Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-30

unrest are deeply disturbed by the /
menace to America and its institutions
from elements that would like to tear |
the whole structure of government to /
pieces. These are of many grades, /
from certain 'intellectuals' to down
and outers,' but they have revolution |
in their hearts, they have money they |
have organization, and they are filled
with energy. The elements that be-
lieve in our country, believe in prog
reSs by evolution and not by revolu-
ton. must have more than equal en-
ergy, organization, and devotion.
This is the true meaning of Amer
anization-Americanin ourselves
to higher conception OF citizenship
and a publication of the body social
and polite. We must make democ-
racy more real by fairer laws and law
endorsements, by better housing con-
ditions, by better health conditions,
Better social and industrial conditions
and better educational conditions, and
then we must make the foreign born
in our midst believe in America AMI
love her, and get into the great game
with u.s. The lettering of conditions
everywhere is a big element in Amer
icanization. 1t makes America more
worth while and that worth whileness
| is itself the most potent Americaniza-
ton argument. Good citizenship means
putting over this program by the
ballot.
There are 100000 of us club wom-
en- in the United States. We have had
a generation of training in civic con-
seriousness and organized work, and
now we are getting the weapon of
political power. Club work takes on
the aspect of a sacred obligation to
train ourselves and our community to
wise citizenship. The club has all the
machinery for such training. And
America is calling us to the united
defense of her principles. Remember
that no community is so remote and
no club so small that it is outside of
this obligation. 1t is by multitudes Of
small efforts everywhere that results
will come.
When a great forest fire sweeps
across a country, a fire break is some
times made by burning off a tract in
front of it, so that, when the tempest
of flame gets there, there is nothing
for it to consume. Americanization is
the fire break against revolutionary
and bolshevik flames.
Suggested program for self training
! in citizenship:
l. Our national government: The
powers and limitations of power of the
president, congress and judiciary: the
central government and state right;
the constitution of the United States.
2. Your own state government: the
machinery of legislative, executive and
judiciary departments.
). Your country and municipal gov
ernments: the different types of mu-
nicipal government; local taxation and
. appropriations.
4. The party system: Its necessity;
= history of the democratic, republican
1 and socialist parties
. 8. The machinery of elections; ma
2 tional and local.
!. 6. Great men in American political
p. history.
. I. Races found in United States:
5 history of immigration; recent legisla
tiion concerning immigration.
s. History of woman's suffrage an6
its present status in various states.
References: The Woman Voters
: Manual by Forman and Shuler Gen
: fury SD. Preparing for Citizenship
r by Guitteau (Houghton- Mifflin, SOc)
Government in State and Nation, by
= James and Sanford (Scribner s110)
!. The New Civics, by Ashley (Macmillar
r $1,20). School Civics, by Boyntor
CHM and company, $3.50.
The general federation department
chairmen have prepared a working
program for clubs covering activitle.
o among foreign born. This will be sen
= to any club on receipt of 5 cents GOV.
n ering actual cost.
= Certain principles should be OBJ.
g served in all such work
l. Know what foreign groups exis
in your own community; their rae,
characteristics, their industrial rela
tons, schools, housing conditions, etc