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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Ueberhorst, Horst |
| Title, Monographic | Turners und Sozialdemokraten in Milwaukee. Fuenf Jahrzehnte der Kooperation (1910-1960) |
| Place of Publication | Bonn |
| Publisher | Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung |
| Abstract | There were five decades of continuing cooperation between Turners and Social Democrats in Milwaukee. This period began with Emil Seidel's electoral victory in 1910. This was preceded by the organizational work of Victor Berger and Eugene V. Debs with the Social Democratic Party (1897). Despite various tensions and disagreements within the party, it was always the solidarity of Social Democrats in Milwaukee and in Wisconsin which delivered the most important condition for their electoral victories. The contributions of Daniel Hoan and Frank P. Zeidler are discussed. Zeidler's organizational and ideological leanings toward the Turners merely result from his many years of ideal cooperation based on concepts of social reform as set forth in the 'Turner Principles'. After the Turner Society abridged the old principles the attachment to social and ethical values declined. In no other American city have German Americans played such an important role in shaping local politics as in Milwaukee. Here German Americans participated in the Turner movement as well as in the political reforms as Social Democrats (where they played a leading role). |
| Notes | Vortrag vor dem Gespraechskreis "Politik und Wissenschaft" des Forschungsinstituts der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Bonn am 26. Maerz 1980; donation from Juergen Eichhoff |
| Call Number | MKI P2001-14 |
| MKI Terms | Turners/ Milwaukee (Wis.)/ Socialism |