Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-06
OUTLINES differentiation PLANS

Over $50 million dollars is annually
sent out of this country through for
eign bankers, and $50 million aggre-
gate in other means. We must inter-
est them in banks and keep this mon
ey in America.
Then there is the industrial side,
which means complete readjustment
Of the foreign born labor.
The local committees must go at
this problem with a clearly outlined
plan. There must be a survey made
in each locality. The organizations
must be interested and cooperate
with the central committee which
should be policy determining body.
We must find out who, where they
live, where they are employed and
the number of foreign born in each
community. We must stimulate ma
tional interest and we must interest
the foreign born in night schools
which are an essential thing to teach
the foreign born the English language
and ideals.
We know that no matter how much
publicity is given. one way or another
to the night school the attendance is
small. We intend to Increase this at
tendance next year by an economic
method. We are going to ask all en-
pioyers to give preference to the En-
glish speaking employees. Employ the
English speaking people in preference
to the non English speaking people
The wage scale will be adjusted Sc
that the preference will be given those
who speak English, promation will be
given to the English speaking in pre-
ference to the other class, and when
labor is to be discharged it, shall be
J9n i5cI,
will go first. The foreigner will soon
learn that the man that can speak
English gets ahead and he will then
be forced by an economic measure
to seek to learn the English tongue
This has been tried in several parts
of the country and found to be a sue
1 cess.
If we would have America Ameri
canized we must do these things. We
are on trial by the world and we must
stand or fall. Let the Statue of Lib
erty which We hove orantad symbolic
the enlightenment Of the world.
DIR. Marshall las the next speaker
of the evening" and his address, was
along the lines of the spif 1t of thf
Americanizaticn plan. Not much wa:
thought of the foreign born in this
country before the war, said DIR. Mar
shall We expected them 10 become
American ciuzens in tune but WI
gave them n serious thought. w,
| in fact scorEed the man that coulC
not speak our language. We hickman
| ed him and this is one thing that
hope will never be don. again. VIII!
many of these people whom we look
ed down upon came from rountrie
| where there have heen Utilization
| when our furefathers were savage
| in England and Scotland W 7en thes
| countries wee populate with Sax
ens, Jutes AMI Picks. They had art
music and other culture long befor
| our ancestors had become iv.lized an
were yet fighting with clubs and eat
| ing raw meat.
| America has long been the land o
| hope for the foreigners They hay
come into Ellis Island with the li@h
! of hone in 1heir faces. What has be
come of them Some have been sue
cesful but others have simply falIe
into the old Tuts in which they exis' =
| in their own country. We must rails
| them above their own foreign idea
and must show them the true mean
ing of Democracy. They will brin
things of Their land which viii be use
full to us aal which i properly de
yeloped will ne en- asset re- Their tina
a liability. We must show theI
hrotherly love and not look down o
them. we must teach them our wav
and ideals AMI give the lnthe advant
age of America. And Furthermore "
ourselves must demonstrate the idei
of democracy. The whole thing ca
be summed IN in syh:p7thy, appre
citation and self examination. We mus
build a common family n America.
The meeting closed wiLh the singin
of America.