America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-04-06
Wisdom or Blindness.


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There something unreasonable the introduced in
IA by William H. King Of
Utah deprive all publications in languages other than English of
the privileges class mails that reminded 1resib
~ OF the famous Imam of the BUSH
King all has introduced this in
of Aneranization He proposes Amrcanize the lar
egn population in the United States by stamping all Ian
English mstaner He to kill the foreign lam
guage press Of America.
Yes that intention For King bill deny
all except those publish English privileges of the mails
third third class for publications
would prohbve deliveries slow srangle circulation
good the King bill if adopted would
I've efficient in hottng publications foreign languages the
Senator think For the fact that he seriously proposing
which he is dealing
Despite expense despite opposition publications i'll foreign
would persist For native speech and thought like the
King stand the shores and bid them
they will Probably this would be the least
desirable which would persist
But whether the King BILL if completely
only partly choking American press languages
other than English beside the question entirely This bill
pass contrary American constitution and
all American ideals of fairness and justice but because
There United than twenty-five million per-
of foreign birth constituting forttwo different Ian
OF these than then million directly from
Of them have best only makesh
knowledge Of the English language.
people Anerieanzatien problem
the United States 1t problem Of assimilation of penetration of
the barriers of midiy and lack of understanding OF
overcoming onesomen and homeess and making these people
feel really AT home here
Nor merely case for selfsated giving by American
Americans These immigrants these Wops and .Squarehead if
will have brought something America besides their labor They
have brought the of Them elements Of soul and
contribute to the nation Of nations''
The problem like delicate reaction chemistry
ingredients in the tube mixed steadily and carefully they will fuse
quickly readily If the shaken violently result
streaky mixture that will always be unsatisfactory
There is little justice argument immigrant to-
day inferior to the immigrant Of seventy that he less
willing American ideals and American citizenship The m
migrants who died for the United States the World War proye
. that theory.
pobm United States changed The
gow huge cities industrial development gigantic
dec group made proper social
!, difficult.
How reach the people who do speak Engh9 How best
explain to them American ideals institutions they really
How for the benefits friend
ship and understanding and mutual appreciation Those the
i stions.
King believe with say Kill
ign language the United Kill all foreign languages
AS for all these million people Of foreign birth
make speak English and he of the
characterization!
Twenty-Five million people, and especially
the fifteen million Of them who this country adults
be cut off from the language of their birth overnight They cannot
learn speak English and read English papers day It cant
be done Leading educators, socoogsts factory
worked with foreigners il is impossible.
How then reach hem have and
Lave adequate Of Engh9 Ship them Of the coun
No that solution obviously For that would only work rcparsb
Of America which always heretofore been the haven OF the
poor and the oppressed.
The press foreign languages pro-
m of reaching the foreign population Daily these almost unknown
fieanm, Anecanm their people They understand their
and they telling them he truth in their sneusge They
ung their people T. study American institutions 70 learn to
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