The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-19
CITIZENSHIP
 BUREAU WILL
 HELP ALIENS
tBy International News service)

 tion in the department of labor Is one of the pet plans of Secretary Davis The plan is now taking prac- tical shape. and prospects are that a great new forward step may soon be taken to make life different and better for the alien newcomer and the country a gainer by acquiring new citizens better prepared for their new duties and privileges.
 At Secretary Davis's request 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 ou vastly broadened scope of activity The old bureau of naturalization has always been charged with the responsibility Of naturalizing foreigners, but it is Secretary Davis's plan to have the new bureau live up to It's name. It will be more than a bureau of ma. turalization; it will be a bureau Of citizenship and training for citizen ship. It will train our alien ar rivals by instruction in the public schools. It will provide for them guidance and protection. It will set up machinery to see to their proper distribution over the country, so as to avoid the old evils of congestion of new foreigners in the larger cities. Many of these newcomers. for in- stance, arrive here with long expert ence, which they are forced to dis card for work in the cities because they have no means of reaching the farms or of ascertaining where their farming experience may be of value.
 Among it's other duties the new bureau of citzenship will spread knowledge of our American institu- tiontions in such q way as to heighten respect and inspire loyalty to those institutions" said Secretary Davis, in commenting on his plan. Tt will begin a national campaign for bettering the physical and moral well-being of our foreign-born popu- lation. To this end the new bureau will undertake to protect the foreign CT from fraud and imposition. It will provide centers of information, where persons of patriotism and character will offer guidance and ad- vice. Where it is possible these advisers will be themselves of for eign extraction in order to offer real sympathy and understanding and so serve to bring the stil! newer aliens into wholesome contact with the people of their own race. Al ways the burden of advice will be respect for the federal government" /"
 It is Secretary Davis's aim to utilize to the full the machinery of the new bureau to protect the new est alien arrivals from the evil in fluence of Red" and Communist propaganda One of the chief agen- 
 cies in this purpose will be thor ough system of public school in struction for aliens. The women will have the benefit of classes at home. The instruction will be given in places of employment. or at other suitable points, as well as in the public schools. These classes will be arranged for all adults and wage. earners.
 Each alien will be required to register" said Secretary Davis. This is not for the purpose of set ting up police system, but in order to keep trace of each individual for his protection and guidance. Each registrant will be given a certificate of his registration, on payment of l fee of not to exceed s10 for adults and $3 for wage earners who are fees will be expended fin the payment of teachers for such foreigners as need schooling. Thus the alien new- conner, as is proper pays 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 immigrant to speak, read and write the English language, to understand and value the privileges of citizenship and practice devotion to the institutions of our government. In all such classes of instruction the