The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-07-25
Head Maui Aid Assn.
Back From States
Robert A. Judd Attends Many Con-
f%erenceS And Returns With Better
Confidence Than Ever Maui'S Cit
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. After a three months visit on the
mainland. making observations COW
ering the work being done in Amer
icanization, Robert A. Judd returns
to Mpui, confident that there is no
place where the subject is being
thought of more seriously and care
fully than in the Territory of Hawaii
and especially on the Island of Maui.
While in the states MI. Judd was
fortunate in being present at a four
day National Conference in Washing
ton, D.. c., called by the Department
of the Interior to discuss the future
of Americanization. The subjects
discussed were those which had to do
not only with making the foreigner
ready to be an American, but also
those which had to do with making
our country a place in every way
worthy of the foreigner.
During the week of June l to g.
Mr.. Judd was present at the Natlonal
Social Service Conference in Atlantic
City. Over three thousand five nun
dred men and women engaged in socl-
al work were present. The opportun-
ity of exchanging ideas and expert
ences at such a series of meetings MI
Judd felt in itself was of marked
H.. - ,,,o ;ro1oto1 &C we are here
in the Islands.
Following close upon this confer
ence was a conference held near Bos-
ton to which the industrial men OF
the country who had been employed
expressly to promote characterization
were invited. About two hundred
fifty men were in attendance. 1t was
the concensus of opinion that the
work of Americanization had been
late in starting, in the industrial
world, but that it had come to stay.
Nothing was more noticeable to Mr..
Judd than the change which industri-
al men the country over nave under
gone in their views toward American
iZation.
Certain resolutions were passed at
the conference in Boston which hould
be of vital importance TO all those
interested in keeping III movement
here in line with that of the States.
The following is a short summary OF
these resolutions.
Resolutions Adopted
1--WE, the representatives of the
educational forces of industry, recog-
nize that industry has a definite part
with the other forces of the commun-
ity in initiating and organizing Amer
icanization work; therefore,
"RESOLVED, That instruction in
English for non-English speaking peo-
pie should be carried on in co-opera-
ton with the public educational
forces, provided such forces are pre-
pared and will assume responsibility.
We pledge our aid in our respective
communities to bring about this CO.
operation.
hLoOh ED, loN ASA'
speaking employees attending English
classes in industry should attend such
classes voluntarily and without COM
p~ensation.
"RESOLVED, That every industry
employing non-English speaking peo-
pie formulate a definite policy regard
ing Americanization work, and that
such work can best be done when a
responsible person is charged with its
direction.
"RESOLVED, That we, as a repre-
sentative group of industries, unani-
mously ~disapprove making naturaliz-
alton a condition of employment, and
recommend that every community
establish at least one school for
citizenship"
Mr.. Judd says he returns to Maui
with no new theories or radical views
but with a determination that Maui
shall keep in the lead in this division
of her social work, as a good Amer
lean community. The live interest
which Maui's industries have shown,
and their thorough support and CO.
operation, he feels, justifies him in
this belief.