The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-03-25
School Children
to Teach Aliens

girls can be seen every evening by
ann lights, spelling out cat, rat and
other simple words to enraptured old
patrlarchs, scarcely aware that they
are transpanted in strange and vet
not dissimilar country from that
whence they came at such a sacrifice.
But before l tell you in detail of
this Americanization work and its re.
Suits interposed Mr.. Schlact, "let
me tell you something of why they
may easily fall prey to radicalism,"
lie then told of how he was aroused
10 the necessity for this work by
some poignant experiences he had 90.
ing through Ellis island disguised as
an Immigrant. Mr.. Schlact mingled
with the immigrants throughout their
trials at admission and learned, he
said, that thousands had been induced
to migrate by members of an organ
ization which had swintl!ed them of
everything they owned before taking
them on shipboard.
Since he has been on the island Mr..
Schlact said he had Investigated these
organizations, which he characterized
as professional flim-fammers." and
has caused the indictment of several
individuals, some of whom have fled
the country and the cases of some are
still pending. Numerous others, he
said, who had luxurious offices in New
York have scampered away and dis
banded operations. He described
their operations, while in full swing.
somewhat as follows:
They canvassed east side homes to
learn If they had relatives on the
other side whom they wanted brought
to America. Invariably such was the
case. These friends" then told the
east siders they were going to Europe
and, If they liked. would bring back
the desired relatives. Delighted with
this Kindness" the cas- siders would
offer up all the money they could
scrape together to help their loved
ones on their voyage.
Exploited by Radicals.
Equipped with these foreign adj
dresses, the only thing that really in
terested the exploiters, these agents"
would set out for Europe to transfer
their operations to new fields. But
instead of turning over the money
sent by anxious relatives, they would
demand all they could get from the
poor Europeans before taking the nee
STAINS n he,
bound for America. If they could get
enough they could do this through
questionable methods with passport
bureaus and shipping companies, Mr..
Schlact said.
$50 you see," he declared, "they
swindled them both going and com,
ing. This wholesale exploitation" he
continued, sis what makes 1t neces-
sary to do intensive Amerlcanization
work among these poor families, who.
through no fault of their own, land
among us without education and with.
out anything but misconceived ,aeo
that America Is a worse place to live
In than their home countries. They sra
ripe for further exploitation nv rad.
icals who enlist their willing aid In
Haunting false ideals of capitalism II
! While II Is imperative to corrac,
this Immigration menace nj Its source
Mr.. Schlaet said. those who have beer
dumped into this country through in
duences other than their own volltior
must he looked after. This is WIN,
the Junior American Missionaries.
as these schoolgirls are called, are do
Ing successfully, he said. Not .
far1iiy placed In their care has failed
to make good" he said.