South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-16
PARKER SPEAKS ON
REORGANIZATION
Before CiviCS Department of
WOman'S Club. H. c. |.
is Discussed.

Rev. 3. Earle Parker, D. j.. add
dressed mem A--s of the department
Of civics and philanthropy Of the
Mishawalxa Woman's club at it's reg
ular meeting held Thursday after
noon in the club rooms. His subject
was. characterization of our For
eign Born" 10 was most excellent
talk. He said in part.
In speaking 90 YOU today 7 am
not thinking so much OF the methods
as the spirit In which you enter up
on this work. There are three things
of which you should never for a mo-
ment lose sight I'm thinking Of
Americanism you must always re-
member that it is' an ideal 20 be
sought but always I'm it's perfection
just "a bit beyond your reach We
are not angels handing down bless
ings 90 unWashed beasts. but mortals.
comrades with these strangers in our
pursuit Of the ideal. You can
strengthen their enthusiasm with the
idea that they can help in the real
ization OF the ideal They ave
much TO learn from us but it is lly
bumptious American conceit that be
guiles us into believing that we have
nothing TO learn from them. The
Amcricanism we know is the fruit Of
seeds transpianted from European
soil and who will say that by furth-
er additions the ideal may not be
enriched I have growing cOnvic-
tiOn that before sending some one
10 lecture To them we should do well
40 invite their representatives to
speak 10 us. BY All means we should
read the BOOKS i'm which the self
consciousness of the immigrant is
revealed In these books there is the
real call Of the human heart.
Lead TO Understanding.
They lead us TO an understanding
of the people we would help. 1t
might be helpful 10 call upon some
IL their representative and ask
them frankly 90 tell us what" they
think of us and why. 1t might prove
"a bit humiliating as I know from eX-
perience but il would also be stimu-
lating. Unless we can come 20 mu-
tuaI understanding we enter upon
= work OF this kind with only small
hope of success.
THE open mind as ready 20 re-
ceive as TO give is Indispensable The
ultimate America will be an ANAL
samation of the best in both worlds.
The Americanism we now have is
that and the future will not be less.
II with any degree of thOrOughness
and sincerity we approach the matter
from this point of view we shall soon
be confronted with the challenge.
physician Heal Thyself.' Facts viii
Doe produced 20 prove that If Ameri-
sanism means what we have defined
- TO be many native born ua-C need
10 lift themselves 20 its level before
crying from the house top come up
To be specific, we may point with
some satisfaction 10 the work that s
being done behind the yards in the
chicago packing house district but
DO not the facts uncovered by the
government investigation leading TO
the reorganization of these industries
reveal the need OF some Americana
alton work among the packers them
selves We need TO elevate our in
oustriaI. business and political life
10 these standards
Chance of Birth
The chance of birth and large in
heritance may as easily keep man
born i'm Boston and of Puritan an
cestors from being true American
as the man born i'm sunny Italy or
snow bound Russia. Ihss Is what
George Creel, director OF the bureau
oi puolic information, meant when
he said in an article published i'm
I eslic's Weekly. America is not a
mere country. il is a great ideal, and
I'd is having that ideal that makes
the American. not the simple matter
of birth As a matter or fact there
are thousands born right here in the
United states who have never yet
come 20 America
Let us be sure OF our own essen