G.W. A Luckey wrote to Mr. Fee attempting to explain the meaning of the statements he made in a forum, which resulted in the questioning of his loyalty.
A.Crago, professor and assistant superintendent at Peru State Normal School, wrote to the Board of Regents commenting on G.W.A. Luckey's loyalty and qualities as an instructor.
The Law building on UNL campus was used for the regents trials during WWI in the year of 1918. The trials were held over 12 professors at the University that had been perceived as anti-war or pro-German. Most of these professors were found to be in good standing as American citizens, except for two, Professor's G.A.W. Luckey and C.E. Persinger were both fired by the University for being to anti-war and pro-German.