " /