Speaker Argues Hate Drives Measure 58
BY TOM HENDERSON - GAZETTE-TIMES REPORTER
It’s the dawn of a new century, but does Bill Sizemore know which one?James Crawford has his doubts.
Crawford spoke at Oregon State University on Saturday night to participants in the Linguistic Association of the Southwest’s 37th annual national convention.
He said Sizemore might be more comfortable in 1908. That was when a wave of resentment started building toward German-speaking immigrants.
World War I brought anti-German hostility to a boiling point, Crawford said. Laws were passed banning the speaking of German in public places, including classrooms.
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