Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-13
lane PRAISES PURPOSE
OF |LL|TERACY MEASURE
States Would Bc Asked to Pass
Legislation to Meet Federal APP
preparations on Equal Basis.
AN1ERICANIzATloN A PROBLEM
Secretary of Interior Says Recent
Figures Show Ono Person Out OF
Ten in L. =. Cannot Read or Write
Engli II Language.
ny FRANKLIN Ia. LANE.

= States, and the plan proposed is CO.
: and state governments. whereby the
states would be asked 10 pass leS!s!a-
tion in which they should meet on
: iifty-tifty basis the Federal appropria-
= tons.
: This is ono Of the LARGEST problems.
: in the United states, larger than any
GGar;ieuS tro m",%riai nrGmif ors WE of n b
! them from Inc 6inders Of IGNORANCE.
ihs know 'nE we1 Tx OF r@ thS
printed word may bc revealed 10 them.
! We must help them TO AN understands
ing Of our ideals, our traditions, our
> opportunities. this IS the very first
! step in weaving them into our nag.
the very first step in our process Of
E Not Difficult to Define.
s II has never seemed to me that il
was difficult; to define .Amcricanization
or Americanism: Il appreciate some
F. something. want my ncighbors u
appreciate and love that thing. too.
That something is America"
The process is not one OF science:
the process is one of humanity There
is no. way by which we can make any
one feel that ii is a splendid thing 10
-'be an American, unless we are our
selves interpreters of AmericaniSm by
our kindness our courage. our gen
crosby and our fairness. We want To
and men and women that can read and
write. We want TO interpret America
cent wages. Gus ''''0''''''s ana "'-
That is America nization in the con
c;retS, reduced TO practical terms. This
dependencc nut into terms ih, T' ir
social and economic.
Spirit Inns Been Generous
. From the 'irsi this sniri, has been
hand across tho sea Th;s waS ~ ~.
land, place Of test. rEt "' art r "' ihat
ting on. If litcrature and scicnn. 7'nI
experiment were TO come. they must
be founded upon the solid rock of SELF! SELF
doing his bit M"S a. 70 the Ss ma !ESniTney gf
While ;nh ,i,a '. NJ Mas hot a worth
the stranger. We had daS m iT 'i io d ior
wells 10 drill. buildings 10 "ra,,, III ntE'
40 o"u hi 10 construct and every one must
democracW Is !, H or ne hi,,, test OF our
that man I'd IN our anllity TO absorb
Nh ddt man no ana incorporate him into the
This man Ga i" Imerican.
portuni;v' Give Nm en"' , Eymour o?-
cheereui nnrko- VII. turn INTO a
America. as o hs%s ali II ,b the making Of
Mus, Omen Their Eyes.
But We cannot interpret America 10
,i!ose whose eyes are blind and whose
S raaS are ar closed because they do no:
Nearly two years ago sen: "a cor CON = !.
!nunscalon 10 The Senate giving the
S SsuteS q i!..ilefacy IN the United
pracNcal!y, IN the rough. one person
et ut 81 e nE,iE zen tha; you meet in The
ianrusr. 1'' "o' 'ead or write ou-
an Al 80 'aat zine W., were sending OFT
fl-m 5aiHT ulr 70; OF !,;eratgEs . the
i ogr :a;e:ss: ana IN the ia:srs5, ..
LLai;sq STATS aaa feed our ' a-n MES aa a
aSsa .gr22e w found that prar.
saoz "a: literature was ! sea: lo.i
~, W. w<-s s<adi:E ~: IAs*-,y bona
~ sea;o:-. ~ !" he Aie-a-
e@'e2
r+ys.is5 u 1921 .A-aEs wee
scho3.. :. g.r - ,.. .-:-:ecA -
lts- :.l2 -..e2.aE cs:;yss.-s @a3:s:s.
icT5E- language --s .avs 80 -
st-. Tang -z=6 - :t5.sarGs go
e.: 1-i .: ;a@.- schools vy5t..v; :.
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G.aE:t- n Ic4ca:so-. snc I-z.C, -.
.a - -; ~: Situation.
A Further Revelation.
AZ. -aE. w.e- =. a--it.s,in. 800
- azt further f=ytslsi!o-. =. a ~
e.a:.oa. sc DOUBT !: any .9c.
= - &C ~ 60 .!l+S - the
tMsr:cea :n:od before Is ina: oy.
partm.1i; s 80 .'=s o. tae We: be-
o. IN ".aE ina: UT u 1900
cant sitb.- go; ~ oIE c&mos, = Pc
Language cc.Ii6 ana oar
rolls. o. c.2I.d 49, 80 ~" ne pa
par:rent's orders :" 81 De-
We had 10 Undertake IN .a,..,
those men in the camps. and We 80.
m!!!ions o. dollars in educating erSa"c
men n the meaning OF the Yorcs Or
waro' halt and march" AND In q
pubIii.c1 s Cq5emiiTE w. Where We have hal
un 1ne = country, tina; held .ts~.f
world. democracy OF the
II think i, -
upon thu J-ui,.d C. ~ 'rhHct'7'
diiIon should 49,. Ia TINS con
serious r.t]ec,j,1 t:..Ah u j.
ia!nk i, j. :, 49, IN "eH'ocF2cy.
tina, these ,,eor,ls 10 Isl %
Violence, hv- a'+ ihcAned r
easy victims or an, 49, can De the
ganda which ,Hav 60, emo o. Drhpa-
out Of .heir ,iy,Ii,a4 ,,, g.ltCH cXc@p'
eDces They ar. ,,tJ .o''dl cNpeFi'
the eXperI4ur.s q 49, ~ eau "ha'
been, and 50 - ,.'' nations haV'
field in when this gar, an IerNl'