The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-10
Friday, April 10, 1O0s.
oUR ITALIAN CITIZENS.


 IL may not be known to all of the | older residents of tho city of New Ha- ven that there Is published here daily newspaper devoted to the instruction and the elevation of our Italian clti- zens, It Is the only daily newspaper in the great work of Amerlcanizing it's own people. Doubtless the point will be made that 1t is unfortunate that It's publishers consider 1t necessary to print the paper in the Italian language, but the point will not be well taken, It should be plain to the thoughtful that in this way, supplementing the work of the public schools. the Italian residents can best and quickest he brought to tho en- joyment of their ambition to become American citizens in thought and feel ing They must creep before they can walk
 The title of this interesting newspa- per is L'Indipendente and il is published by a corporation made up of Italian citizens We find In its issue of We'd nesday very suggestive editorial re- laling to the mpartlallty of the New Haven American press which says in part "It Is with great pleasure that we have noticed of late,in the local pa pers a tendency of fairness towards Italian settlers in this part of the country, and also an impartial crlti- cism of their doings. Such conduct on tho part Of the editors of these papers deserves recognition and gratitude on NolIY part. It has been always our de- sire to be criticised, but we wanted a just criticism because we realize that it is conducive to healthy results We know that our shortcomings are many; we know that in order to be- come healthy factors in the American national life we have great deal to learn. therefore whatever well meant criticism Is welcome to us We have come to America to improve ourselves morally and materially, and we have brought to this country a great desire to accomplish our ends. We have come to stay and our wish Is not to remain heterogeneous. but we want to be anal gamated We know that it Is for us to accomplish such q task, but what we need Is word of encouragement We solicit your advice, your help. Consld- CT us as youngsters, chidc us when we deserve It, but when we merit word of encouragement, word of praise, do not withhold 1t; 1t does us good, 1t acts as moral tonic" Later on In the as q moral tonic" Later on in the picturesque Imagery of the Latin race; . We love America; it is our country of adoption, and we love and revere old Italy. our mother country. our love and faith for America can he com pared to love and faith of the bride groom for the bride of his choice. our reverence and love for Italy ls that of q child to his parents
 We have made this extended quota. ton from the columns of our contcm. porary because 1t seems to us to he per. haps the most significant statement O purpose which has yet been made il behalf of the sons of Italy who hay, come here to' make their homes | shows as nothing else has shown tha back of the rough labor which tn, Italian immigrant Is doing for us Is determination to rise higher and high CT In the social scale until as a peopl they have taken the place in the Amer ican scheme equal to that alread, reached by notable members of thel race III NcW BdNen, me eUltnr or tn Italian newspaper from which we hay quoted Is right in characterizing hi people as "youngsters" in their knowl edge of American social and politica conditions and in their yearning fo bigger things but what Is particular encouraging about the youngsters l their sincerity, It is their desire to be come Americans in fact as well as I name that should appeal to the educa tiona forces of the city with tremen dous power. We have, for example discussed at length in these column the work cut out for the Woosto school district and the Lowell Hous settlement in asslmlating these Ita ian citizens In one sense of the wor the conventional school system can | trusted lo take care of the chldrel but that is not enough. To ignore tn parents in the scheme Of education to commit serious folly, If not
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