Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-08-14


called patriots, obey the law then sit
back and do nothing whatever to adj
vance patriotism or help in any other
way.
Mr.. :Reitzel defined patriotism as
respect for the government with its
laws and institutions. Cooperation
with the government in the purpose
of the nation. And it is each ones
duty to preserve the institutions and
force of our government.
Our men have come home from the
war victorious and with new glory
for Old Glory. We must live for the
same ideals and principals for which
our boys died. Our flag stands for
one citizenship, one loyalty and one
language, and the Germans have been
taught to realize what these things
mean to US.
The second problem of patriotism
is the problem of illiteracy. Before the
war there were 100000 immigrants
yearly to this country and great
number of these were ignorant. The
immigration bill which provides for a
literacy test will do more toward
solving the immigration problem than
any other thing could have done. One
third of our population is not Ameri-
canized, and over five and half mil
lion immigrants have refused to learn
our language and speak it. There are
100 millions of people in the United
States, and one-fifth Of all these live
in homes where no English is spoken.
A great deal of this is due to the fact
that when foreigners come in they
settle in foreign communities and here
continue to speak their own language
and live as they did in the old coun-
try. This is decidedly bad for if our
country succeeds it must be one. An
American civilization built with the
American language. 1t is astounding
to know that million American
adults can neither read or write and
that in our great army there were
100000 ignorant men. We realize at
once from this that it is our duty to
provide means of education for this
multitude and see to it that they make
use of the advantages. Especially in
the large cities, the Industrial and
political bosses have educated the
foreigners. They are completely un.
der the control of these two powers
rand their minds, votes, and manners
are all controlled by them.
Before a peace can be made, condi-
lions must be changed. Capital alone
cannot make a successful peace. Nc
more can labor alone Nor can the
two combined be successful Before 6
lasting and successful settlement car
be made the people of our countr,
must be educated and patriotic citi
zens.
For the entire evening program
Prof. Ewing's overseas military bane
was again introduced, and gave ,
splendid evenings entertainment
Tuesday, the fifth day of Chautau
qua, was somewhat married by tn,
first of the annual chautauqua rains
However "a small crowd was in at
tendance, and the Mathisen Concer
Company presented their, entire after
noon concert to the faithful few.
4 Mr.. Mathisen has sung at ou7
Chautauqua before, and has becom,
more widely known thru his Victor
records. He possesses high, cleal
tenor voice, and sang his number:
very well.
Miss Booher, soprano of the com
pany. sang very sweetly, Zone Fin,
Day." from Madame Butterfly, ane
other equally pleasing numbers.
Miss Poindexter was splendid &C
companist and played a number O
solos, which greatly pleased the audi
ence. With the Concert Compan,
was Mr.. Ignatius Tello, Brazilian
violinist. Mr.. Tello played an especi
! ally pleasing number, BALLET Scenes
| by De Barrio.
| The concert was we'll rendered bu
the artists worked under difficultie!
considering the rain and the small
crowd.
| For the evening prelude the Mathi
sen Company was presented, and gavt
a scene in costume from "The Bohe
milan Girl" This was very we'll pre-
sented and pleased good sized audi
ence.
| After the prelude Mr.. Mott intro
duced for the lecturer of the evening
DR.. James G. Nichols of Des Moines
| DR.. Nichols has made three trips tt
Europe since the war began and i:
! the only lecturer on the platform VIII,
really was in attendance at the Peac,
Conference. His subject was ssA
Warless World"
I Some people consider that the wa,
was ended too soon, but when W,
realize its cost, men and dollars, few
still will feel that way. The war wa
simply an outcome Of the wrongs O
early days. France has suffered mos
for she has been over-run and ruined
six times by hoardes from the North
During the war SO million men wer,