The Washington herald., 1908-07-26

One million pamphlets issued recently
by the National Society Of the sons OF t--v
American Revolution. printed in English,
German. French. NiddisL- and Hungarian.
VIII. in the opinion Of the officers OF the
orsarfza1iou. Go much toward preparing
immigrants for citizenship
These booklets are entitled The United
states. Information for Immigrants and
are intended not only as guide 70 loT-
eiguers who may wish 20 be naturalized'
hut also 10 remind them OF the way tAls
country is conducted, even If they coItl-l-
Ne 20 1--we In IL without taking cut ci1i-
zenship papers
Arraucemeuts have been made 10 dis
tribute tie books at Ellis Island through
various missions and church societies "Ao
may be interested in the work. and the
/ evening schools where ambitious foreign
ers 20 70 learn OF the new country also
VIII be supplied Within the last few
davs comics have been distributed II al
the great ceuters- and II Chicago the
night schools have accepted the modest
. little work as a textbook In its INTRO
ductiou the work IS simple and direct
TIE person who leaves the land IN
. which he was born the book begins.
/ and goes 10 another 20 make his home,
wants TO learn the truth about a number
os things. To give such Information this
is printed. not by the government nor os
any set Of men who are Interested n
s1-s,;5re themselves Of your labor or seek
Ing to get your money. but By society
which has for its object the teaching q
all os q love Of country. and IS compose
OF the descendants Of the men 70 whom
the United States owes It's existence as
distinct government This society Is called
the sons Of the American Revolution
Everybody Works, but
Seven Questions are then propounded As
likely 20 be asked BY any immigrant, and
then. Ike a catschism OF primer, the vol
,1r1e proceeds TO set forth the inforna
ton required II especially aims 10 re
move certain fixed ideas which often oo
tain among immigrants. who think tha
b IN the United states they may do as the!
uIease. The all-impOrIant subjects O.
wages and opportunities for advance
= ment are first taken up in the patriots
primer.
"Au people OF the United States"
: SAYS. are workers IN one way or another
There IS no noble class which does no
work. Every one who comes here Z
make his home IS expected 20 work Il
some way or another. There Is work Z
be done on the farms, IN the mines, 4
!. the mills and factories. on the railroads
4 IN the cities. and each and all OF thes
+, will give you a fair compensation 10
the work you do; but you must not ez
pect that you viii be paid without wors
/, ing"
Touching the inquiry. Can any one Be
come rich IN this country the prime
7 makes the following direct reply:
u While there are many IN the countr
0 who have become rich, and who have bt
come rich as the result Of their ow
labor and saving. there are also mol
who are poor and who always viii
poor, The possibility Of becoming nc
) Is open to all. but the condition viii con
only as the result OF labor and indUst-
and habits OF economy. Il is therefor
p dependent upon yourself and upon no OF
II else whether you become rich or continI
poor.
4 Those who wish 70 know about the 7
tugion OF tho country are told there