South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-09
COQNEY talks ON
REORGANIZATION
More Than Fifty Business
Men Hear Lecture at
Commerce Chamber.

ITO Americanization SIS @,-ached
the ideals, customs. history. insttu-
tions and principals Of government.
Ideals. customs. history. institutions
and principals OF government that
are not accepted anywhere else but
are distinctly American, stated
Prof j. NJ. Cooney OF Notre Dame
university, in his address on Amer
ioanization" az the weekly luncheon
OF the business men at the Chamber
Of Commerce Monday noon.
More than 90 business men were
present at the luncheon. Dudley
Shively acted as chairman and intro
duced Prof. COoney. who gave an en-
PERTAINING and comprehensive adj
dress. He continued saying. An ex-
ample OF what can be called an in
stitutiOn or custom Of Americaniza-
ton Is our observance of certain
holidays that are observed only in
this country such as THANKSGIVING.
This holiday Is not observed in any
other country and is distinctively
American.
The people OF South Bend have
perhaps greater opportunity TO OBJ
serve the needs Of Americanization
than many places because OF what
we term our great foreign pOpula-
ton. All that I can say in that di-
rectiOn and my urgent appeal e. 20
give them time We have had time
10 become thoroughly American and
they too must have IL. have the
utmost confidence in the belief that
time VIII AmericaniZe them
show Lack OF Sympathy
so far we have shown a lack of
great sympathy with them. There
can be little influence where there
is no great hympathy. The foreiCn
element cannot be moulded and we
cannot cramp them. We must feel
with them ard develop a true fell
Iowship toward them. We are prone
20 crit.cise them in many ways To
criticise their tendency to COLOMBO.
To criticise their homes and their
customs. There IS a question in my
mind; would their movement into
the finer residential districts be
looked favorably upon by you. And
is IL not true that they may not be
able TO afford better homes or better
netghbOrhOods. There has always
been a lack Of fairness in this d.
. rection watch We must get away
from IL We are to have real Amer
icanization."
THE first step then in American
ization should be the development
of a general sympathy through the
schools and through the rising gen
Grafton BY this is not meant a gem
pral pity. Their is a wide difference.
Among other movements that are
directly against the basic principals
Of Americaaization are those rela-
tive 20 the dispensing Of meetings
held by the radical socialists Most
ri these raids, in which the meet
Ings are broken up and halls and
rUrpiture destroyed, are beinG con-
Quoted BY that great patriotic or
ganizatiOn the American Legion.
whose AmCricanization has stood
the acid test of battle"
This 20 my Interpretation Of
Americaniz2tion is wrong. The ac-
tion generally assumes the attitude
of a moo and there is noting more
destructive 20 sOOd government han
mob rule. A so 1t is taking away that
rreat American right Of freedom OF
speech AID freedom 90 meet. And
we are therefore losing more by this
method than COulu possibly be lost
ny Glowing the meetings to con-
true" Prof. Cooney concluded with
brief outline Of 'he League Of Ma
as. its aims and his views upon
81 as uu-American
Following the address it was
moved and seconded that the regu-
lar Monday noon .unche pms be CON
tLuec.