Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-11
AMERICA MUST
HAVELANCUACE
TYPICAL OF IT
Governor Harding of Iowa Urges
One Tongue for Peoples of the
States Here United.
FAMILIES SHOULD HAVE HOME
Believes Children Should Be Given
Tracts Of Ground for Own
Fairgrounds.

America is a nation, not an asyl-
UNI and is old enough and good
enough to have a language Of It's
own; every family should have a
home of its own and every child a
tract Of ground to play on, are a
few of the principles urged by
Governor william L. Harding Of
Iowa, in an address to members Of
the Moline After-Dinner club last
evening.
Before launching into the theme
Of his talk. Governor Harding
stopped to pay a few words of trib
ute to Lincoln, saying that it was
Liucoln's keen vision that worked
out the problems for the future
and so made his greatness. He
compared the vision of Lincoln
with the wisdom that must be &C
quired now. to carry on the prob
lens of the world today.
Preparatory to launching into
the part of his address dealing
with the problems of after-war ad-
justment, the governor said Amer
lea had reached time when its
people did not pay proper respect
to the flag.
Unless we get to a place where
a citizen takes off his hat and
worships the flag, we are bound on
a downward course" he said.
THE boys are bringing the old
flag back without a stain. just one
change in it. a change in its lustre,
for the red has been augmented bv
the blood that was shed for it,
This union of states called
America is a nation, not an asyl-
um." aid the governor, taking up
the language question, and it il
old enough, big enough and good
enough. to have a language all its
own. Our language should be
loved by all who use it.
The answer to all contelders
:or the opposite is, You do not
love America
AS a nation we opened our
door and left it. We should have
said, This is America. If you are
not TO be one OF US. you may tarry
for a time, but not in colony, AMI
then you must go back
"A man thinks in the language
which he talks. If you talk the
German language, you are going To
think in the German language And
do not think anybody ought to
go on thinking in German.
But it is going to cost some
thing" said the governor. referring
to the matter of enforcing the U.s.
of the English language in tho
prairie state of Iowa. lost 100000
votes. But IL was worth It
Just a word now to The polite
fans. 1t does not pay to stand with
one foot on one side Of the fence
and one on tie other The time
has come wheE men must be out
and stand for things and when
they do that they are going to be
honored for it.
Il think every state Should have
a law making the English language
the medium OF instruction up tC
the eighth grade, after that allow
ing as many languages as may
seem desirable.
ooh. l can warhle a little Ger
man myself That IS. could be
fore the war. and often have
the governor. bowling to Father
Kelly at his right.
Il believe in the old fashioned
home. where they have d marriage
certificate on he wall and respect
it," said the governor. "A man VIII
take a shotgun to defend his home.
but not to defend boarding
hose. and every man ought 10
have one place he is willing to de-
fend
THE man WHO owns MS home is
not going tn take out a torch and
start a fire"
Governor Harding outlined the
plan Of the secretary of the in
terror for the giving of land by the
states. the financing OF the i'm
by the government.
and thus providing for the re-