The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-01-23
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Some of Gen. Woods Observations
On the Subject

Some of Gen. Woods Observations
On the Subject
Bar the nations gates to undesira-
bic immigrants and Americanize the
desirable ones, teach Americanism in
our schools and see that the teachers
are properly paid and cared for, toll
crate but one flag and one language.
These doctrines were urged by Major
Gen. Leonard Wood in addressing a
meeting held under the combined aus
pices of the Y. M. G. A., the Y. w. c..
A. and the Passaic Boys Club to raise
funds for new club buildings in Pas
siac, N. j.
"There is a good deal of uneasiness
now in the country" said Gen. Wood.
"This is no time for new theories,
this is no time for loose thinking. The
watchword of this country today
should be Steady and the slogan
should be law and order, the rights of
property, the courts, the constituted
authorities all of those things"
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Gen. Wood declared that the Red
element can be readily disposed OF
through deporting those who are
aliens and turning the citizen portion
over to the courts.
81 think" he said eve must look
very much more closely into the quail
ity of our immigration and look into
it before it comes aboard ship and
comes over here. We are very proud
that America has been called for gen.
erations the refuge of the oppressed.
Let us be very careful to see that
America does not become the dumping
ground of the degenerate.
"What is the use of bringing these
people in here who are unfit to be
citizens, who are moral degenerates
or descendants of criminals. We have
had good deal Of labor trouble in
some sections of the country lately.
We find 95 per cent. of American la
Dor to be clean, square and sound. But
we find the vicious element from the
other 5 per cent. and while we are
getting rid of bad lot, don't let US
take in any more unless we know who
they are"
CARE FOR THE
IMMIGRANT
Gen. Wood urged That better care
be taken of the arriving Immigrant,
"hold on to him for a while, teach
him something of our institutions,
load him up with good American lit
erature, let him see what this country
really is and try to arrange, instead
of allowing him to settle in racial
groups fed by dialect press in our
cities, to influence him to go to thar
section of the country where his pre-
vious training will make him most
valuable"
In regard to schools, Gen. Wood de-
clared that the country had rather
gone to sleep" on the question. After
remarking that the average college
professor is paid rather less than the
element can be readily disposed of
average skilled laborer and the aver
age country teacher on the same par
with first class chauffeur, he de-
clared that the best of the teachers
were leaving the schools, and that
they must be brought back at what
ever cost.
SOVIET GROUPS
IN COLLEGES
1T is very ugly situation" he
continued, "that we find in some of
the universities, where there are these
little, so-called soviet groups who are
teaching dangerous doctrines because
they feel discontended and unhappy.
A professor in one of our great uni
versities gets top salary of perhaps
$4,000. He gets that when he is about
sixty years of age, cannot possibly
live on it and have that contact with
outside minds which he should have
and which we want him to have"
Turning to the question Of langu-
age the General advocated one langu-
age throughout the grade schools!
eve want to 6uild up certain ma
tienal solidarity and there is no
stronger influence than a common
language" he said. "Then, again.
we want to emphasize to every one
that, while there are equal rights and
opportunities in this country, there are
also equal obligations, and we want
to drive home the fact that there is
no room in this country for any flag
thar our own flag. Wherever you find
the Red flag, don't listen to the peo-
pie who carry It," ~ s~I
He declared that we are much more
careful in selecting the cattle for our
farms than the people who come 70
form part Of our population.