The Washington times., 1922-12-08

out when We committed the ma
ton, HE and soul, to the world
war.
There is call to make the
alien respect our institutions while
he accepts our hospitality. There
10 need to magnify the American
viewpoint to the alien who seeks
a citizenship among US. There is
need to magnify the national
viewpoint to Americans through
out the land. More, there is a
demand for every living being in
the United States to respect and
abide by the laws Of the Republic.
Let men who are rending the
moral fiber of the republic
through easy contempt for the
prohibition law, because they
liberty, remember that they Set
the example and breed q con.
tempt for law which will ulti-
mately destroy the Republic.
Constitutional prohibition has
been adopted by the nation. 1t
IL the supreme law of the and.
In plain speaking. there are con.
ditions relating to It's enforce.
ment which SAVIOR of nationwide
scandal. 1t Is the most demoral-
izing factor In our public life.
Problems Of Prohibition. o..
Most of our people assumed that
the adoption of the Eighteenth
Amendment meant the elimination
of the question from our politics.
On the contrary, It has been SO
~, that
voters are disposed to make all
political decisions with reference
to tAis single question. II Is dis.
tracing the public mind and
prejudicing the judgment OF the
electorate
The day is unlikely to come when
the Eighteenth Amendment will
be repealed. The fact may as well
be recognized and our course
adapted accordingly. the statu-
tory provisions for its enforce
ment are contrary to deliberate
public opinion, which I do NOT be-
lieve. the rigorous and literal en-
forcement will concentrate public
attention on any requisite modifi.
cation. Such course conforms
with the law and saves the humih-
alton of the Government and the
humiliation OF our people before
the world. and challenges the de-
structive forces engaged In wide
spread violation, official corrup-
ton, and individual Generalization.
The Eighteenth Amendment In
wolves the concurrent authority OF
State and Federal governments.
for the enforcement Of the policy
Il defines. A certain lack of I eff
Nniteness. through division of re-
sponsibility, is thus introduced. In
order to bring about full under
standing Of duties and responsible
ties as thus distributed, ] purpose
to invite the governors of the
States and Territories. at an early
opportunity, to conference with
the Federal Executive authority.
Out of the full and free consider.
ations which will thus be possible.
1t Is confidently believed. win
emerge a more adequate compre-
shension of the whole problem. and
definite policies of National and
State cooperation In administer.
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There are pending bills for the
registration of the alien who has
come to our shores. wish, the
passage OF such an, act might be
expedited. Life amid American
opportunities 10 worth the cost of
registration IL 1t Is worth the
seeking. and the Nation has the
right to know who are citizens
In the making or who live among
us and share our advantages
while seeking to undermine our
cherished institutions. This pro-
vision will enable US to guard
against the abuses In immigra-
ton. checking the undesirable
whose irregular coming Is his
first violation of our laws More,
1t will facilitate the needed Amer
canizing of those who mean to
enroll as fellow.citizens.
Before enlarging the immi.
grafton quotas we had better pro.
vide registration for aliens. those
now here or continually pressing
for admission. and establish our
examination boards abroad, to
make sure OF desirables only. By
the examination abroad We could
end the pathoa at our ports, when
men and women find our doors
closed, after long voyages and
wasted savings, because they are
unfit for admission. II would be
kindlier and safer to tell them
before they embark.
National Illitcracy Serious.
Our program of admission and
treatment of immigraiits ,is very
intimately related to the educa-
tional policy Of the Republic.
With i1literacy estimated at from
two-tenths of ! per cent to less
than 2 per cent In ten OF the fore
most nations of Europe, II. rivets
our attention to q serious problem
when we are reminded of o per
cent ifliteracy In the United States.
The figures are based on the test
which defines an illiterate as one
having no schooling whatever.
Remembering the wide freedom of
our public schools with compul.
sorry attendance in many States in
the Union, one Is convinced that
, much Of our excessive illiteracy
comes to us from abroad, and the
education Of the immigrant be-
comes a requisite to his American
ization. II must be done II he Is
nttingly to exercise the duties as
well an enjoy the privileges of
American citizenship. Hero Is re.
vealed the special field for Federal
'dO-operation In furtheriuQ educa