The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-01

American. We do not expect his own
people to make him an American.
The responsibility falls TO us.
our country has organized several
societies for the immigrants but for
many reasons they do not serve the
purpose to tho fullest extent. The
American societies wait for the i'm
migrant 30 come to them instead OF
extending a hand to the immigrant
II is difficult for foreign man to
reach our societies because he does
not know our language, consequent
" he is usually at his worst before
he appeals to them for assistance.
Races Are Brothers.
In speaking of the immigrant lei
us erase all prejudices from our
hearts. Although God gave indi-
vidual characteristics to the raccs
Just as he gave marked PERSONAL.
ties TO the individual he made all
men by the same general pattern
Let us consider tho immigrant as
our fellow man and deal with him
as such.
The selfish motive presents itself
We ask ourselves why we should
wish to remold the immigrant and
to make him Il working part OF our
organization. The immigrant set.
Elements are surrounded with fifth
and dirt. Two, three, four. five, and
six families are housed under the
same room. Their living conditions
furnish us with the slums OF our
cities. Their moral ideals are hurled
to the earth. No visitor can enter
any community without affecting II
II visitors are unsanitary, ignorant
or immoral those who surround
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ence. The civilizations of teh world
are in a state of rivalry. The stan.
| dards OF sanitation, education and
morals are the measuring rods by
which we determine the efficiency
of a nation. Low standards of san
itation, education and morals lead
to destruction.
America is blessed with the great
element of culture. Although an
immigrant comes to America with
much self culture, he soon loses 1t
when he enters the foreign settle
ments to make his home. one OF
two antaganistic forces must in time
assert It's superiority. We cannot
ose our culture, we must pre-
serve Il.
1t Is true that in general. the low
est type of immigrant comes &c
America. We make him working
tool in our scheme of industrial life
He is willing to lay ties for our rail.
roads. dig bitches, bury himself II
our mines. IL ccessary--anythinl
to earn his living. The Immigrant
does work to which few Americans
would condescend. Thus we finC
him most valuable economic pro
duct. In spite OF his low morals nnC
unsanitation he has some good quail
ities. Our mission is to preserve
them.
Making New Adjustments.
II we wish TO aid the Immigrant
to get his grip on American life. t.
understand 1t, and TO find his rol'
in 1t, we must seize upon everything
in his past life that will enable hin
TO interpret his new surrounding
in order that he may adjust him
self. We must bring his ideas anC
customs OF life in harmony will
ours. Our American associa ton
I for the immigration must be mad
more efficient. A thorough knowl
edge OF the language and history o
the country from which the immi
grant comes serves as an index 4
the kind OF assistance he should b.
fgiven. On the other hand, a thor
ough study OF the language and his
tory of America by the immigran
indicates to him the ideals for whicl