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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Ueberhorst, Horst |
| Title, Monographic | Turners and Social Democrats in Milwaukee. Five Decades of Cooperation (1910-1960) |
| Author/Subsidiary, or Performer | Hahn, Joseph |
| Author Role 2 or Performer/Director | trans. |
| 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 | Lecture to the discussion group "Politics and Science" at the research institute of the Fr. Ebert Endowment in Bonn, March 26, 1980 |
| Call Number | MKI P84-187 |
| MKI Terms | Turners/ Milwaukee (Wis.)/ Socialism |