Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-07

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This westward movement resulted in
the gradual assimilation OF the immi-
grant peoples from northern Europe,
the Germans, Scotch, Scandinavians,
etc. The rapid Industrial develop
ment was intensive. This resulted in
great cities, acres and acres of fac
tories, congested districts, unequal
distribution of wealth, deep economic
and social unrest. Millions of men
from southern and eastern Europe
came across the Atlantic, 1ured by. the
call of freedom, room in which to
live and have a home. 10th types
were changed and Americanized to
the extent that they came in contact.
with the public schools and a pro-
gressive, intelligent religious life.
They learned one language and re-
ceived lessons in citizenship and pa
triotism.
The Little Red School House.
This point is vital to an understand
ing of the present relation of democ-
racy to the world struggle: the agri-
cultural immigrants remained in Am
erica; the Industrial workers, many
of them, returned. If we had sent back
to Germany as many Germans in the
last fifty years as we have sent Italians
to Italy and Slavs to the Danube,
there might never have been a great
world war. The hot-blooded peoples
returned to the old country with the
fire of revolution in their veins. The
school house did it. Austria, Italy,
Greece, Russia, Poland, Armenia, were
filled with the leaven of discomfort.
Russia needs ten thousand little red
school houses, and as many more
missionaries. A Methodist
Episcopal college in the city of Rome
today is of more. real value to the Itai-
ian people than thousands of soldiers.
The nations of Europe must find a.
system of education that will break
down the caste system which has
cursed the world as a relic of feudal-
ism.
Little Italys are dangerous when
located in this country. We have no
room for little Irelands. little Russias.
little Pekings, little. Jerusalems, little
Germanys. This is the United States
Of America, from Eastport, Me-, to
Key West, Fa., from Puget Sound to
San Diego, Cal. Until this war broke
outSia mans name was not an object
of suspicion. We rightfully. condemn
Germany for putting the stamp of the
imperial German government upon.
everything in mutilated Belgium. Let
us not do q narrow and foolish thing
in insisting that all Teutonic names
shall be eliminated from our geogra-
ply. Let az he men and women Of
broad, far sighted vision, not judging
by the things that happen Just now,
but in the light Of other years. Let
us not forget the noble history Of the
German people. even though we con-
denim the German system Of today
most heartily.
What Is DistoyaIty?
We hear a great deal Of talk about
diBoyalty. / have known of disloyali
rrisnmen. disloyal Kentuckians, dis
loyal Yankees. Disloyalty takes many
forms. That mar s sadly disloyala
who advocates turning grain into
booze, while at the same time he
breaches conservation. That man who
gets enormously rich out of war prof
its at the expense of the common peo-
pie is traitor. There are shrewd
Yankees who would sell their coun-
try.s honor for money, even today. Do
not imagine that the traitors all be-
long to one race. Some Of them have
had ancestors in this country for $50
years.
Loyalty Is first OF ali q matter of
fidelity to the laws Of God, the I'm.
changing laws Of life. II we be true
to God we cannot 60 far astray In our
adjustments with the government at
Washington
IT Is important that NE maintain
the religious Instruction of the peo
Me Roth church and achnO1 areaea-