The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-19

In later years, he said they have come
SO fast that we have not, perhaps, met
them half way. He spoke of the scenes
at Ellis Island and said he sometimes
wondered what we are doing and if we
have done our share. He told of his in
teresting experience during the war in
teaching a Russian the English Ian
guage and in getting the Russians point
of view. the Russian saying America
had been q disappointment to many of
his nationals because they lived here I'M
der the same economic conditions, the
same conditions of home life and employ
ment they had known in the old coun-
try. As Il consequence of these condi-
tions the radical, socialist, bolshevik and
anti-American movements are threaten
ing our country.
Mr.. Warren said he believed the so
cial reform settlement house on the East
side in New York was doing much but
that because of lack of money, social
workers. teachers and others they had
made mistakes and had not won the
confidence of the people with whom they
work.
1t has been hard to break down the
traditions in the New England states
where we have comparatively few for
eigners said the speaker. but such a
gathering shows that we are feeling
urged to do something to make America
socially and economically what we claim
it is He referred to the American
movement spirit which has started since
the war, saying that it had grown into
something more than settlement work
and i'm connection with a specific piece
of Americanization work he told inter
estingly of the graduation of night
school class since he went to Glovers-
Vile
In speaking of what the new condi-
tions Will mean to education MIR. War
rem said that first of all there will be
permanent restriction of immigration
for years to come. Second, it will not
mean less education. but more: educa-
ton for the individual, not education
for the masses. We must not expect
everyone to produce more than that OF
which they are capable no sooner than
we would expect a small hand printing
press to produce as much as large
mOtor-driven press. because al do not
have the same capacities. The educa-
tion will develop in each the highest
capacity of which that person is capa-
Bile In the third place there must be
hrotherliness. which is hard to carry
out in real life. The American future,
he said. will break down race prejudices
for we must bring in real brotherhood
Z and absolute religious tolerance. respect
/ for the relief. Il feeling of soul for the
! other fellow.
/ At $50 O'Clock in the afternoon a
short program was given, including
/ songs. a recitation and dance, all the
participants being in costume. The
/ first number was an Italian song by
/ Miss Miriam Nichols and this was fol
1 lowed by a recitation. japanese Children,
! by Miss Ruth White. Miss Bernice
! Gobie then rendered Dutch song and
/ Miss Julia Filion rendered Japanese
song. Miss Dorothea Nanderveer sang
/ the French National hymn. Mrs. Henry
/ 4. Chandler was the accompanist. An
/ Irish step dance was done prettily by
/ Misses Harriet Howe, Christine Me
/ Garrigle. Ruth Deffner and Marie Lone.
under the direction of Mrs. Joseph
/ Gaugler with Mrs REYNOLDS at the pi-
/ ano The program closed by all singing
/ one verse OF America.
Immediately at the close of the pro-
gram refreshments were served under
] the direction of Mrs. noyal D. Hawkins,