Arizona republican., 1918-04-10
AmericanizatIon

One of the effects of the world will be a more thorough Americanism The test to which we have been subjected has shown that we are rather congomerate The melting pot has been intellectual There had not been heat enough under it to produce a nearly perfect fusion. We had only imagined that nation consisted of all who lived under the flag The has disclosed many halffused elements and many clements which have not yielded at al We had idea that they refractory.
 We have been shown the necessity of going about it in the right way to Amercanize America, since we have found that that is something that will not come about automatically. In the process will find some bodies that are absolutely and hopelessly fractory and they will be labled and handled such.
 This problem has been taken up by the National Council of Defense and has been distributed to the state councils by which it is being apporoned among the still more local organizations. The state council of Arizona for instance, has addressed the county councils outlining the be done and indicating the results expected to attained. Among the latter are; common language for the entire nation; the inspiring of desire of all residents to unite in citizenship under one flag; the combating of anti-American- propaganda and activities; the elimination of the of disorder and unrest; the abolition of racial prejudces and barriers the break ing up, violently of course of immigrant colonies wherein old world customs and habits of thought are maintained; the maintenance Of an American slan- dard of living and the spread teach aliens what America is and do and will do for those who render to it full loyalty. It Will also be i'm pressed upon aliens get the good out of America they should regard it a home and not as mere abiding place. America will say to them:
 DO this for me, my children and do not finger or mention Troy any more'
 There must be cutting loose from, forgetful- ness of all other national ties.
 In different states this work of Americanization will be gone about in various ways Here is the plan of campaign in New Hampshire manufacturing town:
 Americanization talks in public mills and churches.
 Detailed industrial census as to ecucation, natur- alzation and homo ties.
 Distribution of American posters for display in public places and civic leaflets to prospective citizens
 Arrangement for clerk of court to issue naturali zation papers at local town instead of requiring long journey county seat.
 result of all this was the filing with the local organization by S5O aliens of their declarations of n tenon Declarants urged to attend night school further instruction in their duties citizens and to this there was a ready response
 In a general way the foregoing carries the recommendation of the National Council Defense, while in other localities the end is worked toward by other but all have for their main purpose the education of aliens in American of thinking and doing. It is the assumption and cor rect that the trouble with aliens that they have been left too much to themselves; that not enough effort has been made to dspe the national influence which laid upon them in the lands of their birth
 It is proposed to Americanze not only Germans but aliens of all nationates. It is just essential to the complete of the movement that Danes, Swedes. Englishmen Frenchmen and Italians should be fused into Americanism.