Telegram-herald., 1891-10-16
ALIENS IN AMERICA,
Mrs. HOwe's Able Address-Other Ladies'
Ofrer Timely suggestions.

Oner I Timely suggestious.
At the evening session after an organ
voluntary by Prof. Wallenstein, Mrs.
Fyfe and Mrs. Davis sang a duet,
'sThe Angel" by Rubenstein.
The President, Mrs. Howe, called
Mrs j. c. Wenham to the chair while
she read her paper on "Aliens in Amer
ica." Mrs. Howe said: 'It is quite Gus
tomary for people to say America for
Americans but since the race is the
Lords the irresistible currents OF com,
merce will soon introduce new ele-
ments among US, old world discords
will be renewed again, and old world
battles fought again. But the sun OF
civilization is far above the horizon,
and it has brought to light unwritten
laws which all must respect.
We Americans are far from uniting
| in ourselves all the high traits which
we have pledged before the world.
Since our government Is one Of the
people, for the people, and by the
people, II is not for any ones interest
| to be governed by Individuals. We
should seek the public veal above
| our own advantage.
The old world is upon us with It's
| ignorances. it's assumptions, and its
debts. Late immigrations present SOM
| difficulties that were less apparent
| than In our earlier history. Formerly
| the people that came to our shores
soon became one with us in feeling.
| Now races come in hordes, live to-
gether, and hold fast to such ideas as
have surrounded them in their old
1 bA,,,<, ro ra will onI xx-ic1nr,
we may cope with all these difficult
ties. and be victorious. II we have not.
we will perish and deserve our fate.
The cure for the evil and the escape
from the perils affects US nationally.
more than individually. We cans be-
gin too soon to take account OF the
gifts aud the deficiencies 70 the foreign
element. Deadly social poisons have
| easy access TO orr land. but we develop
crime cno-yh OF our own--we can't
| afford to import it.
| We should find out what can be
| done 20 make these new comers good
American citizens. Orr institutions are
l founded upon the rank and file Of hu-
marity. and II ehould he studied. not
only how TO keen aliens from under
mining these institutions, but how to
uphold them. How may we train
| them into correct ideas OF Amcri an
society? Last summer at Chatanqua
think I found n clew that could
lead MS out OF this labvrinth--in the
cultivation of the good sense OF the
people. Some OF onr aliens think that
liberty means freedom to main and
murder at will. In order, then. to
help these great masses we must know
what to undo.
There should be some pro rision made
I for political ignorance. not only among
the aliens hat ~ our pwI
| socsiled higher classes.
Every foreigner should pass IN ex-
| animation before being allowed 70
vote TIE whole ho.fv poiitfc should
be animated with patriotic spirit
| The uuifysnU power ia az strongly
present in the world today as IL ever
has been. Love TO God aud man wlii
win enable us TO speak to these peopie
fn language ali can understand ana
va will recognise the new creature os
the n.w testament ~ the new word
Mtss Emily Rowland was aiad OF
TIE rptirafst vfew taken by Mrs hoWe'
hecause she believes that our 0fothess
and sisters ~ the crowded old weTiq
havs "a much right - earr here "a
our ancestors bad. Nis ffir- n@fr
b~er placed at castie 6ararn Win -.
tets p~fnt.f IN an Languages ""Fh
ha4v ban given 20 the He~
The<p leaflsta ecrtsin q dszSs' Z" -
,nws % our pai,ise school syH'~7a' -
vsanv nth~r ~ r3s -.
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