Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-20

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America-we want to get away from the
idea of making immigrants into clumsy
| limitations OF native Americans. We
should give them an opportunity to de-
velop along their own lines"
OPPOSES ANARCHIST BOOKS.
Robert Bliss, OF the American Library
| Association, said that the problem OF
| Amercanization had been a problem OF
the Library Association for 10 years. ut
| is not a question Of inducing the foreigner
! 10 read, but Of what kind OF books he
| shall read" he said. ut is important to
| remember that the immigrant reads MS
is shown by the papers and books pub
| lished in his native tongue And, for
example, at Pittston the Lithuanians had
/ n Lithuanian Free Library. But much Of
I the literature which is circulated among
/ immigrants is anarchlstc, vicious and i'm
moral We must change the immigrant 8
/ point OF view, first of all by inducing him
TO read books that teach English"
''We have n great deal OF social unrest
and 'nnammable material on hand" said
Bernard Rothwell. or the Massa achusetts
Commission of Immigration. "1nvestiga-
ton in my State has forced me to believe
that efforts of private benevolencc In
Americanization result only in failure or
partial success. Suspicion Is aroused in
the Immigrant by these efforts. The pro-
lection which the immigrant must have
should come from the State and nation
in order to secure the immigrants re-
spect and loyalty to the land of his
adoption"
Speaking on "The Catholic College and
the Immigrant" Or. Frank O'Hara, of the
Catholic University of America al WASH
ington, said that the college could aid in
the Amerlcanization or immigrants by
evening school courses teaching English
and showing that Catholic and American
ideals harmonlze He attacked intoler-
ance.
The immigrant is not to be blamed for
raising the question of whether or not he
wants to be an American" Doctor O'Hara
declared. ''if being an American citizen
means being intolerant."
sToTEsBURYs ENTERTAIN.
The objects, scope and methods of the
Americanization movement were clearly
stated last night Mt the Il. T. Stotesbury
residence. Mrs. Stotesbury, who is
vice chairman of the Americanization
Committee, entertained 175 notable men
and women at dinner. and as many more
were admitted to her residence to listen
to addresses by some of the most prom
inent citizens of the nation
Governor Martin G.. Brumbaughs was
only one of dozen eminent names that
stood upon the list of speechmakers. The
dinner. 1t was said, was the most i'm
portant ever held in a private residence
in this city.
Sessions of the conference, addressed
by such authorities as Anthony Can't
netti, United States Commissioner of Inn
migration; DR.. p. p. Claxton. Federal
Commissioner of Education; Louis f.
Post, Assistant Secretary of Labor; DR..
Woods Hutchinson, John II. Finley, Com
missioner of the New York State De-
partment of Education; Judge Clarence
n. q )odwln, of the Supreme Court of
Illinois; John Price Jackson, Commits
sioner of Labor and Industry for Penn
sylvania; Frederic c. Howe, New Yorks
Commissioner of immigration, and dozens
of others, students and co-workers in the
great field of Americanism will be held
at the Believers -Stratford from 10 this |
morning until 6 tonight.
All sessions are open to the public
So many important persons are sched-
uled to speak in one day that the adj
dresses of even the most notable per- !
sons are limited to five minutes.
one of the very Important features in |
connection with the conference was the
opening yesterday afternoon of Mrs. |
Stotesbury's Characterization Through
Art exhibit at Memorial Hall. Fair
mount Park. The exhibit contains only
the works Of Pennsylvania forelgn-born
artists and artists with parents of for |
eign birth. 1t is designed to show what |
the immigrant has done, artistically. for |
America. and what America has done |
for him. The exhibit. beginnlnnstoday, is |
open to the public.
The scene at the dinner gwen by the |
Stotesburys last night wa. ..4,resslve in |
its beauty and dignity. Tho yACidence had |
been transformed within the last few |
weeks to an even greater beauty than it |
had before. For month past a small |
army of workmen and decorators had |
been altering its interior, throwing two
buildings into one. Working night and |
day. they had finished their task early
morning. The rooms and hall
ways had been uncovered in masses of |
acacias and camellias. Ths great |
ballroom. in which i75 or more guests sat
down to dinner, befo-e they were Joined |
by the other guests invited to listen to
the addresses, made brilliant spectacle. |
The magnificent new annex to the |
at 1925 Walnut street which car
penters and painters have been working
night and day TO finish in time, was
thrown open to the public and private
agencies answering the challenge to pub
lie spirit. Hundreds OF their represent
atives were ushered into the mansion,
rich and poor alike, types of every walk
in life, to be entertained in sumptuous
HOSPITALITY TO NEW CITIZENS.
Hospitality 20 the newly arrived citl-
ZEN was the keynote of the talk that
occupied the dinner guests. Serious pur-
pose animated all the men and women
gathered there. At the speakers table
tat Mr.. Stotesbury. Governor Brumbaugh,
Governor Miller. of Delaware; Frank
rrumbull. Robert Bacon, ex-Ambassador
70 France; Miss Kellor. Mrs. Cornelius
stevenson. Mrs. Vincent Astor, Charles
custis Harrison, Alba b. Johnson, John
R. Fahey. S. Stanwood Menken. w. ].
tichards. Felix NJ. Warburg, John Hus-
on Finley, Miss Agnes Reppler and John
Price Jackson. II was nearly IL o'clock
when the dinner was over, the tables re-
moved. and the ballroom converted into an
auditorium where addresses were given.
mo fewer than log cities of the United
states already have manifested their
lager interest in the work and aims OF
he National Americanization Commit
ee," said Mr.. Trumbull in opening the
Meeting, What We are trying to become
5 a sort of clearing house TO supply
)lans for this work to municipalities,
'iyic bodies, chambers of commerce. col
eyes, schools and clubs, and TO offer
hem suggestions for things to be done
n concrete way, The response has been
10 eager that we feel convinced that
We are engaged in a great work"
Mr. Trumbull paid a graceful tribute
10 the hostess.
1--WE must express, at this moment,
our gratitude to Mrs. Stotesbury She has
proved that she Is a good housekeeper' In
4 bigger sense The best housekeeping In
ihese lauger times is 10 have good house,
keeping nseity, State and national AFFAIRS.