South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-30


Of the majority Of Americans. Those who are con
versant with the true situation which prevails in thi
country are. however. thoroughly alarmed over tn
very evident danger present every industrial
center in the Union.
Efforts have been apparently made to blind the ON
Gals this country the growing 10 tn
safety Of the nation. a menace far than tn
German hordes on the French battle front Led b.
leaders Of the l. w W. thousands Of friendly aliens ar
being strife riot; factories beer
shut down or the production of materials curtaed
race have been started and scores Of lives hav
been lost because-the friendly alien" has been lef
all uninstructed what this country expects hin
to do.
The need Of federal center or bureau for tn
handling Of alien problems never more apparen
than in the riots in Fast St Louis. wher
streets the Negro quarters with blood, be
had been brought into the fac
tories take the place of foreign aborers per
suaded undertake this work by agents of the kaiser
New York state has had several lessons 10 the
possible dangers arising from l. w. w. propaganda
Eight thousand men-al of whom were of alien ma
tivity-were called strike by Austro-
leader the General Electric works SCHENECTADY
within the past four weeks. only with the arrest o.
this leader the work Of producing large orders
materials needed by the allies and this government
well, allowed TO proceed.
the National Americanization committee for severa
months chief the division Of aliens in the office o
the adiutant general the New York pointe,
out the very grave need Of federal bureau for tn
handling of alien problems in a recent interview
After pointing the as soon as the worl
in New York state had been actively factor
managers from all parts of the state had appealed t
the division for assistance. Miss KellOr said:
"One large plant engaged in the producing
of certain articles of great importance to the
nations military preparations felt that it
should have the protection of a small detail of
troops. Among its employees were nearly
thousand aliens, many of them Germans.
Neither the federal state authorities had
given favorable attention to the repeated
quests Of the company. Because there had
been sign of disturbance it was seemingly
agreed that there could be no trouble.
The truth that neither the federal nor
state authorities had men available for proper
Investigations One of the field officers of the
division was ordered to go to this plant He
found the possibilities of danger alarming
I'm another instance staff officer
tanned that certain incendiary propaganda.
spread By the way through the medium OF
several Italian weekly newspapers, was not
only direcuy responsible for a strike of serious
proportion in of the larger of the upstate
industrial oenters, but that the newspapers
themselves were owned and operated by Ger
Several arrests afterward made
by the federal authorities
With the selective draft in operation the
efforts to enlist for all of war
purposes the stability of many of the most
important OF Industrial centers is seriously
threatened 10y the withdrawal of citizens leav-
ing the balance of the industrial power Of the
country in the hand of the aliens. We may.
therefore, look for more, rather than less,
disturbances unless preventive measures are
Immediately put into operation.
The machinery is extremely simple. The
country needs bureau of aliens in Washing
that will think in terms of labor dis
turbances, or Of contracts or of any specialized
phase Of work but always OF aliens aliens
as men and women not Amercanzed not
reached by the ordinary government machin-
cry. not necessarily interested or in sympathy
with the part that America must play IN the
war and not Informed TO what America
them o 10 in this war
Indiana has suffered seriously as yet, from an
of this propaganda. this proposed federal burea
sounds well. Miss Kelor also lends color to the sug
geston in Washington that it is about time that tn
German spy system in this country be unveiled an
the people given a chance to defend themselves to
gether with for preparing Cor such defense
Were the real conditions understood. perhaps
there would less reluctance about joining the army
and the organization of home guards would be com
paratvey easy.
AU RENOIR, GENTLEMEN!
Now thar Coethals and Denman have ceased thei