Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-13
. ALIEN BORN EAGER
TO LEAVE AMERICA
Through Native Land Becoming
Republics They Hope to Real
izc American Ideals.

Citing the great need for American
ization work in this country, IT Amcri-
cas- industries are to be protected. from
the great rush of foreign born residents
d. to return to their native countries, now
that the latter are In process OF becom-
ing republics. Frances A. kellor, L. ).
expert on Amerlcanlzaton lines. last
night defined some of the problems CON
fronting this country through It's failure
to properly take up" foreigners and
make them at home.
Miss kelor lcctured to the public
at the High School annex. and among
the audience that crowded the com
munity room of the new building, were
those who will prepare themselves for
Americaniyation work III tins state.
She. kcllor, said that there would
he a rush Of foreign born residents here,
to the Atlantic scaboard. that would
swamp shipping facilities.
Unable 10 associate freely with Am
orleans. because many do moi vet speak
the Language. because they have not
lecn accorded the same privileges
Icr" rs the Americans; through the
faillrc Of the courts To protect thcn
and the slackneSS Of industries to treat
them like native born kmcrlcanS. and
the lack Of social and political powers
these temporary residents of the | nitcd
states. hope to realize iii their own conn
tries some Of The tllngs that led them
to come here
Mss Keller spoke from much eNpcrl-
erce and long contact with aliens Her
work brings her INTO closest contact
with them and their problems and diff
,ultics. That America if She Is l" save
these aliens from returning 10 the ma
tive land and thus CrIppling AmerIcan
industries, when their skill and labor
4ra needed here more Cruually now
than AZ any previous time IN the history
of this country. must immediately pro
vide them with reason tor remaining
brought about through equal cct nomic
social and political environment. or ~
other words living up q Amcrcan
ideals. such as led the immigrant {"
come IL these shores then here l~ roth
ing lift to expect hut ! return Il these
alters To their former land
She Glctnrd the word Amcrranlza-
ton winch sllc also ciaSscd ~ beng
unpopular IS nclng the science ~ race
assimilation The problem II getting
The races to 1--we and work together
The method - lc employed lI,o ~
the improving of the relations q tn"
foreign with the native born lmcnran-
tt present there are II races here that
speak - different languages The real
pro. lem She said lay IN getting fhc races
n I've together among themselves
rt~H 10 90 HoNE.
The direct result of the cnd Of the
var. was the rush t. their former coun-
irlt~ In the Iihcr1v loan. Rcd Cros~
and other war campaigns. races had
been more closely identified together
trough racial committees. and this
had caused Amcrlcanization that began
i'm 1915 following the outbreak 81 thu
war to Sackcn when tmcnca entered
the conflict Things necessary for IN
tmcricani8ation program, She sand. were
10 unite the races on common stands
ards There must be definite agree
rnent on the methods to he cmploNri
IN tmericanization work. Teaching N
English does not Americanizc, She d"-
clared. but the results obtained after
wards through use 81 common Language
Tho identity Of intcTeSts-soclal Geo
nonlic and political must be by growth |
on the part of the immigrant lie Should !
Srlect and not bc compelled to become
imcricanzed.
They must be helped T. os.Abhsh |
homes. Ia obtain amusement and rec /
rcatinn in nclGhborhood things. Ia ne /
come q man and not = beng with q brass I