The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-10-01

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| ON ANARCHISTS
Catholic Council Lays Barrage
to Teach True Americanism
in Dark Quarters.

! Misunderstanding thousands OF
batteries of movie machines on the
quarters where ignorance and litter
acy hide true American democracy
from nine million foreign-born or I'M
Informed people, the National Catholic
War Council has begun a nationwide
campaign Of civic education that will
enlist twenty thousand workers. Be
hind q barrage of periodically educa-
ltiOnal Aims, fitted for the comprehen-
sion Of, every foreigner and of every
tlliterate, regiments of minute men,
trained to the language and customs
iof these classes, will fight to bring to
them the real meaning of democracy,
their rights and obligations under the
American democratic government and
the fundamental principles Of indus
trial Justice. Until every district,
Idarkened to true Americanism, is so
enlightened that Bolshevism cannot
breed there the civic campaigners OF
the National Catholic War Council
declare that they will never let up in
this most vital Of all their postwar
activities. :. a,tz
From the decks of fleet Of auto
trucks that will carry a "camionette'
film service to the most isolated groups
/, Of miners and wOodsmen as we'll as
from every available platform in the
;c0ngested quarters of the larger cities,
the minute men Of this movement have
already begun to drive home the
truths Of democracy in the tongue and
vernacular of their various audiences.
Their itinerary is based on a special
survey Of the location of the five mil.
lion immigrants who know little or
nothing of America and its language
and Of the four million natiye-born H.
literates. Between specially prepared
patriotic, civic, social welfare and vo,
cational reels, interspersed with clean
comics, stirring talks on the history Of
1.-THE struggle Of democracy in this land
and among other nations, on the Amer
leans rights and obligations and >on
vocational opportunities and industrial
Justice will be given in the language Of
the hearers. "a
Although Intensive drives to reach
into the heart Of the foreign and illit-
crate quarters throughout this country
will be one of the main detectives of
the civic educational campaign Of the
National Catholic War Council, its
reels and speakers are also prepared
to offer to all English-speaking au-
diences, such as groups OF women who
may desire more information of Amer
lean civic fundamentals, comprehen-
sive courses on the workings of our
government. In every case these en-
itertainments will be brought as close
IL possible to the people and will be
entirely free and open to every one
who cares to attend them. Beyond q
preliminary course Of six weeks and q
continuation course of twenty-four
weeks with films and speakers the Ma
,tional Catholic War Council is pre-
pared to offer simple text books to all
!, Its auditors who are interested
Summarizing the objects Of theiK
new civic campaign, leaders Of the Ma
tional Catholic War Council declare
that sin civic education the following
points should be emphasized: (1) All
the people, both native and immigrant,
should know what democracy means.
s(2) They should be acquainted with
their rights under democracy. (3)
They should have knowledge of their
obligations in democracy ~ They
should be acquainted with the simple
workings Of the government. 90
They should know how to invoke the
powers Of the government for protec.
ton and understand the voting privi.
ilege. (6) Finally they should be ac'
,quainted with fundamental principles
Of industrial Justice.