Evening journal., 1918-12-18
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and educational program for q better
Delaware.
"There is an inevitable connection
between the industrial development
aud the civic and educational progress
OF this State. II Delaware, with y
waterways, Its railroad facilities, Its
general accessibility and Its natural
resources Of many kinds. is to secure
and keep the national Industrial I'M
portance which these assets make
possible, then every condition OF the
State must have essential soundness
and vitality And these conditions
must be sufficiently attractive to sat
lsfy the most alert snd gifted or our
young men and young women to re-
main at home and to find here ade-
quate opportunity. These conditions
must also attract to Delaware men and
women looking for such opportunity
In healthy, vigorous and profitable
conditions OF social, educational and
political life.
"Our immldate problem is to de-
velop such conditions in Delaware as
will bring to the State the best kind
Of industries and the best kind OF
workmen, by making 1t the place
where people Will desire TO live and
to stay. And the question before US
tonight Is, are we sufficiently Inter-
ested In making Delaware attractive
TO new and vigorous Industries and 10
new and permanent workmen. We
have. perhaps, been too well contented
with things as they are, but are we
now prepared TO deal with the new
difficulties In industry which Will come
with the after-war period? Are we
equipped to deal with the new condi-
tions OF the modern labor market2 DO
We know how to get and how 10 keep
foreign-born labor, or are we still act
ing merely as individuals, getting II
spssmodcally from many sources,
through Padronl and labor agents with
out regard to whether II be drifting or
permanent labor2
'What is needed, believe, is sound
ly organized effort OF cooperative cit
iEenshIp, 10 secure which is the task
OF the Service Citizens OF Delaware, and
every man and woman OF Delaware
who has some service TO give and Is
willing TO give Is In an orderly and
organized way Is hereby cordially in
ice Citizens.
"The subject for discussion this eve
ming Is the Amerlcanlzatlon OF the for
elgn born now within the State, and
by this AmerIcanlzatlon we mean TO
cover not only their Industrial but also
their social interests. This particular
work is urged by the National Govern
ment at Washington upon the various
States and II is, indeed, a matter OF
national concern.
Foreign born workers have been
necessary 10 the Industrial development
Of this community and they VIII con-
tlnue 10 be essential. All OF us would
very much like to know what the labor
supply Will be six months or a year
from now. Applications are said to
have been received during the past four
years by the Commissioner OF the Port
Of New York for passage from this
country OF 10000 aliens who desire
to go abroad as soon as travel Is re-
sumed What action our government
Will take. what means foreign govern
ments will take TO prevent their peo-
pie from leaving are yet to be learned.
We must do what we can 10 make the
foreign born men and women who are
still here 20 understand us, to feel at
home, and to become attached to our
State. That they should become cltl-
zens is OF the first Importance, and In
order that they may become citizens
they must. OF course, learn TO speak
English During the last eight years
only 976 aliens have become natural
ized in this State. In the last draft !
Of the men who registered an the four
Wilmington draft boards there were COZ
that could not speak English. This, OF
course, meant that they could not un-
derstand the directions and orders Civ
en- them and could not follow the drills
or learn the manual OF arms.
"You have been asked by the Service
Citizens tonight to consider on patri-
otto and practical grounds, and apart
from sentimental reasons, whether the
forelgn-born labor supply cannot be