New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
Security Body
Hits Congress
In New Plans
Starts Educational Campaign
to Have Representative
Men Sent to Capital
Will Publish the Records
characterization Work To Be
Continued With Renewed
Energy Under Scheme

Congress and its attitude toward the
National Security League will not dis
suade that organization from its pro-
posed educational campaign looking
toward the Amcricanization of the peo-
pie of the United States, according to
an announcement issued by the league
yesterday.
Not only will the league teach the
people love of country, it was said, but
1T will teach them to exercise more
care in the selection of their national
representatives.. The following signifi-
cant paragraph is included in the an
nouncement:
"The league will continue its nation
wide educational teaching for insist
ence by the people upon The nomination
at the primaries of candidates for Con-
gress who shall be representative men.
and, in SO doing, will publish without
hesitation the records of members of
Congress-"
The statement reads, in part:
Although the war is over, national
security remains a paramount ISSUE
Before the war preparedness was the
outstanding feature Of security. Dur
ing the struggle win the war was one
watchword. In the future national Sc
curity consists in meeting correctly the
problems of readjustmcnt and recon-
struction.
Make Democracy Csfa
"Now that the world has been made
safe for democracy, democracy must be
made safe for the world. There are diff
ticult times ahead, and every good citi-
her part. The natural reaction and let
down which followed the armistice must
not be permitted to have more than
temporary sway.
individual action on the part of the
average citizen can accomplish but lit
tie. Concerted action through dis
interested and patriotic organization
like the National Security League can
do much. We hope and believe that
every member of the league will not
only renew his or her membership and
active interest and cooperation, but will
also induce other good citizens to be-
come members. The league is especial
ly DESTROYS to enroll men who have been
in the service.
"1he best way in which the powerful
organization which the National Sc
curity League has become can be uti-
lized for the general good at the present
time is in helping to teach American
ization.'
"Ths means the fighting of Bolshe-
vism and other un-American tendcn-
L,,AL lie
tional ideals and the marshalling of
achieve them. There are two distinct
phases Of this problem. One is Ameri-
canization as applied to those receiv-
ing instruction in our schools-in other
words, those Of school age. The other
is Americanization as applied to those
who do not attend school or are be-
yond school age.
To Teach Teachers
"The plans now in operation or in
contemplation by the committee on or
gained education for the Amercaniza-
ton of those of school age consist of
teaching teachers, organizing students
for the study Of our national and in
ternational problems and scientific ex-
pertinent stations for the development
and perfection of methods of teaching
"The plans to be adopted for the
teaching Of Amcricanization to those
beyond school age must necessarily be
diverse. AS an initial step the league
is arranging for the celebration on Sep
temper II, 1919, of the birthday of our
Constitution.
"The various special problems which
belong to this general problem will
be met by the best means that can be
devised. The chief questions to be
solved are the teaching of English to
the foreign born, the prohibition of for
eign language as the basic language
in any of our schools, the narrowing
Of the use of foreign languages by our
citizens, the repeal of state laws which
allow aliens to vote and a propaganda
for the dominance of American born
political and national sentiments over
those Of foreign origin.
thousands of patriotic citizens must
be educated "to take the stump"
for America. They must tell the i'm
migrant population our living faith in
American doctrines of law, liberty,
progress and justice, as exemplifed by