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Memo for Mr. H. H. Clegg -z- "The Bund looks back with pride @m the patriotic contributions, achievements and sacrifices of its German pioneer forebears in building and defending the Republic against the aggressions of Great Britain and France. It asserts without fear of successful contradiction that the German element has formed an integral part of American political and social ‘ life fran the first Jamestom settlement down, and through the personages of-such leaders as eral Baron v,sXSteuben, JacoMveisler, et le enger, Scour eiser, Franci, eber, Kard*Follen, 1 ¢ churs and many others, has exercised inestimable constructive influence inseparable from American t life in all its branches, "Firmly holding that the past patriotic acts —_ of cur people entitle us to an equal voice in the , affairs of our country, the United States of America, ; and prepared to follow the example thus set us, we f hold unwaveringly to the doctrine of keeping [Europe an out of America and America out of Burope, as that re doctrine was transmitted to us by every President, f- fram Washington dom to Lincoln and Cleveland. be "We wholeheartedly support the Monroe Doctrine, but point but that the Doctrine is not a one-sided expression of policy, in that it is equally emphatic in pledging the United States to oe of none-inter~ ference in European affairs, "Ne hold that the agitatia and panicky deliveries fron on high om the supposed dangers that threaten the United States from invasion is home-made for the wl- terior ourpose of preparing the ground for American intervention in a Eurepean quarrel, “We therefore deprecate the attacks m Cg]. { Charles dbergh and H ord and other courageous, outspoken Americans as par¥ of a vicious propaganda financed by internationalists to silence the voice of