national new articles 

Minnesota

Clay County

Works Cited

Throughout the United States Anti-Germanism, or the hatred of the German language, culture, customs, and people, could be found during World War One and the following news articles can attest how far reaching it was. 

Switches to French

     Decatur, Ind.- Because German will not be taught in the public schools here during the coming semester, Miss Frieda Wehmhoff of Milwaukee, Wisc. Who ha been the instructor in German, will teach French.

Burn German Text Books

     Marienette, Wisconsin- While scores of people looked on the German text books formerly used in the Menomonie high school were burned in the public square, thus marking the end of the teaching of the Teutonic language in the public schools of this city.

 Yellow Paint Used by Minot Loyalists on Front of Minot Daily News Office

     Minot, N.D., March 25- Loyal Minot folks, made wrathy by the issueance early Monday of any extra edition of in which German successes were “played up,” painted the word “kaiser” on the door and the word “Slacker” on the windows of the Minot Daily News office. Vividly yellow paint was employed.

     About midnight The Minot Independent issued an extra in which the reports showing that the British lines were being held by their defenders were featured. 

     Shortly afterwards, The News issued an extra denying various features of the Independent’s edition.

     Riotous scenes followed. Crowds paraded the streets till long into the morning and when day dawned the front office of The News was found to have a liberal coat of yellow paint.

To Use English in Lutheran Synod 

     Lutherans of the Iowa synod have been ordered by the synod’s committee on information to participate in all patriotic meetings and to use English in both church and Sunday school, or to quit.  All instructions to the young must be given in English language.  The Sunday school must be held in the language of the country.  The ministers are ordered to participate in the raising of funds for patriotic meetings when requested to do so, and to use the English language at all such meetings. 

Click next to read about Minnesota's reaction to Germans and to German-Americans during WWI. 

Next