Evening journal., 1920-07-20
.REAL AMERIcANIzATIoN.n

NJ ERE is editorial leader entitled "Rea Americana
N zation," from the New York Times OF today which
boars Importantly and approvngy upon the great work
mat is being done by the Service Citizens OF Delaware
an Organization founded and fosered by Pierre s du
ponl and his friends and directed by Joseph H. ode
The Service Citizens OF Delaware have published In
ite pamphlet selection from the speeches made at
the commencement Exercises" OF their classes in
Amcrlcanizstion. The occasion is obviously that
Inspires Fourth OF July exuberance and the
tionaty OF the oraory is possibly emphasized by the
nehtschool English OF the speakers, but under and
4 all are heariness and sponiane,y thoroughly re-
rreshng
Harry Kosowsh, representing Ukrainian Hail. Is fluent
in this manner:
suppose some one had told me just year ago 10 speak
b such big audience and to speak In English would
have had pretty good reason 10 believe that one
was trying TO make fool OF me. But today after two
years In night school, solve that problem To- suca
extent in front OF this audience that every one, think,
can understand me- WIN great tensiy am waiting
Tor ihe time when can take my second naturalization
Antonio Pnszzi put his whole soul into these few
words, written down by his hand:
Il traed to be good Setiason whunt 20 be good
workman going respect everybody. / traed to do the
best can for this good Country am very elad 10 hap
this rich Country becaust like very much this gentell
peopol love this Coentry as very biautin Country"
eSays John Orban
1T gives great pleasure TO say few words too
you in which win tell you what the Citizen ship means
% me 4 Citizen ship means to me Freedom and Love
Mike Nalus representing the Greek pupils" g fsiss
chockcl by emoton
II % American about ten years ago and very
satisfy foreign I found liberty and good
oiler hings which can't explain my heart sase but
ny mout didn't help What is the best thns o.
do for Ameroag The nrst thing Is 10 obey the Amoric
law 10 be a good American citizen. ."
Stories OF struggle and achievement briefly and
e1phcally told OF lives expanding under and rich
opportunity OF relief at escaping economic and political
oppresson and OF amazsment and gladness in nation
where those Nyh0 would fight for Uncle sam know no
dsstinctions. There met many boys from colleges "
akys the Ahenian Peter Saihs boys OF rich famiyes
hut there difference between me them. We were
,alklns toseiher play together"
For the true soul OF the little book however. one has
% turn back 20 the "FOrewor by the Director Joseph
H. OdeI Having 10 deal with twenty-one nationaltes,
MI 0dell does not expect all ito blend by
magic and become something mysteriously and mys-
4cay diflerentAnelOSaX0n. for instance" lie does not
hope 70 turn them into New England Puriians or
Western cowboys America what Il Is, not by reason
Of what they brought with them They have really
blended. but they have developed the habit OF sharing
their possessions The spirit OF true Amercansm is
rnter-racial tolerance and whatever failures have
made shave from a local breakdown OF liberation" b"
So along With the foxtrot and the one-step the new
ercans IN Delaware encouraged 90 dance their old
folk dances Ia their peasant costumes Many have
escape social, religious political ban 'NNhat
0ve could IN their hearts for America II they were
INST on'is threshold by series OF repressonsw
Apostles of Amercanism everywhere will take courage
hope frrn these little Commencement essays and
<peerhcs Ma 0coNs brief preface might well become
thcr rcas neraook; The chief text OF . should be in
nesseeo In syery Americanzng heart; "Even the alien
hH certain ran. rable rights"
gat IS Glowing compliment indeed-one that should
BE- appccaes not only by the Service Citizens OF Della
1c director Dr oden, but also by the people
u ne srse at arge.