Evening star., 1919-05-15
POLICY OF SAVING
MATERIAL UPHELD
Speaker at Conference on
Americanization Would
Show Great Need.
WARS EFFECT Is YEARS


to carry on vigorous propaganda to
teach the rising. generation of young
Americans, both native and foreign
born, that their first obligation is the
conservation of the material resources
of the United States was advocated
by c. c. Keenan,, deputy appraiser OF
the port of New York. at sessions
which concluded the Americanlzatlon
conference at the Interior Depart
ment today.
Conservation of materials is neces
sary for the reason that "the end OF
the war has left US with an obliga-
tion to feed and clothe practically
starving and naked world" accord
ing to Mr.. keenan,.
"For fifteen years. at Least, the
American people must reckon with
this obligation" he continped. "and
thrift is the solution"
Material Instead of Money.
Teach the young how to save 5
cents worth of material, instead of
told the 200 workers who today con-
clude the four-day conference held
under auspices of the Americaniza-
ton division of the bureau of edu-
cation.
There never was before. and never
will be again, in the history of the
United States. a better opportunity to
take advantage of thrift propaganda"
Mr.. keenan, asserted. 'The greatest
function the government can perform
legislation is not the only or real
cure for economic evils"
The foreign-born element. Mr..
Keenan, said is more likely to present
in daily living than the native born.
so that a resource-savingm movement
should be broad and universal-made
to reach the people of all classes"
The speaker advocated a general
adoption of cooperative banking.
William r. Pfaum of Chicago
praised the work being done by the
war savings organizations of the
country.
Busy Concluding Sessions.
The concluding sessions of the con-
ference today were busy ones, with
the presentation Of many papers.
Wood Stevens Of Pittsburgh. Pa, who
spoke on Community Gatherings and
Recreation" and John Ihlder of Phil
adelphia, who gave a talk on I'm
proved Housing and Sanitation Con-
ditions of the Foreign Born
1.-The Americanization movement IL
the first great activity of peace times
in which every one can unite regard
less Of any other affiliations" de-
clared c. H. PAUL of Harvard Uni
versity. opening the last session of
the conference this afteroon
Other speakers scheduled to tell of
the best fields for service of various
local agencies were Rev. John O'Grady !
of the National Catholic War Council:
DR.. Peter Roberts. New York: Miss
Edith Jardine. New York: Miss Helen
Winkler. Council Of Jewish Women
T. Aaron Levy. Syracuse; N. Y; Mrs
Percy Pennypacker, Dallas, Tex; DR.. |
Worth NJ. Tippy. New York; John Fos- !
ter Carr. New York; Mrs. Frederick !
Schoff. Philadelphia: Miss NJ. De G. |
New York; Miss Gertrude |
Van Hoosen of the Department Of |
Agriculture, and Mrs. Bessie A. Haasis. |
No Land for Revolutionary Ideas.
"This is no land in which to spread |
doctrines of revolution" Secretary |
Lane Of the Interior told members of !
the conference at the Americanization |
banquet held at the Ebbitt House last |
night. Secretary Reddeld of the |
Commerce Department and DR.. John |
H. Finley Of New York spoke.
when we came here we gave over |
the right of revolt. because you can |
not have revolt without somebody to |
revolt against, and here the only au-
thority is the American people. We |
have no special social theories to ad- |
vocate. but we do demand undivided |
allegiance to the flag"
Praise for Foreign Born.
Secretary Redfield praised what the |
foreign born are doing for the United |
States, and declared that the famous |
lost battalion" which refused to |
surrender and finally after four days |
was rescued, was composed of Sc
lected men from the East Side Of New |
York city, whose names no native |
American could pronounce.
Americanization work is not a be- |
nevolence, Secretary, Redheld declared, |
but a mutual proposition. and that in |
doing such work I'VE are simply !
shouldering a job which somebody |
previously did for ua"