The Benson signal., 1920-04-17

Gut fellow workman passed the message along
III Italian Good supper, good music good time
those three phrases danced through his mind
all the afternoon At the close of the days work
he made his way to the restaurant. designed by
engineers to a million meals year. Crowds
OF men surging through the doors and he
pu*ed his way in and to seat his black eyes
sill ming with expectation.
Yes: there music to Lugi's blood ting
ling. and his feet tapping the floor, for the band
sending out it's most spirited strains. And
as for the supper-not once since he had been on
American soil had Luigi enjoyed repast, He
glanced at Casmir his Polish neighbor,
whose face was lighted with smiles.
Then keen-eyed pleasantfaced man mounted
a platform, and a whisper, followed by a hush
about the assembly for the speaker was Mr.
Emmons, vice president and general manager of
the company. He spoke with such goodwill that
Luigi caught the spirit of his message. if not
the actual meaning. To his delight Father Ney
rOZ, of LuigiS own nationality stepped forward
with an Interpretation of Mr. EmmOns words in
Italian and Polish priest also interpreted like
wise. Luigi and Casimir listened eagerly and
Joined in the applause and cheers.
eve have invited you here tonight" explained
Mr.. Enmons, ''to tell you about a new American
iZation plan. We represent many nationalites
and races. Tonight welcome you Americans
and hope that all of you who have not made this
country the land Of your adoption thinking
of doing So The company is glad to have you
as it's guests at this AmericanizatiOn supper and
hopes that many of you will be interested in the
work to be undertaken. which will not only teach
you something of our language but also teach
you our American standards of thought and life
we have much to learn from the nations you rep
resent You are we'll able to teach us many
things.
1--WE wish however to teach you the language
In which all shop work is done. Several
reasons make it important that you should talk
English You will be safer in your work and less
liable to accident if you understand all safety
instructions. You will progress faster in your
development if you understand better all that is
said from day to day. You will enjoy more of
the shop life if you can share what other
ara talking about.
"If this country s now your home and the home
of your children you should know it's language
should possess .ts citizenship. should obey its
flaws, and follow the spirit of its institutions
81 want you to feel that the company for which
you work and the executive officers interested
i'm helping you become Americans of the best kind
not forgetting the lands in which you were born
and their languages but remembering that Amer
Sea is now your home and the home of your chill
dren Your sons fought in the American armies
Many of them died for their country We honor
them for the sacrifice You may honor them also
nv sharing the citizenship they fought and died
for.
.'I greet you as Americans Of the future if
of the present and appreciate your interest in
the meeting"
The interpreters then told how an Americaniza-
ton secretary had been engaged by the company
to devote all his time to the foreign-born workers.
g7irst there was to be instruction in English.
~The sh0p was to be the classroom. Regular
classes were to be organized with sessions each
week The classes were to be graded so that the
beginners might study together. and those more