East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-03
TO HELP IMMIGRANTS
BECOME GOOD CITIZENS
Natipnal Committee Of One Hundred
l. Formally Organized-Win In
ducc Foreigners 10 Learn English,

The organization OF the National
Committee of one Hundred to induce
a large number OF non -Engiish-speak |
hlg immigrants to attend night
schools ana learn English has been
practically completed by the United
States commissioner of education. +.
Z. Claxton
The Honorable John Price Jackson
who is the Pennsylvania state com
missioner Of labor and indIsti', mas
been appointed chairman OF the Me-
tlonal Committee OF one HAEdred'
and Harrison II. Wheaton, specialist,
in the education OF Immigrants IN lhe
bureau oil education, has b"en drsis
mated by Commissioner ClahtJn te
dircc the America first campaign 81
the bureau ot education and tn com
rnttee of one hundred, in the capac-
itv 'of chairman of the executive com
mittee have also been appointed Il
iart unit! such time as The c"inmlIl'e
OF one hundred can meet and 'om-
petc its organization
Several OF the country's most prom
incnt officials and individuals intel
ystcd in the problem Of immigration
hpvc accepted service on the commit
tee. Among them are the HohOfaole
Anthony Caminetti, commissioner
genefaI of immigration; Frank Trum-
bull chairman of the AmericaIiIhtl"nI
committee of the United STATES
chamber OF commerce. Mary -Antlhi
Dr. Peter Roberts, Industrial secie'
liar, 90 the international committee u
the Young Mems Christian aasocid'
zion. I.ouis Hammerling, preslden. u
the American Association % Foreign
language Newspapers; Bishop Shan-
IAN, rector, Catholic UnlVe.s'tE q!
America, Mary c. {. Bradford state
superintendent OF public instruction
! Denver, colo; Payson Smith, state
( Commissioner Of education, Il 2ston'
Mass; CALVIN {. Kendall, state com
{ missioner of education, Trenton n
! J.; John II. Finley, safe Commiaslon-
er of edcatiOn, Albany, y. y; Nathan
e.. Schaetfer, State Superintendent OF
public instruction HARRISBURG Pa"
John Mitchell, chairman, state indus
trial commission, Albany, n. y; BeH-
nard ]. Rothwen, former chairman Of
the Massachusetts immigration com
mission; Gustave StFaubenmuller, Act
ing Superintendent of schools. New
York CITY; Judge Clarence \ Good
win, appellate court, Chicago, ILL.,;
John Zychlinski, president o. the
Polish National Alliance; Samuei Rea,
st. Vincent de Paul Socie,Y, Phda-
delphia, Pa; Henry W. Hoyt, chair
man, committee on education, Detrol,
board of commerce, Detroit, Mich;
Jane Adams, Hull House Chicago,
ILL.,; Chancellor jerks, chairman
commit ee on aliens and cit.lenship
OF the national society of the sons 1t
the American Revolutions Alfred Ron
covier. superintendent of schools
san Francisco, Cal. Sadie American.
president national council of Jewish
women, New York city; Rabbi Louis
J Kopald, Buffalo, N Y, and Jane
Robin, society of Italian immigrants.
A complete plan of activity is be-
ing outlined by the chairman of the
executive committee. This plan Will
enlist the active cooperation of ev-
cry governmental agency, organiza'
! tion and individual interested in the
educa. ion and welfare Of the immi-
grants.
The appeal for cooperation already
sent out by the bureau has met an
enthusiastic re ponse from every sec
! tion of the country. Several nation
al organizations reaching the immi
grant indus,rially, educationally and
otherwise are already cooperating.
Foreign Language newspapers have
agreed to print articles on the advan-
tages OF attending night schools, while
national organizations of immigrants
are taking steps to reach thousands
of non English speaking members.
Wise men get a lot of free instruc.
/ finn from fooig