The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-12-12

and there would then he available s.
967 .ON each year. or almost S4.0O for
each ilite:atc.
If the State should start ten year
program for the removal Of itliteracN
and ii il should each year teach one
eanth of its illiterateS there would ht
%ailahlc $40 To teach each illitcrate to-
read and write. This plan would ct
inmate iHitcracy from the State with
in ten years
The education of foreign born ILL
terutes is provided for in another sec
ton of the Bin.
The Americani2atiOn of Immigrants
our population has been made III
largely Of immigrants lii 1910. there
were in the United States l3.5lJ.NN6
PERSONS of foreign birth out of Il total
population of 81 81 20: or roughly
speaking. every seventh person of the
entire population WAS born on forei%l
land. The foreign born population i'm
our Atlantic Coast States and in our
industrial states increased rapidly from
1900 t. 1910. large numbers OF them
were illiterates. In New York alone
there were, in 1910, -OG 020 foreign
born illiterates-a number probably
greatly increased before the outbreaks
Of the WAY The total number of for
eign horn illiterGtcs. in 1910 was
650361.
If these immigrants are To be more
than just SO much productive power
they must become AmericariZed. The
first step in this process is acquir
ing the ability to speak and read En-
; gliSh. Those under ten years of ag'
should 90 to the public schools regu
h.N al
for adults
The Bill now before Congress pro
VidoS $4,000 annually TO coOperat,
with the States in the Americanizatiol
of immigrants" This sum, matches
ny an equal amount from the State
. is to he used ito teach immigrant
ten years of age and over to speal
and read the English language am
the duties Of citizenship. and to de
velOp among them ?n appreciation q
ana respect fer til" civil and s0cia
Institutions of the United States. Til
money is to he allotted to the State
Cn the foreiG1-bOrn population basis
!. If the Congressional allotment of SOL
!. were increased bE - equal sum. Their
{ would he available in each State $1.1
!. for each such person. If we conside
!. only the foreign born illterctes, 1,63t
!. SOL, there would be available littl
|. more tnan $500 for the American
!. Zati0n of each foreign born illiterat'
!. BY entering upon Il ten year program
!. each State could probably Americaniz
+ all of its Immigrant population.
8 Idaho has 42.57S immigrants az
!. cording to the census of 1910. The Con
: gressional allotment would "mount
!. $23. 630.79. The amount available fl
!. AmericanizatiCn work IL the Stat
: would be $47 POI rs annually.
{. The reasons why the Nation shout
! cooperate with the States in the Anne
Z icanization program are:
!. 1. Foreigners are admitted to Il
!. country under National law.
: 2. They are privileged to partic
!. pate freely in democratic COVER
= ment
. 3. Their contribution 10 national we
j. fare is in proportion to the trainir
!. in America AVIATION afforded them.
!: f. The permanency of a competel
!. democracy rests on the intelligence al
Z patriotism of its citizenry.
!. The EQUALIZATION of Educational d
:: pOrtunities Within the States
!. The per capita wealth is very u
!. even in the different states. In Nor
: Carolina it is $762. 30. In Nevada it