The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-29
PLEADS FOR
INTELLIGENT
TREATMENT
Present System Not Fair to
Decent Foreigners
BY HAROLD CRossl

(BY HAROLD CROSSl
mere was lot of widely adver-
tised bolshevlsTu in the country three
Years ago. The advertisement was
in the form OF bombs sent through
The mails to prominent officials.
The United States district attor-
neys over the country rousted the
department of justice agents off their
roosts in the federal buildings and
called for the reporters Something
had TO be done about this bolshevik
business
'srHE GREAT RED EAIDg'
The atmosphere in the suite OF Of
tices occupied by the department Of
justice in a certain federal building
not many miles away was charged
with mystery the night the great
red raids" started. Every agent had
an all-knowing look. After a long
conference the agents came out, Each
man examined his automatic revol-
vers. Some carried rifles and riot
guns. They rode in six crowded au-
tomob:les and drove slowly for IS
AAf-A~c ~ 3A0C lSAdAiu Al4c du
stopped. There was a whispered
conference. Then the agents sur
rounded a tumoled down house. a
woman who did not speak English
opened the door. Several agents en-
tered with guns drawn. All the oc-
cupants of the house, two foreigners
and the woman. were arrested and
taken to the federal building, to-
gether with an "incendiary'' banner
that adorned the wall. book, and
correspondence in the Russian Ian
guage-
THE BUBBLE BLOWS UP
The district attorney announced
that the headquarters of the Russian
American soviet had been raided at
Blue Island and agents Of Lenin and
Trotsky had been seized. 1t was
meut had struck at the heart of boil
shevism in America. Papers which
would be translated later had been
seized which were peneved to be
plans for the "red revolution" writ
ten tn Moscow and brought TO this
country by messenger
quantity OF red" literature had
been found at the Blue Island head
quarters Of the Russian soviet, he
stated.
The infiammatory banner that was
presumed to be the emblem OF
anarchy. revolt sabotage and boil
shevism merely said, n Russian:
God Bless Our Home
The book. supposed to be the
Soviet Bible" was Russian edition
Of Mark Twain's 'HuckIeberry Finn.
WHAT CR1TEs SAID
Now push your chairs back from
the table and listen with the other
Hammond Kivanians to the speech
OF Judge NJ E. Critics, OF the Lake
superior court last night:
100000 ALIENS
We have $4,000 600 aliens in this
country said Judge Critics, in his
opening remarks. ''The only test for
admittance to this country is liter
scy. That test permits to come into
this country all sorts of radicals and
excludes others who would make
splendid citizens. The test f. false.
Something ought to be done. not only
toward- establishing a test that would
be fair and Of more benefit to the
country. but to help those aliens who
are here and to separate the sheep
rid OF the undesirables.
The secretary OF labor who is !
naturalized citizen and fully in SYM /
pathy with the foreign born Amerl- |
can and the immigrant. has proposed |
q federal law to inaurgu a system !
TO register all aliens and give them /
the benefit of special educational fac /
ilities," said Judge Critics. He says /
that the registration should be done
eminent service and recommends that /!
a Department of Citizenship be estab- !
lished
1T will be the duty OF this de- |
partment TO keep a check through the /
registration system upon all radical |
aliens and deport them If necessary. I
Also under this system the question !
of residence could be established in I
admitting to citizenship.
ne Cautions one LNlnE IN paTtl- |
cular and that Is that the alien on ght /
10 be made to understand that the 4
law is not to create a system OF |
espionage upon all aliens or to place I
burdens upon them. but 10 correct +,
our present hap-hazard system OF +
dealing with the just and unjust |
alike and TO enable the police and /
FEDERAL officers TO work intelligehtly
Further than thai the Department /
OF Citizenship Of the United States
government will arrange that the
aliens shall have lessons in citizen
ship using the movies 10 show the
great historical events OF American
history and implant IN them a love
and understanding OF our ideals and
principles. For g. small fee they will
be taught the language.
I've come to believe that the clubs
and societies formed among the for
Ell eign-sPeaklng people TO teach Ameri-
canism are not adequate for the work
and as long this hit-or miss sys-
tenn OF Anaericanism goes on no great
& God can be accomplished II is too
great g task for few well meaning
individuals and requires the forces
of the government.
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