Evening journal., 1916-02-22
" "ANERICARZATION'
need Of THE HOUR
c. w. Bush Says Washing
ton Would Have Pronounced
Views on the Subject
WOULD MAKE ENGLISH
UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Del, Feb. 22-1n the
Delaware College oratory this after
noon exercises were held i'm commcm-
grafton OF birthday of George Wash
ington The celebration was attended
by The entire student body members
Of the faculty and many residents Of
the town. It is proposed TO make this
an annual affair as part of the college
schedule Music was furnished by
the college orchestra. whilo one OF
the features was Tho singing of patri-
oiic SONGS hy about 100 children from
the Newark schools.
Dr Samuel C. Mitchell pre- ided
and addresses werc made by Carlton
- Pepper representing the student
hody judge Horny c. Conrad. who
spoke on Washington as Salesman
and Charles W. Bush, representing tha
alumni who made an address on
"Americanization
AIR. Bush an alumnus OF Delaware
College. was tho first Delawaroan to
Win Rhodes scholarship TO oxford
University, England Mr. Bush has
served for sore time as special
agent fos Che government. and has
mado a study OF tho subject ON which
h snoko I'M his address. which was
orc of uausual interest ne said i'm
put
I want Go speak this afternoon on
AmorcangaUoa. and il ia ro' inap-
prop aic that This should be the SUBJ
joe cn Ere iS4th anniversary OF iho
..r .It ffftn
fetlcr of our country was ucvcr call
cd on 90 define Amoricani2aion nor
to cArrcss am opinion ON O. hu' enc
atirlhutc OF his character net often
ccwmou'ci on loads us o. believe
traf wceo De Win us today his cws
on Gus matter would be pronounced
v.ih determination and that ailr.-
butte was his constant regard fer the
interests OF all ihc people His great
ialcniH we're cHurciaod with such
marked degree of success in recon
c.rng conflicting interests and weld
ing the States into nation because
10 was recognised. that he served NO
ono creed nor one party, but all And
this high plane OF service, above The
faciiona dght. the party interests.
ihls zeal for the common benefit is
Washineion's example 10 ua today"
'Frcm The immigrants point Of
vicw. something mast be done, and
from cur point of view, something
must be done. We are not fair TO him,
81 we allow conditions 90 remain as
they arc. and VIC are positively en-
dangerine ourselves. if we neglect the
matter The question is pct shall we
have the immigrants, but what shall
We do with Them now that VIC have
them Shall We allow them TO con
tinue In segregated national groups,
a prey 90 The interruptions and mCn-
ace TO cur national life, or shall we
Americanizc thcm. taking them out Of
i1tolerablc conditions and building up
our national life with this new blood?
What then ig to bc done2
$50 far the work OF American1aiiol
committees have bcen limited, partly
because of lack OF moral support.
largely because of a lack OF funds.
May ! suggest q few, in reality, oX
tensions OF what is already being
done.
mako English the universal LAM
euage enable oNcry resident 90 speak
and understand it This is the nrst
and longest step. AS have said,
some work has been dCac. but it needs
more support than It has received as
ycl
prevent congestion with IT'S result
ing bad environment az ports OF arr
rival Prevent ihc formation Of ma
.lonal groups i'm amy city. New York
has almost as many Italians as Ma
MOS. and there arc more Jews there
lhan in Jerusalem Direct new cone
prs 70 parts of tho country whore
they arc needed fer the particular
work which llUy can do. and. if noe
ossary pay their fare TO get them
there Thia is national government
work just as much rs examining inn
migrants for fractional Fortunately
such work has boon started recently