The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-24
ALIENS ABUSED
IN j. s, SAYS
SPEAKER
Yale Professor Finds Reds
Made Here by Social
Conditions

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. "a
American Bolshevists are made be-
cause the wrong side Of the pattern
of American life is shown the i'm
migrant to this country Doctor
Jerome Davis, holder of the chair
of practical philanthropy at Yale
University, declared in addressing
meeting of the Young Democracy.
Doctor Davis, who has studied
Bolshevism in this country and in
Russia, declared that no threads OF
sympathy or justice are woven into
the wrong side Of the pattern OF
American life viewed by the FOR
eigner In this country.
ITO understand what makes Boil
sheviSts in America, We must ana
lyze the conditions existant. Doc
tor Davis asserted. I'm the flrst
place, the immigrant comes to this
country with great expectations OF
the money he is going to make. He
has been told of the golden oppoIs
tunities that are lying around here
for him.
Driven By Bosses
''But when he arrives he has to
get the lowest sort of job under
the most unpleasant conditions be-
cause he cannot speak the
language"
And then with the kind OF labor
he does, there is always the tyrant
boss, to be considered, who looms
in the background as a relentless
taskmaster even worse than the
Cars officials. 1t is upon the
whin or i'll humor of the boss that
the duration of this job rests. He
gets absolutely no friendship or
help from this source.
Though he gets comparatively
high wages, they are the lowest Tor
the kind Of work he is doing. be-
cause he was a foreigner Ana
then he has to live up to the Amer
lean standard of living. Since 1899:
real wages or the verying power OF
money have only increased per
cent.
"A second factor Of his discon-
tent comes from his home environ
ment, AS soon as foreigner
moves into one street, frequently
all of the Americans move out. he
can only get the worst type OF
house to live in; and his landlord
will make no repairs.
There are few recreations which
the immigrant can enjoy, for there
are few adequately equipped clubs
that will admit them. After the
war the Russian clubs were wrecked
and closed wholesale by the police,
so that only paid entertainment was
left as a source Of diversion for the
immigrant.
'.The movies depict a side OF
American life that is not true to
the foreigner, ignorant of the real
nature OF our customs and habits
OF living. He doesn't see that the
better side of our life and our bet
ter instincts are suppressed, and
that only the unusual view Is
thrown on the screen.
Americans Hostile
Doctor Davis emphasized the fact
that Americans are hostile to the
best interests Of those who come
here from other countries. He de-
clared that the heavy hand Of the
law" is their only guide in time of
trouble
Glasses in Americanization try.
to give them aid" he said. But
what do they teach them but who
George Washington was, what the
Constitution is, the color of the flag
and a few other facts that are not
necessary to the economic well be-
ing of the stranger in this country.
He does not know what to do
when he comes into contact with
the Government through the police
II he is behind in the rent, his
furniture Is thrown out on the
street by the police. and not a
helping hand is raised in. the
ma jority of cases. The foreigner
has rarely, il ever. received genu-
inc help from the police or the
courts.
I'm view Of such conditions how
could he help being disconnected
with q government which brings
about such disastrous results to
him? We are still back in the
Middle Ages as far as international
understanding is concerned. We
are making these people Bolshevists
ourselves, because we are not VIII
ing to show them the real heart OF