New Britain herald., 1918-09-25
PROGRAM PREPARED
 TO AID FOREIGNERS
AmeriCaniZation Committee Is Ready to Begin Its Big Task

The Americanization committee of the State Council of Defense has re- celved and ratified the program for the Am erica nizatioa work that is to be carried out. Stanley H. Holmes Of this city is chairman of the commit tee and the program as devised and accepted is herewith published for the first time
 l. Purposes and aims: A. To America nize Connecticut.
 B. To assist in maintaining a unit ed people in back of the fighting line. C. To promote understanding of American ideals, ideas habits of thinking, traditions, customs, life and citizenship, on the part of residents of foreign birth of the state.
 D. To promote mutuaEty of under standing as between resid ents of na- tive and foreign birth of the state.
 F.. To stimulate cooperation be- tween persons of native and foreign birth looking toward common state and national aims.
 IT. Policies:
 A. Relations to persons of foreign birth.
 1. The committee on Anlericaniza- ton of the State Council of Defense believe that in the promotion of Americanization in the state CD per sons of foreign birth ought to partici- pate i1 the formulation and execution of plans and programs;
 2. That representatives of foreign born races and nationalities should be placed both on official and unofficial committees dealing with Americaniza- tiOl together with native born in or der to promote cooperation and mu- tual understanding in the American movement;
 5. That natiVe-born Americans should make every reasona ble effort to become acquainted with persons of foreign birth and their customs and contributions in order to absorb the best which they bring to this country.
 B. Relation to industry:
 i. That since the working out Of the process of Americanization in- wolves the proper adjustment of per- sons of foreign birth to industrial con- dition, employees and industrial con- cerns should take such steps as will further the efficiency, safety and indus trial welfare of their employees of for eign birth;
 ?. That since the continuance of the war our national unity and sol1- darity are dependent upon the morale of our working forces, all employers of foreign labor are urged to partlcl- pate with the state and national gov ernments in the establishment and maintenance of the morale of their employees of foreign birth and of their allegiance to the United States and the Allied cause;
 B. That representatives of industries employing persons of foreign birth should be placed on committees on Characterization, whether official or unofficial.
 A. That industries employing labor of foreign birth should enter into CO., operative arrangements with public school authorities whereby non-Eng- lish-speaking and illiterate employees are enabled to attend suita ble classes in public schools or in the plant where such employees are employed; and should take such additional steps as may be necessary to facilitate the &C., auisition of the English language and a knowledge of American life and citi- zenship by all employees of foreign birth.
 c. Relation to labor:
 i. That organized labor should take steps to insure the thorough allegiance to the United States of all members of foreign birth and should In par ticular further the acquisition of the English language and of a wholesome knowledge of industrial opportunities on the part of such members;
 2 That representatives of organized labor should be placed upon commit tees of Americanization.
 D. Relation to education
 1. That education Is regarded as the most effective instrumental in Americanization, and that, therefore, particular emphasis should be laid upon the proper training and instruc-