Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-28
c. c. A. BAIDI
On AmerIcanixatlon

A S a blind man needs light. just so do we
"A need Amcrcanzation. In the opinion
Of c. G. A. Baldi, banker and prominent
Italian Of this city.
Peace. which right now Is vital requi-
sito of this nation. as we'll as of every other
nation. can be best gained. according to
Mr.. Baldi by intoxicating that peace into
minds which are restless and irritated and
ready, at a moments notice to fame up in
opposition to law and order. -,
Characterization" says Mr.. Bald, -
regard as the best method Of attaining that
general happiness which means success 10
this great country. No man can do proper
justice to himself and to the public In gen.
eral who Is not In accord with the spirit Vi
America nization. -,
by interesting ourselves in this thing
that we call America nizatiOn, and which IN
cludes many and varied phases. we make our
own lives happy, we benefit our homes we
absorb obedience to law, we aid and en-
courage others in the search for happiness.
BY practicing the spirit OF Americanizatloh
the foreign born resident secures the con-
fidence and good will Of Americans. and ne
soon becomes an American himself IN fact
as we'll as in theory, thereby optainins az
the privileges and advantages when cuch
individual state, and the nation as unit
offer him.
What is wealth to resident Of this
rcpublc If he has not the privileges OF the
free born and the, approving conSldcration
worth if he has not the same rights that
other men possess? 4 criminal may make
$4,000 or even N,0oO,0O0 by single
ncfarious operation. but Is continually
haunted and oppressed by the SHADOW OF the
law, whereas the honest man who has earned
his right to what he possesses has the
respect and love of his friends and aSso-
ciotes, aud can hold up his head confidently
and proudly without fear
True American Wins Respect
"Just so the true American. who is faith
ful and loyal In word and deed to the coun.
try of his adoption. possesses peace Of mind
and the respect of other people, while the
man who tries TO serve two masters, or
lives only for his own selfish interests, IS
continually distraught ana unhappy ana
"Bccause an Italian or n Frenchman or
n visitor hero from some other land is loyal
to the United States does not mean, as some
pcople have claimed, that he is disloyal to
his native country. On the contrary, he is
n credit both to us and to his own native
land. II he commits II crime, people say,
'Oh, yes, he's an Italian or, He's a Ger.
man and 1t is equally true that II he Is
honest and successful those same people
make the same remarks. Thus the man y
nntive country gets the credit or discrcdit,
as the case may be.
III the immigrant coming here has no
intention Of adapting himself to the GUS
tomS and SDlrlt OF our country, we 40 not
wnnt him; he might better stay on the other
side of the Atlantic. 1t is just as II II
guest in home insulted and disregardcd
thc wishes or arrangements of his host. only
| in this case the host Is not an individual
but mn cntr" people.
| "AmcriCa has everything that any other
| nation in the world has and more, and vet
| n grcat many foreigners are forever com
naring this country unfavorably with their
| own birthplaccs. II is perfectly right for
| them TO love the latter and to wish to re.
| turn TO visit them. but they should learn
! 10 revere and love their new home and give
| II implicit and unQuestioning loyalty. And
| 90 after all he can serve two masters but
! IN such way rs to make his loyalty TO his
adopted country stand as a credit to his
native land,
Peace Needed Most OF All
fright at this particular time. what we
| need most Of all iF peace. We have shown
in the recent war what we might have. bur
| now we must have peace and a contentment
| Of mind. 1t is an unfortunate fact that
certain forms Of industrial unrest and
trouble We must always have. Whnt we
do want to do is to prevent more of those
| who might foster such unrest from ever
lenying their own countries to bring trouble
to our land.
| "AmeriCanzation Is the best thing TINT
this country has undertaken TO remedy
whatever faults there are in our present
\ relationships. The American who does not
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