Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-22
DAVIS WOULD
SCHOOL ALIENS
IN CITIZENSHIP q
Secretary Of Labor Wishes
Bureau to Make Over
Newcomers.
SEEKS TITLE CHANGE

WASHINGTON, Oct. -Reorganiza-
ton Of tha bureau Of naturalization is
the Department OF Labor is one of the
pet plans Of Secretary Davis. The plan
is now taking practical shape, ard pros
poets are that great new forward step
soon may be taken to make life different
and better for the alien newcomer and
the country a gamer by acquiring new
citizens better prepared for their new
duties and privileges.
AT Secretary Davis request a bill has
been introduced in Congress which will
change the title of this bureau to the
bureau Of citizenship. With the change
in title the bureau will take on a vastly
broadened scope Of activity. The old
bureau Of naturalization always has been
charged with the responsibility of nat
uTalizing foreigners, but it is Secretary
Davis plan to have the new bureau live
up to its name. II will be more than
bureau Of naturalization; it will be
bureau Of citizenship and training for
citizenship. 1t will train our alien ar
rivals by instruction in the public schools
1t will provide for them guidance and
protection. II will set up machinery 10
see TO their proper distribution oven the
country, so as 10 avoid the old evils OF
congestion Of new foreigners in the
larger cities. Many Of these newcomers.
for instance, arrive here with long e1-
perience. which they are forced TO dis
card for work In the cities because they
have no means Of reaching the farms or
Of sscertaining where their farming 81
perience NAV be Of value
PURPOSE TO MAKE
KNOWN INSTITUTIONS.
Among its other duties the new bu-
reau Of citizenship viii spread knowledge
Of our American institutions in such q
way as to heighten respect and inspire
loyalty to those institutions" said Sec
rotary Davis, In commenting on his plan
ut Will begin a national campaign for
lettering the physical and moral we'll
icing Of our foreign born population. To
this end the new bureau will under
take to protect the foreigner from fraud
and imposition. II viii provide centers
Of information where persons Of pa
triotlsm and character will offer guild
snce and advice Where It is possible
these advisers viii be themselves Of for
ejgn extraction, in order to offer real
sympathy and understanding and 50
serve 70 bring the still newer aliens into
wholesome contact with the people Of
their own race. Always the burden OF
advice will be respect for the Federal
Government"
It is Secretary Davis aim to utilize to
the full the machinery Of the new bureau
to protect the newest alien arrivals from
the evil influence Of Red" and Commu
mist propaganda One Of the chief agen
cies in this purpose viii be a thorough
system Of public school instruction for
aliens. The women viii have the benefit
OF classes at home. The instruction will
he given In places of employment. or at
other suitable points. as we'll as in the
public schools These classes viii be
arranged for all adults and wage earners.
REGISTRY TO AID
IN GUIDANCE.
Each alien will be required to regis
ter" said Secretary Davis. This Is no;
for the purpose Of setting up g police
system. but in order to keep trace Of each
individual for his protection and guild
ance. Each registrant VIII be given
certificate of his registration, on pay
ment Of fee not to exceed $40 Tor
adults and SO for wage earners who are
minors All the money from these fees
viii he expended in the payment Of teach
ing. Thus the alien newcomer. as is
roper. paws for his own improvement
and lifts the burden OF his care from
the shoulders OF the Government"
In addition to these new functions, the
new bureau of citizenship. as planned
will encourage States and communities
to prepare teachers to teach the tmmi-
grant to speak. read and write the Eng
fish language, to understand and value
the privileges Of citizenship and prac-
tice devotion to the institutions of our
Government. In all such classes OF in
struction the motion picture will be lib
orally used The States will be asked to
ndopt legal school terms OF ar least six
months of each year for the benefit Of
wage earning children and adults. To
this end compulsory attendance will be
asked for. To complete the instruction.
training will be provided in health and
sanitation. along with physical culture.
SEEKS AID IN
TRAINING WORK.
The new bureau wiz seek the aid of
sr religious, civic, educational. com
munity. fraternal and other organiza-
lions in the promotion Of this work OF
training the alien for citizenship. Lo-
cal agencies IN each community viii be
fluence toward the establishment Of
citizenship classes and educational
courses in the public schools.
Secretary Davis is convinced that tLe
present naturalization laws need to be
mOdernized in order to meet the actual
conditions Of naturalization. The bill
now before Congress gives the new bu-
reau authority to appoint officers who
shall have semi judicial power In pre-
iiminary naturalization bearings This
will have the effect Of cutting much red
tape and of saving much time on the
part Of Judges as we'll as the time of
wage earners who desire citizenship. As
naturalization is now managed the
seeker after citizenship and his witnesses
are forced to lose much time from work
in waiting at court for the services OF
the court clerks In preliminary proceed