Evening journal., 1918-12-18

we will perform as our duty. Thnre are
no rights without responsibilities. Is
II right-to say nothing OF its being
economically unsafe-to be Indifferent
to these unasslmilated aliens,
"How would you feel II YOU had M
direct means OF communication with
the best life OF this natlonf Is II
right TO shut out these people from
knowledge OF our rich history, our
great Ideals, from learning our Ian
guageg We are shutting them out
when there is no organization or school
In the State trying to let them Into thai
great treasure house,
Dr.. Odell spoke OF tho splendid pa
trlot.sm shown by the Italians In Troy
n. Y, when he witnessed the peace
jubilatlon there. He said;
I'VE are not always going 70 draw
our Presidents and leaders from Anglo
Saxon stock. One OF these little Italian
boys may prove 10 be our greatest pos
session, future Cavour, ST. Francis
OF Dante. These people In Europe have
had dreams OF America as a place
where everyone has a chance. We
know this Is not true. They have
dreamed this was a land where every
man did the right thing. no matter what
the cost. We never see our crowded
tenements, the children out OF school
in the city streets or In factories, with
out realizing how much good we do not
do because we count the cost so closely
In city taxes and otherwise.
I'VE do not understand fully how
little we have done ourselves. We are
simply great inherit0rs. We Inherit
from the men who have assimlated
newcomers to America. There have
been too many newcomers in the last
generation for us TO assimilate, though
doubt II there are any more In pro-
portion to the facilities for asslmllatlng
them. Somehow the spirit OF sacrifice
has faded out to a great degree In our
hearts.
Delaware has more complete data
for this Americanization work than
any other State In the Union. There
are facilities here which have not been
created elsewhere. There are agencies
ready TO cooperate with the Industrial
and civic officials In Americanizatlon
work. / cannot believe that body OF
men as intelligent and prosperous as
those here tonight win finch for one
moment. We are not going 10 be
Judged by the way our boys fought In
France-that is their glory-but we
shall be Judged by what we have done
at home"
AmericanIzation an After War Program.
David, ,Snellenburg spoke briefly, say
ing that Americanizatlon appealed TO
Americans as one OF the great after
the war programs. He said that nothing
would be OF greater help than such a
program, in giving the nation what II
should have, and that the solution OF
every problem now before the country
was 10 be found In AmericanizatiOn.
Dr. Samuel Chiles Mitchell, president
OF Delaware College. also endorsed the
program, saying that he knew the
young people OF both the mems and
women's colleges could be enlisted very
largely TO help In the Americsnzation
work. He praised the speeches OF the
evening as being pointed and practical
Henry Riegely. OF Dover. said that Il
ought to be emphasized first. that the
American idea Is protection OF life
liberty and property OF all, even against
the majority, even against ourselves
and second. that the foreigner should
realize that in this country he Is goins
TO have some life, liberty and prop
erty to be protected. He said that the
rural part OF Delaware had its part :,
perform in the proposed program. Par
ticularly he suggested that foreigners
coming 10 the State should be mos
carefully directed. Those who had let
a peasant, farming life In Europe woul'
probably be better directed TO the coun.
try, instead OF the city, where theS
were often a misflt. The foreigner
concluded the attorney. should not only
make a living but life In this country.
Federal Judge Victor B Woolley told
OF twenty years experience in inductine
thousands OF aliens into American citi-
zenship. He said he knew several
things not to do with the foreigners
not TO patronize them, not 10 coddlf
them, not TO give them the idea that
they are special wards OF the govern