Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-09
TAKES THE OATH OF
OFFICE FOR THE THIRD TIME
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dIuOHS US an element allen not only IN
birth but in speech and sentiment. At
the moment when the United States
most needed a united coherent people,
with common ideals and purpose, we
discovered unassimilated groups of
individuals possessing neither Ameri-
can citizenship nor familiarity with
American aims. The existence of
these groups was unfortunate and
alarming. They served to enlarge the
draft quotas we were called upon to
furnish and unjustly burdened the cit
izen class of registrants because a
very large percentage of the alien
class of registrants claimed exemp-
ton upon the ground of alienage. This
emphasized the unwisdom of our ne
glect in the past to educate and alb
sorb the immigrant into our body pol
itlc. That he is capable of such alb
sorption is obvious to anyone who
glances over the casualty list and
notes the foreign extraction of many
of our finest citizen soldiers.
lndustriaHy this unabsorbed alien
class constitutes a menace. Radical
agitators, whose mission is to destroy
rather than to build up, cannot make
Roadway among persons imbued with
an Intelligent understanding of the
history and purposes of the United
States. 1t is among this ignorant and
unassimilated class that Boishevism
makes progress.
The proximity Of Connecticut to the
important ports of entry, and our great
and growing industrial centers makes
the problem acute. We owe it to our
selves and to those who will succeed
to our responsibilities and privileges to
realize that Americanization is funda-
mentally a matter of self defense and
self preservation, and not one merely
of sentiment or charitable impulse. I
therefore earnestly urge your favor
able consideration of the necessity Of
establishing Department of Ameri-
canization in this State.
Education
From the very beginning of our his
tory, Connecticut has yielded to no
state in its emphasis upon the i'm
portance of popular education. It has
made us what we are, No state can
be great or good except as the masses
of its people are virtuous and indus
trious and intelligent. The critical
times which We face demand more than
ever good schools for the masses of
the rising generation. Other states
and other countries are aroused. We
must not only do our part but we
must lead. If we want the next gen.
Grafton TO be one hundred per cent.
American in the fullest sense of
Americanism, We must make our
schools one hundred per cent. efficient
for that purpose now. To that end
we must bring into our schools as
teachers the best and ablest of our
young women and men. That means
at bottom increased financial support
and an organization best calculated to
insure the taxpayer value received for
money devoted to education.
Child Welfare.
The war has brought the value o!
human life into focus. The tragic
loss of life in indicating information
al justice and ensuring our national
existence has caused universal sorrow
We deeply mourn the loss by shot
and shell and by disease of the lives
of the many thousands of our young
men. The public of this State was
aroused and drastic action was taker
, to lessen the mortality caused by thc
recent epidemic not vet subsidized Ye
every year. among children less thar
five years of age We witness an ezces.
sive mortality without it's causing
much perturbation of spirit. This EN-
/ phasizes our moral responsibility 70
! permitting preventable waste of hu
man life. We have been intelligent,
concerned about preserving ANNA
life and have carefully provided TO
the examination of cattle for tubercu
lCsiS and of swine to prevent hos
cholera and have created a commission
| to detect and eradicate such disease
among our animals, but we have no
been equally or intelligently solicitou
of the health. life, and welfare of GU
children, but We have left it to the eff
forts of charitably disposed citizens.
1t is stated upon reliable authorit,
! that four thousand eight hundred an
seventy eight children under five year
of age died in Connecticut last yeal
Fischer's report on National vitality es
Inmates the economic value of a chill,
under five years of age to be $3.50. Ac
cording to this estimate Connecticut
loss last year from this cause was 81,
634, 1910. 1t is further stated that one
half of these deaths are easily pre-
ventable, from which it can be see
how inexcusable is this economic vast
and what large factor it may be i
the future of our country In additio
to this is the cost of sickness, the los
of time and decreased efficiency of tn
parents of these children.
| Our records show that one-tilird {
the men examined on the first drat
were not physically fit, many of ther
for causes which would have bee
renediabIe had they had proper car
in childhood
The time has come when we can II
longer afford to neglect this import
ant subject.
Labor Employment Service.
With the drain upon man power in
cident to the creation of a great arm
: there was an inevitable labor crisI
Inasmuch as Connecticut was the chic
, munitions center of this country tn
crisis was peculiarly acute here. Cor
, necticut furnished about 1900 men fc
the army and navy of the Unite
States. To effect the necessary read
justment, the United States Employ
, ment Service and certain auxiliar
services were organized. While tn
was necessary there was danger thG
it might not be in full sympathy wit
the needs of this. State, or might de
Velop policy out of harmony with ii
Connecticut situation To obviate sue
. possibilities the Council Of Defense il
corporated the Employment Service ir
into its structure and it has been fir
anced very largely with State fund
: The wisdom of this course has bee
amply indicated by the results affair
ed. The service has been efficient an
! has moved in complete harmony wit
| the council.
It now transpires that one OF II
chief agencies during the demobiliza
I ton and reconstruction period is /
{ be the United States Employment Sci
: vice. Under those circumstances it .
8 obviously the part of wisdom to retail
| our control over it's operations with
; this State. The permanent policy
, not yet outlined from Washington.
. is my belief that any such agenc
I should be controlled by the Stat
though it may be advisable to have