New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-02-27
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FOREIGN BORN
KENYON REORGANIZATION BILL
BEING CONSIDERED BY THE
HOUSE COMMITTEE.
ONLY OBJECTION IS EXPENSE
Mair Features Of the Measure Which
Proposes Federal Cooperation With
the States in the Education of Hit.
crate Residents.
BY M p. HoRNADAY.

crate Residents.
BY JAMES p. ~HoRNADAY.
Washington The committee on ed
ucatiOn Of the house of representa-
tives now has under conside alton the
Dill passed by the senate the Other
day to promote AmericanizatiOn ..b,
providing tor cooperation with the
several states in the education of non,
Engllsh-speaking persons and the as.
sanitation of f~oreign-bOrn residents
The bill was known in the senate as
the Kenyon Americanization bill. II
had to run the gauntlet of some stifl
opposition in that body. mainly based
on the cost of such an undertaking
Assuming that the committee on edu,
cation reports it %favOrably, and that
seems to he the committees intention,
1t VIII meet with opposition In the
house on the same grounds. Every,
Dody realizes that the purpose of the
Legislation is fine, and the view the
senate hnally took was that with such
an excellent purpose involved. the
question of expense should not stand
In the way of carrying it out.
Speaking in a general way, the bill
proposes that the federal government
shall cooperate with the states in ed
ucating the illiterates of the country.
some 100000 In number. The bill
apprOpriates for the fiscal veal end
Ing June 80. 1921, $6,5OO.OOO. The
whole enterprise would be conducted
by the department of the interior. To
begin with. 1896, 100 would be ex-
pended In administrative Offices. Here
In Washington there would be one
administrative officer at 5000 a year,
four at $4,000, three at $500. five at
$1,000 each. four ut $3.50 each. and
five at $500 each. Clerks. Ste
nographers and messengers in Wash
ington would call for an expenditure
of $4,000 annually. As the bill now
stands. four regional officers are pro-
vided for at $1,000. and eight regional
officers at $1,000 each.
Would AIIot Sums to the States.
After ~deducting the 1896, 100 set
aside for administrative expenses. the
remainder of the $4,000, 900 would be
apportioned by the secretary of the
Interior among the several states 'in
the ratio which the number of resi-
dent illiterates and other persons I'M
able to understand, speak, read or
write the English language, sixteen
years OF age and over, bears to the
number Of resident illiterates and 9TH
er persons unable TO understand,
speak. read or write the English Ian
guage, sixteen years Of age and over
within the continental United States"
There Is a provision In the bill that
the total sum allotted to any state
shall not be less than 5000 In any
fiscal year.
Men In congress who have given
thought to the Americanization problem
believe this legislation would fit In with
the Americanization features of the
universal training legislation proposed
in the senate military bill. There is
now some question, however, whether
congress car come to an agreement
on universal training legislation. The
leaders I'm the house OF representa-
tives have taken rather n determined
stand against " because of expense.
Peace Treaty's Chances.
President Wilson submitted the
treaty Of peace with Germany
TO the United States senate the
10th OF last July. About one week
later Il correspondent for one of the
influential newspapers In the central
west notified his Office that he would
like to take his vacation. leaving on
July 20 and planning to be back by
August Is. He expressed the opinion
that the treaty would probably not be
ratified before his return, though he
has confessed many times since that
he feared the treaty would be dis |
posed of In his absence. Since that
time the treaty has had many ups and
1t has Travelled some high
ways and a good many byways and
generally has had a rough and tumble
time. Now that seven months have
gone by since the treaty was sub
mitted to the senate, a Washington
newspaper correspondent, should he be
planning another vacation for the I'M
mediate future, would be inclined to
express the view that he might take
a short rest and get back before the
of the treaty.
But since everybody SO misjudged
situation last July no one with a
for his reputation would attempt
at this time TO prophesy when the
will be ratified. II has Travelled
rather wide circle. and so far as the
situation in the senate
Is concerned. Is back to where IL was
IN the 10th of last September when
foreign relations committee re-
1t to the senate. Just before
he extra session of congress came to
IN end last November the treaty -7as
aid away in what its enemies, in any
went. regarded rs its last resting
place. and a good many funeral
speeches were made over IL.
Only One Course for the Senate.
To most persons here who have fol-
owed the subject with cart from day