Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-08
IMMIGRATION IS
LARGE PROBLEM,
SAYS JAY URICE

"The Immigration Froblem' is one
q the most perplexing confronting
our nation. Many of our social and
economic difficulties are caused by
the influx of foreigners TO our shores
and the problems connected with a
healthy assimilation Of these strang-
ers. The church and social service
organizations are giving increasing
attention 10 this nest needy field for
work. The Young Mems Christian
Association, as branch OF church ac-
tivity, has demonstrated that it's
methods and organization enable il to
reach the foreigner in large num-
hers" says Jay A. Urice OF the local
" NJ. c. A., who recently returned
from the mainland
Secretaries are now posted az all
of the larger European ports. These
men meet the immigrant as he em-l
barks on his voyage to the New
World and gives him help and advice.
Secretaries travel among the immi-
grants aboard ship and by group
talks and -personal friendly converse.
ton, in language that they under
stand. prepare them for the difficult
ties which they will meet in the new
land. The newcomers are directed to
those parts OF the country in which /
they have friends and are given let.
tiers OF introduction to Y. NJ. G. A. sec
retanes whom they will meet on their /
journey. In TINS way they receive the
sincere Christian friends from the !
time they leave their home land I'M
til they are located in the country of |
their adoption. During the past year i
the association served thousands or
immigrants in this distinct and pxac-
tical way But the problem of loca-
ton is but one factor in that of as
similation. Lack of. knowledge of
English hinders the newcomer in OBJ
tanning work and in adopting Ameri-l
can customs and ways Of living.
sDr. Peter ROBBERS, the immigration
expert On the international committee
Of The Y. NJ. c. A., has worked out a
most practical and unique system Of
English. for Coming Americans.
Last year $500 undergraduate from
and universities Of the Unit.
ed States were teaching English in
their leisure time II is estimated
hat they reached 60,000, w0rkingi
men and boys with this instruction.
ana personal contact. Classes are :,
ben in rooms OF labor unions. in for
Sign speaking churches and even in
shops and mills where the men are
II work. Men of Columbia. Harvard, Il
williams, Northwestern, Pennsylvasl
lia, California and other universities
rom one end Of our country TO the
1tler are engaged in teaching thesei
.lasses and leading groups OF men in
ltndy OF English. At Cornell alone
here were $50 men in definite SER i
ice. These students give one or two
evenings each week to the work and
enjoy this opportunity to
meet and be of service to real men. III
students who are going out to bel I
eaders In business and Industrial life {
,ef, In this contact with men, q larg-s
r conception Of the human factor in
Ministry.
THE Honolulu Y NJ G. A. is now
completing the plans for program I
i English for Coming Americans
II various centers and among the Il
iflerent nationalities in the city I
here will be organized classes in t
oDFersaticnaI English. Using the, I
modern methods it is possible toiu
each correct speech in a remarkably i
hort period Of time and in most [
manner. The association d
as large opportunity for service in c
bis field in Honolulu and the work
airing the coming year will be watch
a with interest