The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-10-18
OPEN FILM FIRE
ON ANARCHISTS
Catholic Council Lays 6arass
to Teach True AmerioanIsm
In Dark Quarters.

Training Thousands OF
batteries Of movie machines on the
quarters where ignorance and Hitter
acy hide true American democracy
from nine million foreign-born or nm
Informed people, the National Catholic
War Council has begun a nationwide
campaign of civic education that Will
enlist twenty thousand workers. Be
hind barrage Of periodically educa-
tiOnal Aims, fitted for the comprehen-
sion of every foreigner and Of every
Illiterate, regiments Of minute men.
trained to the language and customs
Of these classes, will fight to bring to
them the real meaning Of democracy,
their rights and obligations under the
American democratic government and
the fundamental principles Of Indus
trial justice. Until every district.
darkcned to true Americanism, Is 30
enlightened that Bolshevlsm cannot
breed there the civic campaigners OF
the National Catholic War Council
declare that they will never let up In
this most vital Of all their postwar
activities.
From the decks of q feet Of auto-
trucks that will carry q "cnmlenette"
Aim service to the most isolated groups
of miners and woodsmen AS well aa
from every available platform In the
congested quarters of the larger cities,
the minute men of this movement have
already begun to drive home the
truths of democracy In the tongue and
vernacular of their various audiences.
Their itinerary is based on special
survey Of the location Of the hve mil
lion Immigrants who know little or
nothing OF America and Its language
and Of the four million native-born H.
llterates. Between specially prepared
patriotic, civic, social welfare and 70.
cational reels, interspersed with clean
comics, stirring talks on the history Of
the struggle OF democracy In this land
and among other nations, on the Amer.
leans rights and obligations and on
vocational opportunities and Industrial
Justice will be given In the language Of
the hearers.
Although Intensive drives to reach
into the heart Of the foreign and Iillt--
crate quarters throughout this country
will be one of the main detectives Of
the civic educational campaign Of the
National Catholic War Council. Its
reels and speakers are also prepared
to offer to all Engilsh-speaklng au-
diences, such As groups Of women who
may desire more Information Of Amer
lean civic fundamentals. comprehen-
sivs courses on the workings Of our
government In every case these en-
tsrtaInments will be brought as Close
a. possible to the people and will be
entirely free and open to every one
who cares to attend them. Beyond
preliminary course Of sig weeks and .
continuation course Of twenty four
weeks with alms and speakers the Ma
t!onaI Catholic War Council 10 pre-
pared to offer simple text books to all
Its auditors who nre interested
Summarizing the objects Of their
new civic campaign, leaders Of the M.
tionnl Catholic War Council declare
points should he emphasized: ~ All
the people. both native and immigrant,
should know what democracy means.
(2) They should be acquainted with
their rights under democracy. (3
They should have 4 knowledge Of their
obligations In n democracy. ~ They
should he acquainted with the simple
workings Of the government. 10y
They should know how to invoke the
powers Of the government for protec-
tlon and understand the voting priv.
lege. 10y Finally they should be &C.
qunin,cd with fundamental principles
OF Industrial Justice