New Britain herald., 1917-08-03
HOLMES TO WORK
 ON STATE COUNCIL
Superintendent of Schools Chair
 man Of Alien Committee

[ Chadrmanship of the committee of the State Council of Defense having to do with the interests of the alien population of Connecticut has been offered to and accepted by Stanley H. Holmes, superintendent of schools in this city. The members of the State Council of Defense feel that because of his admirable work along educa- tional lines. in which he has come into direct contact with the alien classes. MT. Holmes IS suited for the position
 Committees of a similar nature re- gently created in New York and Rhode Island are doing good work and the weekly organ of the State Council of Defense has the following to say:
 Georgia, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island have planned or undertaken a census of aliens, and in all of these states with the ex- ception of Georgia a law has been passed providing for the compulsory registration of aliens. In New York this registration was part of a gen. eral compulsory registration of citi- zens and aliens alike. The registra- Iloil OI dlleIlS ny the lnO1V1Oudl states seems an undesirable expense and complication and the imposition of an unnecessary burden upon aliens. Con- siderable activity of unquestionable value has been conducted in these states in regard to aliens. In Rhode Island the citizenship committee of : the state council has set itself the task 1 of improving the facilities for natur- | allZ1tlOn the state The nqtMr9 liza tion laws and regulations were exam lned and conference held with the various Justices of the Rhode Island l courts and with the clerks of the Unit 1 ed States and state courts. By this means it has been made possible that first papers may be taken out in all countes where clerks have offices and that aliens may be naturalized in all places where the judges go on circuit In addition to this work the commit tee has distributed widely pamphlet of Information for Immigrants pub-
 lished in many languages by the Ma
 tional Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, and a pamphlet
 entitled 'Questions and Answers for
 Coming Citizens prepared for the
 Providence Y. M. c. A. The commit
 tee also drafted two short circulars,
 
 and one 'Non-Citizens in Rhode Island
 for general distribution. An investi- gation relating to the aid winch large employers of labor may give to in- crease the naturalization of the for eign born population has been under taken by the Rhode Island Council, and a report on the subject is being prepared. Speakers have been en- rolled to go in times of stress and excitement to the various centers of foreign born population to quiet and
 reassure these people by addresses in their own language.
 Tn New York the Division of Aliens has developed an exceedingly ! effective organization. Directly un- der the division are the following committees: Information, research legal advice, field service among aliens, registration, industrial re-
 sources, agricultural resources, ad- ! justments and Americanization. Sub ordinate to the division there is a sub-
 committee on aliens in most of the counties of the state. It is planned to establish such committee in each county, including alien members when possible; to have local commit
 tees under the county committee 1 wherever there are communities con- ta1n1ng large percentage of aliens; and to have industrial correspondents representing the Division of Aliens appointed in each large industrial or 3 ganlzation by the organization itself