The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-01
Addresses Kenosha Cham
Der of Com m cree on
Americanization of Inn
migrants Tuesday Eve.
RECEIVES HEARTY APPLAUSE
The Chamber Decides to Present the
Address to the Manufacturers
Association for Their Con-
sideration.


American citizen. We are going to
make it the proud boast every
foreigner that he is an American citi-
zen, y said Prof. N. A. Rowe, at the
Chamber Of Commerce meeting Tues
day night
Prof. Rowe went down, deep into the
heart of every one of his hearers and
sowed his seed in fertile soil and de-
ivered his message to willing ears. At
the close Of his address it was pro-
ncunced by many as the most construc-
tive argument that had ever been made
ia the Chamber of Commerce hall.
The board of directors Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce, at it's meeting few
days ago, appointed committee to
take up the question of the American
ization Of Immigrants. Prof. Rowe was
appointed chairman Of this committee.
At the meeting of the Chamber Tues
day night he made his report and fol-
lowed it up with short talk on the
duty of Kenosha toward the foreigner.
His speech was masterpiece. It
caught the hearty approval of the mem
bers Of the Chamber and was cheered
to the echo at its close. A few Of the
things Prof Rowe said were:
"The committee did nothing until
noon today, but at its meeting at noon
it decided to continue it's work.
''The Americanization Of Immigrants
means the Americanization for the for
eigner. Not in superficial way as
heretofore but thoroughly. We hear
some people say, when they have ship
ped few books to London, that they
have Americanized the British. Or if
they have shipped few tractors to
Petrograd, that they have Americanized
Russia. This is not what we mean. We
are going to make thorough Americans
out Of the foreigners
GIVE owe duty to the foreigner. 1t
is not question of giving man work
We owe him certain amount Of respon.
sibility. We must Americanize him
We must have common medium of ex-
change. It is easier to teach him ou1
language than it is to learn his, so we
must teach him the English language.
Ignorance, if not a crime, is the
cause Of many, many crimes. 1t is oul
first duty to remove that stigma from
our reputations--to see that he no long
er remains ignorant. When we lose an
election, OF when it does not go to suit
our side we say, ooh, he was elected by
the foreign vote. If we know the
foreign vote is against the interest OF
the city, why not see that the foreigner
be taughtg
"There are three sources by which
we can give the foreigner information
First, the home; second, the commun
ity; and third the factory. We nee6
not bother about the children. They
will be taken care of in the schools. Il
is the adults we must look after. VIZ
can appoint visiting teachers to teacl
the women in their homes to read simple
English. We must take it to them
Don It wait for them to come for it
Then we can teach them through socia
community circles, where they can come
together. This is work the women car
do They will play the important part
"Then comes the factory. We vii
have to institute school teaching insti
buttons in the factories. But it must b.
in the daytime. Waiting until s clocl
after man has done nine or ten hours
hard work to come to school is very
hard work. You can not teach tired
mindsl A school room could be ap
pointed in the building and furnished
with all the requisite paraphernalii
with 40 weeks instruction of two hour
a week. The men can be taught to I'm
derstand each other and understand tn,
foremen and to know considerable Eng
lish in that time This will entail los
Of time for somebody. Who is to los
itP Must the men be required to los
this so hours time or shall the EN-
ployers. Notices are often posted up il
the buildings but the foreigners can no
read them. Of what use is it to post ii
notice for men who can not read.
Henry Ford maintains school a
his factory and teaches his men to read
In his factory the first year he main
Gained this school, accidents were re
ddced 81 percent.
"We are going to try to carry tn
education We have and for which W
are taxed to the mothers in the home
tf it requires more money we will pa.
l. We will try it for one year an