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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
IMMIGRANT WANTS ADVICE;
DELEGATES ARE AT A LOSS

Much amusement was caused by a let
ter from an immigrant ''in great trou-
ble.' which III. II. Wheaton, of the Bu-
reau of Education, Washington, exhibited
to the delegates 1t raised a question,
he said. as to whether or not Americana
zation should apply to immigrant women.
The letter was as follows:
II read your advertising that you wish
that every foreigner who came TO Amer
lea should know how to be a citizen OF
the United States. / love the country
and l used to go in the night school, and
i am much obliged to the Board of Edu-
cation for that.
But l am in great trouble. Ny wife
is no stupid. but she does not allow me to
go TO night school. She want / should
go with her out or in amusement places.
IL not she curse me and exeerate me.
Kindly let me know what can L dof'
Just what advice the man will get is
not known yet. The delegates couldn't
make up their mind what ought 10 be
done. They said they would probably first
send some women TO see the mans wife
and interview her. They want the man
TO go to night school. but they don't want
him TO get in trouble with his wife.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20

II the informal opinions of men and
women obtained at the Bellevue-Stret-
ford today at the Amerlcanization confer
ence, are an Indication of the teeling
throughout the United States concerning
the next presidential election, American
politics Is in n chaotic state
No two of the big men of the nation
Eathered here have the same opinion, eX-
cept that all agree that Justice Charles
: Il. Hughes has a wonderful chance OF
being President, IL he will only consent
to run.
Abraham Bowers, delegate represent
ing the City Club. and the Y. NJ. c. a.
OF Chicago. brought forth the only hint
that william Howard Taft has presiden-
tinl aspirations again.
Taft, think. is the most receptive man
IN the country" said Mr.. Bowers. HE Is,
think likely to be n successful dark
horse In the Republican party. People in
this part of the country have little idea
how, Taft has been kept before the people
of the West. He, think, has been doing
more in the West to keep himself in the
public eye than has Roosevelt
ALTHOUGH | voted for Wilson Mt the
last election. my wife and I-for you know
the women vote In my State-have talked
II all over, and we have decided that
Wilson cannot have our vote this time
We, like thousands of others, do not like
his Lusitania and the Ancona policies.
We NtiS tHiiihhib u 'OSiAie .tNA i'''" S''N''
then.
''In the. West there is feeling for
Hughes or Root. Senator Borah and
Cummfns too. seem rather in the lime
light. but we think Hughes has the best
chance for the nomination IL he will
run - stsa
william Lauder secretary of the State
Industrial Board and a member of the
Pennsylvania Board of Education, said
the presidential situation has not reached
a point where discussion would be per-
Missile. OF one thing he seemed posi-
tive and that Is that T. C. du Pont had
little chance for nomination.
T. A. Morrey, of st. Louis, another
Western delegate, said:
although 1 myself am what Is usu-
ally considered n stand-patter, 1 feel that
IL we had a little more Teddyism, tenn
pered with grape Juice, we would have
a healing concoction for our present ma
tional Illness.
'T think Hughes is the logical man for
the nomination If he will consent to run
Wilson, of course, will be nominated by
the Democrats. He is their favorite-no
doubt about that. AS a whole his Admin
istration has been good" he added with
smile "hut he has not looked to our COM
mercial interests as he should have
Possibly l might put II in this way
he has been lax in bringing those TO
task who have overstepped their author
ity in trampling American rights under
foot"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
MARY ANTIN TELLS WHAT is
MEANT BY "AMERICA FIRST

Mary Antin. the young woman who
landed in Boston not so long ago as a
raw immigrant, and who in this country
has developed TO be one OF the leaders
In teaching the American idea to other
Immigrants who do not learn as eagerly
and quickly as did she. spoke today OF
her understanding OF the slogan. Amer
lea First"
Miss Antin gave the interview at the
Bellevue-Stratford, where she Is one OF
the majors of the AmeFicanization Con-
ference in session there today.
Il do not mean By America First, "
Miss Antin said. anything like the Eu-
ropean nations mean by slogans which
have q similar eonnotatlon; Deutschland
Uber ALE, for instance. America First
has an implication OF opportunity, not
force. We mean by II that the immi-
grants should understand that their best
opportunity lies here; not only In abso-
iue freedom In religious thought and po-
hticai thought and such other things for
which the country was established. but
frst also Ia happy opportunity to live
and make progress It's a different point
or view entirely.
We must make the opportunity so sure
and 80 easy that America First can't
help but become ! fact u the minds Of
those rho cone from other countries %
make thia country theT home-T
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20

REAL HOME FOR ALIENS, AMBITION D
OF RICANIZATION DEL nc, ATr
Colonel Roosevelt Expected to Launch Presidon.;.
Boom at Meeting Tonight-50O Rub Elbows =. =
Plans to Make This Simon-Pure America 's

Theodore Roosevelt Is expected to shoot
the first gun in his presidential cam
paign tonight at the Metropolitan Opera
riouse, ccor1ing to many delegates. who
declare that he will use this opportunity
of having the ears Of the nation to spring
his boom and to boost his own stock,
Joy was expressed by several delegates
to the conference today that Miss Jane
Adams of Hull House. Pace Confer
ence and Amerlcanizaton fame, Is much
improved Intimate Chicago friends said
that, although II had not been publicly
known, It was feared for n time that she
had n cancer. Doctors have announced
that this fear Is ungrounded and that
she is improving.
although | am not a delegate to this
conference, I am much interested in 1t,
and consider 1t a move in the right dircc-
ton | think that IN the past we have
treated the immigrants shamefuly. We
have been too divided in the past. l well
come movement which will unite" said
DR.. Morris Jastrow. of the University of
Pennsylvania faculty.
"The Y. NJ. c. A. is trying to do work
of education of the new citizens and
helping the old as much as possible i'm
this Americanzation movement" said
George w. Tupper, of the Department of
immigration, Massachusetts and Rhode
Island Y. NJ c. AS.
One enthusiastic woman. when she ar
rived at the free literature table, promptly
grasped the opportunity learn" say
ing, PLEASE do give me one of every
thing. This Is such n wonderful move-
ment; want to know all about it."
ence, representing all organizations,
which are working together for the sue
cess of making Americans of all who
live In the United States.
Thousands of pieces of literature are
being taken away by the delegates, who,
when they return home. will give reports
of this conference in the organizations,
clubs, churches, schools and educational
bodies which sent them.
special campaign to get foreigners
interested and attending night schools is
being carried on during the conference
by the committees headed by Raymond
L. Cole. a little book entitled "Ameri-
canizing a City," is being distributed in
an effort to make the delegates under
stand the need of public night schools
where English can be taught.
One of. the unexpected by-products of
the Americanization conference will be
the Americanizing of the native Amer
leans. While we are busy converting
the heathen' we will convert ourselves
and our children.''-Mary Antin.
One of the best attributes of the Amer
lean nation, according to remarks of
some of the delegates, is that this
country is always looking for faults in
itself. ito blame ourselves for things
and to call ourselves Names" That is
tho hope of the American nation-the
hope of the Amerlcanization movement
mo other nation in the world de-
nounces itself as the United States does
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20

| mo other will allow tho oi,,..
the Government 10 pieces liens ~ .1 . tat
states does" So said n uo,,s.. 's uniia
talking to a friend. ueiegaA
The astonishing thing abo,. AZ
icanization conference, To fbs us Annss
themselves Is that it has rathosss Ssisesais,
concerted momentum so sud5o,,a ~ .ssuA
impromptu talks this mornjhg h, IVA
Veated that In all parts of ~. VIZ n
people have been working foe ~. nasA
ment independently. Now M. move
working together. es AZ
The banquet last night in the r.,....
Stotesbury home was an appropriats y.
tihg Tor the movement whict ain.
Americanize the nation. 1t was NOR y Y
ting than the old method. WI "
smoky, dirty tenements were M 0n 1 W.
ground. This is movement VIII, oaes. "
accomplish much.-Mary Antin. r4
The Americanization movement 1.
fad of the idle rich. IT is a cones,,'i
action to bring the rich and the poor n.
native born and the foreign horn A. " "
realization of the meaning of the vs., ",
America. w
Concensus of opinion among the IA.
gates-the protest against the slor,s
America First is unfounded, : n n ~
a wicked slogan, such as might X,
thought when 1t is compared il ,slI
slogan. Deutschland Ueber; Allies y.
means America first in the hearts ~ ~
people. Loyalty to America has pevs.
taught enemity toward any nation.
The spread of the English languaFe !,
the national language does not ain, n
penalize any other language or 10 for.l
English on any one class of people mi.
aim Is just to give all the citizens NJ
pass into the national treasure house Il !
America. tA,l
Francis A. Kellor has been called 9Th.
Human Dynamo" of the entire coaier.
ence-the woman whose brain has pows,
to make people do what she wants them
to do, without talking. Last May sbs
took the movement under her wing Il
was she who engineered the American.
ization celebrations on the Fourth a
July all over the county. II was she yhs
did the work of organizing this con.
ference She and her force OF worker
know no Sundays and no hoIIdaya
They work day and night, without ceas.
ing, according to New York delegates
who are in position to know.
No one delegate will claim the dstinc.
tion of originating the term "American.
ization." They say that it 'just grew Ia
hundreds of hearts and minds thronghoul
the nation, and burst forth all at once
in q movement which the delegates hope
will have as widespread influence ulu-
mately as that other meeting in Phlla-
delphia in 1776.
America Is loved-is an ideal-to' ths
immigrant long before he arrives ifths:
United States. The Statue of Liberty 10
the immigrant is sacred symbol-not
piece of statuary. People are really
drawn to- this nation by spiritual ahin.
ity, even If they come here to earn Their
daily bread. Some are, of course, dissp.s
pointed. The Americanization movement
aims to make the ideals come true-"-A
New York delegate. Ht6
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
Boost Convention Hall

Members OF the Manayunk Business
Mems Association enlisted i'm the Con-
vention Hall movement last night at
their annual meeting and approved the
proposed site of the new building by
giving it official endorsement A COM
mlttee was also appointed TO make ar
rangements for the annual banquet,
monthly meeting in February.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
CHARGES "FRAME" BY OFFICER
"Blackie," However, Held for Trans
porting Explosives

WILMINGTON. Del. Jan. 2O.-WillIam
Stone, alias New York Blackie," when
arraigned here today before United States
Commissioner Mahaffy on a charge OF IL
legally transporting explosives between
States, declared that he was victim OF
a frame-up engineered by Postal In
spector NJ. s. Plummer Plummer denied
the accusation, and "Blackie" was held
under $1,000 bail for Federal Court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
Mayor Ellis Daughter III

Much concern was caused today I'M
Camden. n. j., by the serious illness
of Miss Elizabeth Ellis, the youngest
daughter Of Mayor Charles Ii. Ellis. OF
that city. She has been m at her home,
s15 South 5th street, for more than two
weeks with the grip, and heart trouble
today made her condition serious.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
DRAMATIC TOUCH TO MEETING.

A touch OF the dramatic, and certainly
OF the enthusiastic. was given the meet
ing when Miss Mary Antin. the Jewish
girl who saw In America The Promised
Land and wrote OF her adopted coun-
try under that title. was lifted up ON a
chair. She had an American flag pinned
to her dress. She talked so eagerly that
her words fairly raced and tumbled over
each other.
'Ah, this IL good sight TO mel' she
exclaimed. with her quaint accent, "a
good. good sight. / cannot tell you how
good The old stock gathers together 10
give o. itself 10 those who come to
Americas shores seeking liberty, oppor-
tunity and equality. IL IL good 70 know
that our prosperity has not killed us after
all Il Is particularly good 10 md that In
Philadelphia. ia the old town where the
Liberty Bell pealed out. they are Up and
very things - ealne % this country sees
ius.r
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20

no other will allow the eitizsr.
the Government TO pieces as ,hs 70 e,
states does SO said a woman s =, ynil.i
talking to a friend. '' uelegae
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20
AMERICANIZERS
FOR HUGHES AS
HARMONY MAN
Say Justice Has Chance to
Be President if He
Consents to Run
CALL TAFT DARK HORSE
Hon" "Americdnizers" VieIC
IS Presidential Timber

Roosevelt growing in popularity.
Hughes as the harmony man.
Taft as a successful dark horse.
Wilson as the Democratic ia
vorite.
Du Pont brought only smiles.
Republicanism coming back
strong.
Progressive party not even men
toned.
Evening journal., 1916-05-24
NEED NO HITCHING.

(From the Springfield Republican,
Those who have looked for Col.
Roosevelt's nomination at Chicago
merely because of the amazing devel-
opment of his strength four years ago
in the popular primary states as the
convention then drew near. have ig-
nored essential differences between
the situation in 1912 and that which
exists today. In 1912 he was making
an active direct campaign as a mem-
ber Of the Republican party for What.
ever delegates he could get In 1916
he is outside the party and the most
active campaign waged in his behalf
in any state is that just concluded
here in Massachusetts.
Col. Roosevelt and his clearer sight
ed friends-in distinction from the
Cushings and Gardners - have seen
that the only hope of his nomination
lay in a wave OF popular demand
which would sweep the convention off
its feet But those who control the
organization Of the party, and who
do not want the colonel, have been
equally aware that his only hope was
their only danger. Consequently it
has been safe TO assume that the dele
gates selected here and there through
out the country have been what Uncle
Joe" Cannon once tersely described as
Republicans who will stand without
hitching'-men not 10 be stampeded
The assumption proves increasings>
well founded as the names OF the dele
gates and their past political expert
ence are learned. In large number
of cases they are the same men who
sat in the convention in 1912 and NOM
mated Taft and then heard themselves
denounced all over the country as
thieves and robbers. Thus not onl7
have they been under fire before. but
the recollection of the manner in
which they we're then attacked must
tend 10 make them stand frmer.
Evening journal., 1916-05-24
Editorial Opinion
WHY NOT TAP THE MAILS!


From tho Washington Post.
The attempt to Justify wire-tapping
by the police of New York on the
ground that 1t aids in the detection of
crime is. a fallacious argument
The police have no right to commit
crime for the sake of detecting crime.
There is too much of official criminal
ity already The hideous abuses of
the third degree by misguided police
officials brought down deserved public
condemnation and should have warn
ed overzealous crime detectors against
becoming criminals themselves.
II is urged that overlapping is nee
essary for the protection Of the United
States government. If espionage must
be established in this country. then
the mails should promptly be sub
mitted to the police and government
spies.
The mails carry more secrets than
are carried on the wires. Why do the
police of New York permit criminals
to use the mails? What is the United
States secret service thinking of that
it fails to open and inspect private
correspondence? How do we know
that most far-reaching conspiracios
and diabolical plots are not being
hatched through the use of the malls
Criminals are cautious in the use OF
the telephone. but they do not hesitate
to take advantage of the inviolabilit,
OF the mails.
Espionage of the mails is as justin
able as espionage of telephone mes
sages. II peeping and prying an'
eavesdropping is to he legalized, le
MS do the work thoroughly. Let M
man be trusted. Let Congress rcpea
the law which penalties violation o
/ the privacy OF the mails. Let censor
be installed in the postohices, so tha
i no missive may pass without inspec
! ton. Put into ecect the most scien
! tihc system of spying that European ol
! Oriental craft has ever evolved. W
| Americans should have the best.
Il might be well also to shadoN
private citizens and their families
i Detectives in the Railways and cellar
might find a lot of criminality tina
now goes undetected. Peeping Tom
and snealSs could thus perform grea
service for the state.
But until government spying sys
tenn is substituted for the present sys
tenn of protecting personal liberty, W
insist that wire-tapping is as viciou
and indefensible as opening privat
mail.
Evening journal., 1916-05-24
DUCK CREEK HUNDRED
SUNDAY School OFFICERS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
SMYRNA. Del, May 24-Miss Agnes
Arnold of Washington d. c., is visit
ing Mrs James w. Anthony, near
town. DR.. A. Lee Clifton Of the ship
U. S. Melville, now at New York for
few days, spent Sunday with his par
ents. Dr. John W. Clifton and Mrs.
Clifton here.-Mrs. Henry ID. Boyer.
the newly-elected president of the
Twentieth Century Club; Mrs. James
p. Hohecker, Miss Anna ID. Hough and
Mrs Samuel j. Reynolds are attending
the biennial meeting of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs in New
York city. Mrs. Boyer spent some
days with her brother Elmer Taylor,
at East Orange, n. j., before the meet
ing.-Captain w. f. Jacobs Of Will
mington. spent Sunday at his Smyrna
home.-Miss Margaret Postles of the
Women's College. was at her home
here over Sunday.-Mrs Murray Stew
art Of Wilmington, was the guest over
Sunday of Mrs. Mary and Emily Spru-
ance
The twelfth annual convention Of
Evening journal., 1916-05-24
This Wonderful Year of Gigantic
Business
CFrom The washington Post)

Business throughout the country
was on the highest scale, so far as
total volumes and values were con
cerned, but there we're in several
lines Of trade indications OF a climax.
at least for the time being. having
been reached
These conditions are likely TO CON
tinue for months to come, for il is
recognized that specialties such as
copper. lead, tungsten and certain
chemicals in which immense business
has been done at extremely high prices
are not likely to go higher, and, in
deed. may soon record declines. With
tungsten ten times its average price
before the war and copper nearly
three times and upon daily increasing
outputs il would seem that there
should not be looked for higher prices
or greater profits to producers of
these than at the present time.
The profits of many producers of
minerals. many manufacturers of mu-
nitions. machinery and tools have
been for the past eighteen months and
are still enormous, and these huge
Bronts. industrial and commercial
gains. being derived in great measure
from foreign sales. are making for the
increase cf financial strength in the
United states
It is said that the profits Of the Ana
conda Mining Company are running at
a rate that. if maintained. will show
a profit Of fully S75,O00,o00 for the
company this present year.
The British Columbia Copper Com
pany with its history Of involved fl
nance. is said to he producing 100000
pounds monthly of copper at a cost OF
"A cents a pound and is selling at
more than double that price.
So with all other copper mining
companies which are turning out the
metal; they are simply coming money
now. but it is not reasonable to eX-
pect prices to go higher or even tc
maintain present levels in view Of the
enormous production, and that con
Evening journal., 1916-05-24

Of spirit that had featured his effective efforts to
have that Civil War wrong rghted.
Within comparatively short time Dover boy,
the son Of Democratic parents wished appoint
ment as cadet N the West Point Military Academy
lie had endeavored frutessly to obtain il through
Democratic influence and from Democratic admins
traton Senator DUPONT heard OF his plight and sym
rathzed with his ambition. He decided that the
audabe longing OF that Democratic boy should be
gratihed In few days he obtained the appointment
for him and started him his military career.
Those only three of many instances in which
Senator DUPONT has revealed by his official acts
his warm and sympathetic nature. On the other
hand when il has come to dealing with the big af-
fairs of state, in committee and the floor. he has
displayed intelligent conception OF his duty TO the
people Of State and nation that has made his
Senatorial exceedingly useful and construc-
tive Il has reflected credit upon him, upon the
party that nominated and elected him, and also upon
the State that he has represented ably.
Because Of those things his friends and admirers
well pleased know that he has decided to stand
for a nomination for another term in Office that
he has discharged well and with such firm de-
termination to make It serve the highest public in
terests
Evening journal., 1916-05-24
HITS SHIPPING BILL.

THE National Foreign Trade Council has submitted
Il to Congress "A report prepared by experts which
hits hard the Wson-McAdoo Shipping bill and which
IL made to an intelligent and Independent Congress,
would insure the defeat Of that measure.
The Council points out that the S5O0O00OO appro-
prated by the bill, at the present high prices for
ships proves a drop in the bucket so far as OK
tending tho shipping trade of the United States; that
the partisan shipping commission which the bill Gre
ates is far more likely to do harm than good; tnat
tho Seamons BILL approved by this administration
in the face Of warnings from all the experts on ship
ping including Democratic officials makes it impos-
siblo for private enterprise to build up an American
merchant marine, end nsures serious loss by the
government If It engages in the enterprise.
The report points out that ships cannot be built in
American shpyards in less than two years and that
Admiral Benson has testified that the most the navy
yards il they turned their attention solely to building
ships for the merchant marine, could accomplish
would be to turn out six 1O,OO0-ton ships in two
years.