Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-10-19
AsING TIM uYrnFN.

Former President Roosevelt has
been giving some good advice which
iu a measure otones for many foolish
things he has said n the past Speak
ing TO the knights of Columbus, "a
few evenings ago, the colonel put the
matter Of the hyphen thus
"Poy heed 10 the three essential
principles FIRST the need Of fl coH-
mon language second, the need OF g
common ciyil standard. third, the
need of q nigh standard of llVlnE. OF
reasonable equality OF opportunity. Of
social and industrial justice. ASK
YOU go help strike the note thnt shut
unite out people for O greater aud
better America, for W We are not unit
ga we shull slip into the SUR eft
measurcless disaster
80 man who does not speak thr
language OF the government under
which he lives can understand i as
he should. ana Il Is difficult for him
to Dee understood by IT, no two men
who do not speak the same language
can be close friends, because COM
mon language forms the closest bond
OF sympathN he who speaks only
uu allen tongue must Doc alien to
those who do not understand him.
This fact ia true IA New Mexico
and s having the closest attention of
the educators of this state. Colonel
Roosevelt, Of course referred par
ueulauv to such German Americans
os the United states ns have shown
Themselves more in sympathy with
"the futherlund" than with the land
or their adoption. Also, there is no
question of the loyalty Of the spanish
American of New Mexico 20 tho flaE
under which Me lives but unless hc
speaks the language of the laws, the
commerce and the business of his
nation, # "a impossible for hw d
appreciate the Institutions of this
country Just as IL is impossible for
him Co Doe estimated at his true value.
People who do not speak the Same
tongue can not have. on seldom do
have. common clvll standard. Not
having the same language their sNm-
ptthics are not the Same aud their
UNDERSTANDINGS vary
one of the chief reasons for insist
enre that every person who ottoWs
citizenship should speak the lonfuase
If tine country IS m the fact thot only
rs th4 way can thcy an have equality
ol opportunity
For example. The laws OF THIS coun-
ue ara administered la English, the
business is transacted in English
contracts are made ana executed io
English. and the man who does mot
express himself in the dominant iau-
euage Is under a great handicap from
start to- finish
win tho speaking Of the same
Language there Is quick assimilation
of races Of thc same color, but with.
out common language assimilation
IS Impossible These Facts are wen
known 10 cycry leading spanish-Am-
eucan and every thoushtnl Nuele-
American Yet a vast pefcon'as'
of the spanish Americans of New
MeNieo have no working knowledge
n inc language Of the government
under which they live
For this condition certain un-
setupulous Anglo-Americaus ana "a
large percentage Of the spanish-Am-
erican leaders are responsible They
have not rcsarded 1T 20 their od-
vantage 10 have hc common people
80 spanish-Am,ricu language either
understand the English langnnge OF
have even reasonable education ~
tire Spanish language Am ignorant
voter upon whose preiudices
dsmagoeue could prey was moro 20
their liking
Hence the policy has been 60 talk
10 me spanish American of now, lg
getting together and yoliag toseiher