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GIVES PRINCIPLES
DIFFERENTIATION
Report American Legion
Committee On Subject
Made Public
EDUCATION FIRST
THING TO PROMOTE
Local Posts Should interest Them
selves In Local Methods of Education
instruct About American Institu-
lions and Opportunities.

NEW YORK, March ls,-Artbnr
N0oqs' chairman of the Amerieanization
COMMISSION OF the American Legion.
made public the report of the committee
to the Iegion's national executive com.
iilttee' setting forth recommendations as
% the Ieglons part in the American
zation movement. Mr.. Woods. in making
the report said that it had been confined
TO general principles since conditions in
alHerent parts of the country varied 50
greatly that local situations could best be
met by means decided upon bv local
posts
Inc headquarters of the commission
temporarily at the Hotel PENNSYLVANIA,
VIII be clearing house for informatIon
relating to conditions in different parts
OF the country and for the methods and
pohcies to be adopted The local posts
are urged to get in touch with persons
ana patriotic associations in their neigh
| pofhoods so as to work In harmony with
/ them. "-'A'
/ Education is urged as one of the best
means OF coping with the present unrest.
| Inc American Legion" says the re.
port. should encourage, support and
help the schools in teaching to the chill.
dren the origin and development of
American institutions and the opportu.
mites Of American life The legion should
assist schools by offering to provide
| qualified speakers from time to time to
every school in the nation 10 preach
Amerlcanism, especially on our great
patriotic days
Posts OF the legion everywhere should
interest themselves in the local methods
OF education. informing themselves, by
consulting those best qualified to know
and advise, of the needs and shortcom.
| ings OF the local schools. They should
work with teachers, school boards and
others in the persistent effort to bring
education up to the level needed to
afford to our boys and girls the right
kind of preparation for life.
The only agitator that eventually need
be feared Is injustice 1t should be made
plain IN all quarters that the American
Legion stands for the reconciling OF all
citizens by the removal of all unjust con.
ditions, wherever found
strenuous efforts should be made ia
teach every inhabitant of America to
speak and read the American language
and to help and encourage the use there
of. The story of American institutions
and OF the opportunities OF American
life should greet every immigrant as he
lands should follow him through his oath
of citizenship, and should be inculcated
IN every adult American, SO that lacl
OF loyalty can no longer be attributed tc
lack of understanding.
i Wherever there are foreigners whether
they are just landing on the dock OF
are established in the community, mem
i bers of the legion should befriend then
and epdeavor to help them along on thu
road toward good American citizenship
In this effort it should be remembered
that friendly man-toman association
will accomplish more than impersona
efforts.
"Since the American Legion stand,
nreservedly for law and order, il
should be the endeavor of every indivi
dual member to keep the law, to in
tiuence others to do so, and in ever,
lawful way to assist officials charged Will
the enforcement of law and order
'Since conditions vary so greatly il
different localities, it would be unwise t,
lay down in any detail plan of actor
for all posts to adopt Posts shoulC
follow the general principles of this re
port, but should use such ways and mean,
as local conditions show to be most ef
fective.
"All posts should make it plain to thu
community that they are not assumin.
any monopoly of patriotism, but tina
they wish to work vigorously and effec
lively for all that is best in America, anc
that they are eager to join forces Will
I all others who have the same aim"