Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-13
searchlight Club Hears Discus
sion on Emigration Problem
by Grinnell Professor
CLUB GIVES SPEAKER PRESENT
Its Appreciation of Dr.. Steiner Given
Form in Gift Of s55 as Christmas
Present-Dr. Steiner Gives Excellent
Solution on the Menace Of the For
eien Element.
eien Element.

For few months at least, until the
annual meeting in the spring, the
Searchlight Club said farewell to DR..
E. A. Steiner, of Grinnell, who, with
his address Tuesday night at Y. M. G.
A., on emigration, closed his series OF
spects the talk of last night was the
best DR.. Steiner has every delivered
before the club.
AS a farewell gift and Christmas
present Of appreciation from the club,
DR.. Steiner was presented with draft
tor $50 for Frau Steiner. the little
Steiners and old man Steiner" as
President L. J. Fletcher, who made the
pnef presentation speech, expressed 1t.
Dr.. Steiner was vislply affected by the
remembrance when he thanked the
club.
DIR. Steiner spoke from first hand
knowledge OF his subject, which was
d part OF his address on The Dangers
OF Congestion and Methods OF Distri-
BUTTON" delivered by him before uhe
congress OF emigration, WffiVl met re-
Gently In New York HIS knowledge
OF his subject came thru intimate re-
lations and acuuaintances formed dur
ing q three months residence In the
east side of New York, where he lived
among the emigrants while he worked
in a sweat shop in order THAT he might
study the people
DR.. Steiner holds that it has not been
@1>, ~ ,icrr. mi a SOCIAL
menace. and questions whether on not
they lower the social Ideas OF COM
munity. He contended that In the ma
jority of cases they soon become
Americanized, assume American GUS
toms dress and mode of living. Much
OF this he said, was due to the Chill
dren, who were more quickly won to
American ways than their elders and
who brought American ideas into the
homes by the knowledge and influence
received in the public schools.
DR.. Steiner holds as questionable
whether or not the foreigner is a po-
Mtical menace and backed by this
statement by the one that cities with a
much less percentage of foreign popu-
lation than New York, had all the ear
marks of that city's corruption.
DR. Steiner holds that the community,
town or city in which the foreigner
settles has in its power to make either
a good or bad citizen of the emigrant.
Covering this point he said:
..The foreigner is usually what the
community is. Each community has
an individuality of its own which 1t
stamps on the emigrant. He does not
oI,o 40 which
moulded him, and the man who comes
to the community becomes as that
community is. You make men what
YOU are. If the influences about the
foreigner in civic or social life are cor
rupt, the liability is that the emigrant
will become like those which produce
that condition"
Touching the subject Of anarchy he
said: "The fear that ] llo@d is that the
mass of those congested In the cities
will be taught anarchy by those In
control of municipal affairs. It Is not
the emigrant who is the problem, but
IT is you gentlemen, who are the
problem. This country can swallow all
of the emigration coming to It, and
can digest 1t into American citizens OF
good type, provided the country keeps
healthy and free from disorders. But
If there are disorders Of municipal and
state. rottenness Of government, the
country will have a tremendous case
of indigestion on its hands"
Ladies Serve Fine Supper.
The ladies Of the aa1xiliary caught
the spirit of the farewell meeting and
served one of the M st elaborate menus
vo+ attarnnted Cream of celery SOllD,
roast chicken with dressing, mashed
potatoes with gravy, cream corn, cram
berry sauce, celery. pickles, coffee, APP
pie pie and cheese were served in such
generous quantities that even a mas
culine appetite was more than satis-
fed.
Holiday Rates.
The Erie Railroad, the picturesque
trunk line of America, announces its
snecial rates over its line from Chica-