Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-06

the disloyal foreign press. II is well
understood that sedition thrives among
the ignorant misunderstanding foreign
groups Under the war emergency the
committee realizes that it is difficult to
secure legislation for compulsory edu-
cation of the adult, but the ultimate re-
suit win be a more definite national
policy. II is to help this cause that we
are enlisting in an America first service
one million people throughout the
United States, who will assist schools
and strengthen the movement in their
own localities.
We find the women's organizations,
such as the General Federation of
Women's Clubs. all keenly interested in
the question of Anlericanizing the i'm
migrant woman. The granting of suf-
frage in the state of New York has
made this matter almost the uppermost
thing in mind. because. according to our
law. wives of naturalized citizens auto
mattcally become Soting citizens. New
York is in itself the largest immigrant
state in the Union and it presents
problem that is material in its signif
canoe.
All the national patriotic societies
of the United States are cooperating
with us enthusiastically. Among these
organizations are included the Girl
Scouts and the Boy Scouts The asso-
colleges are lending their aid, q s is the
states relations service of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. Realizing the
moral necessity of stirling home its
educational truths, the. food admins
tration is making state and city cam
paigns in the interest of AmericaniZing
the aliens"
The war Americanization plan pro-
poses to substitute American for anti
American influence among immigrants
The plan is founded upon the PROPOSE
tion that constructive principles of pa
triotic education. a common language
and Americanism are the ultimate basis
upon which to bald national unity.
The main features of the plan, and
those which will be stressed in the
new year campaign, include English
for aliens in training camps, war
Americanization lessons. compulsory
school attendance of illiterate minors.
schedule of standards and methods
pledge cards for one million volunteers,
articles in foreign language press. fac
tory classes, home teachers, teacher
training. speakers bureau, pro-Ameri-
can drive and correlation of federal and
state activities
The lessons which teach the princi
pies of food production and conserva-
ton and other war emergency meas
ures, as we'll as pure patriotism. are
now in the hands of the committee. of
one hundred for printing and for dis
tribution among the millions of men,
women and children of alien extraction.
Their keynote is Americas part in the
war"
Mrs. Bliss was called to membership OF
the committee of one hundred because of
her extensive individual work in the Amer
icanization of aliens In her home city OF
Buffalo. One OF her latest and most eff
fective efforts was as original IN CHAR
acter as it was successful. Believing that
the foreign people must be brought to-
gether through some medium which was
universal. and also brought into contact
with the American people, she conceived
the idea of peasant art exhibit
Forty nationalities from among the resi-
dents of Buffalo contributed to this dis
best available specimens of the arts of
their native countries. There were jewels
from Norway, hand-woven linens and
vivid-colored embroideries from Hungary,
laces from Belgium, tapestries from