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Show oo MENNONITES CLINO TO GERMAN TONGUE OMAHA Xeb . March 13 A train-load train-load of Ntennonltea from Ha6kett. Minn., stopped briefly Jn Omaha Bun-day Bun-day night on their Journey from th.-lr former colony near tho Canadian border bor-der to Torreon. Mexico. Members of tho party gave a number of reasons for moving, among them being an objection ob-jection to a law requiring them to teach English to the growing p. m ..-tlon. ..-tlon. "Wo are Germans and want our children to be Cermans," Benjjrnln Pahr, one of them was quoted as baying. bay-ing. A majority of the colonists are of German nativity although some Ru-sians Ru-sians are Included Of the 176 pc, sons in tho party, 5 3 are adults. |