Word: berger
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...over three years I have known Mr. Pond, and had the utmost respect for his views and ideals. But when he states that the action of the House of Representatives in refusing to seat Victor L. Berger drives him to direct action, which is nothing less than extreme socialism, I can only feel that his sense of extreme precision in justice has o'erleapt itself...
Victor L. Berger, Milwaukee editor, convicted of conspiring against the United States, was refused a seat in Congress by a vote of 309 to 1. Congress has not said that "we will allow only men who agree with us to debate with us," but Congress has, with thoroughly justifiable indignation, refused to permit the contamination of the national legislative body by admitting to it a man who has served a prison sentence for treason against the United States government in war time, and whose "ideals" are confessedly unchanged. I grant that the man is probably sincere; sincere people...
...issues and conduct of the struggle. In the three-cornered senatorial campaign which ends at the polls today the Wisconsin voters will choose between Len-root, a Republican who supports the war but who reserves judgment regarding its conduct, Davis, who is an out-and-out Administration Democrat, and Berger, a Socialist who runs on the astounding platform that "the American army should be immediately withdrawn from Europe to give complete security to the United States and a general peace negotiated...
...play follows: Birkenstock, retired, G. Priest 1G Emma, his wife Miss Elsie Wulkop Asta, their daughter, Miss Enrica Barth Sauerbrei, henpecked husband, Mr. C. L. Scaracer Rosalie, his wife, Mrs. Ward P. Shattuck. Klara, their daughter, Miss Elsa Warnke Arnold Reimann, architect, F. S. Cawley '10 Hugo Berger, life-insurance agent, C. G. Cook 3G Pieper, alderman, J. L. Mosle '20 Ballinger, alderman, R. P. Berie '20 Karner, alderman, J. R. Lauer '20 Lehmann, alderman, M. Cowley '19 Blechschmidt, alderman, C. A. Rome '17 Moll, physician, W. Silz '17 Hampel, messenger, W. J. Margreve '19 Frau Balder, Miss Gabriele Veit...
...three acts. The feminine roles in the play will be taken by members of the Bostoner Deutsche Gesellschaft. The cast follows: Birkenstock, G. Priester 1G Emma, Elsie Wullko Asta, Erica Barti Sauerbrei, C. L. Schrader uc Rosalie Lina Shattuck Klara, Elsa Warnke Arnold Reimann, F. S. Cawley '10 Hugo Berger, C. G. Cook 3G Ein Stadtverordneter, C. A. Rome '17 Moll, W. Silz '17 Hampel, W. J. Margreve '19 Frau Balder Sigfrid Gubitz Pauline, Lena Berle Karoline, Gabriele Veit...