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Show TEUTONS MEET IN SALT LAKE At Mass Meeting They Express Ex-press Loyalty to Country of Their Adoption. SALT LAKE, March 30. Without I dissenting voice, nearly a thousand citizens cit-izens of Salt Lake of German and Austrian birth or desce nt pledd their unalterahle loyalty to Ihe cause of the. 1'nited States and their readiness and willinpness to fight, if necessary, for American richts and liberty at a mass meeting of German and Austrian-Amer lean citizens held last ni?ht in the Auditorium Au-ditorium under call of Governor Simon Bamberger. The loyal nnd patriotic manner in which those in attendance pledged their loyalty to the country and if. flap and declared their willingness to fight for the richts of tho country and the honor of its flag even against their native lands, If necessary, cm o assurance of the attitude of the T . u ton residents of the state. So pleased was Governor Bamberger Bamber-ger at the splendid manner in which l hey responded to his call that he expressed ex-pressed the hope that the sentiment developed at this meeting and the influence in-fluence of its action might spread to even.' state of the Fnion and be the medium to cement, the citizens of this nation to the flaz and the principles of liberty and humanity for which it stands. Urged to Full Duty. While ther.- was a splendid representation represen-tation of Germans and Austrians at the meeting last nieht, it was remarked re-marked by Dr. Elmer I. Goshen, one of the speakers, that "some prominent citizens were conspicuously absent" and he feared that they were not present pres-ent because they did not want to be frank with themselves and with others oth-ers in meeting the situation. Addresses in which every citizen of foreign birth or descent was urged to do his duty toward the country of his adoption, and be cautious in his expressions ex-pressions and comments, were made by Governor Simon Bamberger, Dr. Goshen, Robert A. Stelter, G. F. Busch mann, Charles Le Maire and Major Brlgham H. Roberts Major Roberts made a stronc: appeal ap-peal for the citizens of the state to prove their patriotism by enlisting in the national guard for training for preparation in defense of their country if the call for service came. He stronp-ly stronp-ly decried the popular expression, "I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier." and. addressing himself to the motherhood mother-hood of Utah, urged that they adopt instead, in-stead, "I reared my suns to do their duty." Patriotic music was furnished before be-fore the meet in? was called to order and during its progress b an orchestra, orches-tra, and the speeches were frequently interrupted by applause. Governor Bamberger Speaks. Governor Bamberger called the meetinc: to order and the invocation was offered by Major Roberts, just recently appointed chaplain on the staff of the governor. In a brief but trenchant address Governor Gov-ernor Bamberger declared that the time had come when a spade should be called a spade, when the people of i foreign birth or descent must Ret together to-gether and talk the matter over and decide where they stand, whether they are true American citizens or net. "I have called you here tonight, and j the main purpose is to have a com-! munity talk, so we can know and un-1 derstand each other. The time has i come to call a spade a spade. Let us I be open and above board with each j ot her." The governor told how. when he. came to this country, it required but a year for an alien to become a natur-j alized citizen. , rf |