South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-13

children OF foreign born. Since the
beginning OF the war immigration
has ceased. but there have been i'm
prisOned on Ellis island all that
refused entrance TO this country and
have no way Of returning 10 their
native countries.
Tells Pathetic Story.
The story that DR. Howe tells OF
these imprisoned people is pathetic,
interesting. and encouraging. He
told OF how, with tears. they gave
vent TO their JOY at being allowed
TO leave the buildings and wand sr
about the lawns. and how at his in
stigation 900 of them were released
on parole. were given jobs, and have
made good. only six having gone
wrong"
With regard TO immigration after
the war. DR. Howe frankly admits
that he does not know what course
il will take. There will be millions
who Will want TO come. but our laws
will exclude them and there will be
no ships 10 bring them. He believes
that Americas mission after peace
has been declared will be to invite
immigration to this country, TO give
the immigrants a start. 20 ask them
to bring with them all that is best
Of the art Of their country, 10 make
never ending monument TO peace
and civilization, an empire OF the al
lies.
America. DIR. Howe said. unlike
the other allied countries, has made
no definite reconstruction plan. He
himself has been engaged for sew
eral months in studying the plans
outlined by England, Canada and
Australia. and endeavoring TO form
ulate from those plans one which
will restore America to natural con-
ditions
The Danish System.
DR. Howe is staunch admirer
of the Danish educational system
and wishes "a form of it to be ar
Outgrowth of the reconstruction pc
riod here. BY this plan men and
women, as well as boys and girls,
will go to school. there will be no
text books. but the very best Of
teachers will give intensive instruc-
ton for period of six months or
more
The question Of reconstruction is
industrial as well as educational
Or. Howe said. and told of how this
problem can be solved by the soldier
community farm. The farmers arc
to live in villages, not on isolated
farms. and are to receive the benefit
of concerted action. Artists are To
select the site for the village an6
design the houses. The soldier is to
be allowed to purchase as much land
as he wishes. if he goes in for truck
gardening ne will want perhaps Is
acres. or if he wants to raise wheat
he can purchase co or 100 acres.
The larger tools the threshing ma
chimes, the tractors, cts, will be
okned by the community. and the
farmer will sell Ills produce through
o community market.
Soldier Farms.
III MOVIE lOlu lldlN OlHeT ueLdliS
of the proposed soldier community
farm. and removed the possibility OF
its being but a day dream by citing
examples of such communities which
have been esta blished i'm California
and have proved successful beyond
all expectations.
Preceding the lecture the audi
ence sang America" followed by
two vocal solos. a Russian compos =
tiOn and The Americans Come" by
Miss Hazel Harris, accompanied b.
Miss Vaieria Bondurant. "LeGende,"
by Diniawiski was rendered by Prot
Frederick II. Ingersoll on the violin.
following the lecture. Miss Helen
Burke accompanied Prof. Ingersoll.
and also played the accompaniment
for the singing of The Star
Spangled Banner" which closed the
evenings program