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STARTING AT THE WRONG END.
The National Americanization
Committee, an organization started
in New York about q year ago, ad-
dressing itself to The foreign
language press Of the country, says;
"Tho marvellous growth of this
Republic, the strength and ygor of
It's manhood, have been largely due
70 the vast immigration from many
lands during the past century The
war IN Europe has shown US that all
Americans must work together more
closely and more constructively, with
more definite cooperation, if our
hundred million people are to have
the power Of one united nation. All
its people must meet on basis Of
close mutual understanding and
sympathy as citizens Of this Re-
public.
1.-THE purpose Of our Committee is
to aid the immigrant in his efforts
to enter into American life and to
enjoy it's advantages fully. In this
endeavor the foreign language press
has, in our opinion q very impor-
tant function II reaches millions
that never see English papers. It's
editors have a peculiar opportunity
TO interpret American ideals to the
foreign born The collective in
luonce Of the foreign language press
can he therefore q tremendous in
drence in q constructive program
which shall enable America to profit
by the contribution of the foreign
born, as well as to enable the foreign
born to America, and 10 profit BY its
opportunities
"a conference arranged under the
joint leadership Of our Committee
and group Of men chosen from
among the editors and publishers of
the foreign language press would,
we believe, be helpful at this time.
which our country must deal and in
which tie foreign language papers
can aid greatly. Discussion and in
terchangc Of thought viii make it
possible to adopt p program and de-
fine purposes which II supported
broadly by the foreign language
papers would mako them most
helpful agency ia our work Of Amer
icanization
will you join with the National
Committee in call
}ng and attending such q conference
10 be held at our expense at either
Detroit or Chicago some time in
Aprii. We shall appreciate the
favor OF reply and any suggestions
you mGy Wish TO make"
NO doubt The members Of the
National Amcricanization Committee
boliovc their intentions to be good.
But if they think the American
people Of foreign birth need their
advice and help to become "Amori-
canized" they have been wrongly in
formed The foreign language press
has been doing that work for years
and years. And because this par
tcular pregs Of the country has per-
formed it's duty so We'll, not a word
has been uttered by the Americans
of foreign birth that tho United
States should help one or the other
side of the contestants in the great
World War From the beginning OF
the struggle on the naturalized citi-
zens have urged that the United
States should maintain strict neu-
trality and avoid everything which
might load to the loss OF the friend
ship Of one or the other OF the bel
ligerents But at the same time
they have urged that their adopted
country should stand up for its
rights against any and all nations at
war Their motto rs and always has
been America First"
But there is certain element in
the United States which needs to be
"Americanized. It is the element
that has been urging the Government
Of the United States for the past
months to break Off diplomatic rela
tions with one side Of the belliger-
ents and Join their opponents in the
bloody conflict There is a certain
element in this fair land which
would throw the fire brand into this
young nation, which would stir up
racial feeling and hatred and cause
bloodshed in our own borders.
IF the National Americanzation
Committee would invited the foreign
language press and the Americans
OF foreign birth which have become
such good and true Americans
through the influence OF that press,
to join hands with them to "Ameri-
canize" that certain element, which
is endeavomng to involve the United
States ia the European war and to
stir up racial feeling and hatred.
they no doubt would gladly accept
the invitation.
The officers and Executive Com
mittoe or the National Americaniza-
tion Committee include Frank
Trumpbull Chairman; Percy r.
Pync, 1st Vice-Chairman; Mrs Edw.
r. Stottsbury, 2nd Yicc-Chairman
William Sproule Bird Nico-Chair-
man; VIM Fcllowes Morgan, Treas
uror; MRS Vincent Astor MIS- Cor
nclius Vanderbilt, Frances A. Kellar,
Peter Roberts, Thomas A Edison,
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