ROOSEVELT AND IMMIGRATION
Returning Italians Show Weakness ol
United States Laws—Americaniza
tion Necessity Brought Home
Through Incoming Hosts.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20.—The van
guard of the host of Italians
who sailed with their families and
their savings for their native land as
speedily as possible after the armis
tice was signed returned to New 't ork
last week, on the steamship Dante
Alighieri. There were 800 of them,
all traveling steerage, and they
prophesied that their disappointed
countrymen would fill westbound
ships for months to come.
Turbulent Italy, they declared, ha,,
no place today for thrifty sons return
ing from foreign shores. Food, rent,
clothes and fuel are at prohibitive
prices, they said, and profiteers
throng on every side to pounce upon
the unwary.
This news item mighty equally web
have applied to any one of the south
ern nations of Europe from whic.
our immigrants have come for the
past decade. It points to a siniste
menace that is becoming clearer tc
those Americans who have eyes to
see. It means that Americanization,
as applied to many of our foreign
born citizens, is a flat failure.
Aside from the fact that less tha
ten per cent of these same immigrant,
even go through the form of tak.r,
our citizenship papers, aside from the
fact that more than one-half of the
workmen in our fundamental indus
tries, iron, steel and coal, are foreign
ers, there remains the bitter truth
that we have a huge and undigested
alien population within our bound
aries, which has come here for what
there is in it, and is interested only m
what it can get out of our country,
and eager to return to home lands
with its earnings at the first possible
moment. _
Theodore Roosevelt said, Unless
we are thorough-going Americans
and unless our patriotism is part ol
the very fibre of our being, we can
neither serve God nor take our own
part. Whatever may be the case in
an infinitely remote future, at present
no people can render any service to
humanity useless as a people they fee
an intense sense of national cohesion
and solidarity. The man who loves
other nations as much as he does his
own, stands on a par with the man
who loves other women as much as he
does his own wife. The United States
can accomplish little for mankind,
save in so far as within its borders
it develops an intense spirit of
Americanism.”
His words are worth pondering.
It is our own fault that we take
small pains to teach the immigrant
what America means, and what are
the ideals upon which this country
has grown great; it is our fault that
we let him remain dependent upon a
foreign language • press that, with
rare exceptions, is interested only in
the news of the race. It is doubly
our fault that we permit him to live
here without the possibility of sym
pathy with and understanding of our
country, without the fellowship of
Americans.
Beyond and above and below any
other need is the need for the immi
grant to learn the language of the
land of his adoption. Until he can
speak and read English he is help
less. Until he knows the language ot
the Declaration of Independence, he
is a menace.
One of the priceless legacies left
us by Theodore Roosevelt was his
clear vision and powerful words on
this problem. He knew; and we can
do well to remember what he said.
LETTER FROM COLONEL HOUSE
“Commissioner Plenipotentiary of the
United States of America.
Paris, September 23, 1919.
"Dear Mr. Thompson:
“I consider it both a privilege and
a pleasure to be associated even in a
small way with the purposes of
your organization. Theodore Roose
velt needs no memorial but coming
generations should be constantly re
minded of what he stood for in our
public life. When he died, a great
virile, wholesome figure disappeared
from amongst us. Roosevelts do not
belong to many generations. Let us
be thankful that he belonged to ours.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) E. M. HOUSE.”
McKELVIE NAMES OCTOBER 27
AMERICANIZATION DAY
Proclamation by Our Governor
The progress that our country has
made as a nation has been greatest
during those periods when the people
made the least departure from the
true principles of Americanism. Anr
today I think the greatest danger lies
in a tendency on the part of some to
confuse the principles of the republic
with those of other less desirable
forms of government. So, in these
times of confusion and uncertainty
and unrest, it is important that we
should seek to restore normal condi
tions through a full understanding
and a conscientious application of the
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principles of the republic.
The republic has produced many
great statesmen. It could not be
otherwise, for the requirements of
this form of government are such that
success can only be wrought through
the development of virile, sane, clear
thinking men, who are able to com
prehend the great problems of the
times. Among these, Theodore Roose
velt stands out most prominently. He
was the type of true American who,
with a clear vision of the purposes o.
the republic, repeatedly called the
people back to an understanding o
the dangers that lurk in departures
from the purposes of the fundamental
law that was written by the fathers.1
Unfortunate it is that we have not the
| benefits of his wise counsel today,
| but we have in its stead the memor.
i of his unflagging courage and his d.
; termination of American purposes, t
; guide us and stimulate our patriotic
impulses and efforts.
Therefore, in order that we may
: properly respect the name of this
great American, and, through a study
| of his life, instill in the minds of the
' people a new appreciation of the
meaning of true Americanism, I here
by designate October 27th, which is
the birthday of Theodore Roosevelt.
Americanization Day, to be observed
throughout this state and by ail the
people.
SAMUEL R. McKELVIE,
Governor.
TRIBUTES TO THE
GREAT AMERICAN
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our public life. It was he, in our time,
who first effectively asserted the do
minion of the commonwealth over all
private power. And when at last he
spoke for social justice, he was the
first public man in America to blaze
the way along which we all now know
we must go.—Medill McCormick."
“He was of the West—he was an
American.
“He was for America first, last and
j all the time.
“He was a hard hitting, free think
' ing fighter for truth and upright
| dealing.
“He was an American.—William
S. Hart.”
“When a great man dies, the whole
[ people feels bereaved. The stream ol
' pilgrims, which has been flowing to
j the grave in which lie the earthly re
| mains that once held the spirit o)
I Theodore Roosevelt, is the unique and
at the same time, symbolic expres
sion of the love which is flowing in
spirit, from the whole American peo
ple, to his memory. He was closer to
the hearts of the people than any
leader of his time. No American,
since Lincoln, has been such an ex
ponent of the genius of America.
“Down deep in their hearts, ai
Americans love him. He stands out,
head and shoulders above all his con
temporaries, by his marvelous versa
tility, and therefore, by Kis broad hu
manity. As reformer, as statesman,
as soldier, as leader in the awakening
of the social conscience of the coun
try, as student and writer, as scient
ist, Reveler and explorer, as the fear
less and aggressive exemplar of the
strenuous life, and lastly, as the gloat
patriot, who was anxious to fight foi
nis country, and the opportunity'hav
ing been refused him, showed the na
tion how a father, with holy joy, coulo
dedicate all his sons to his belove
land, Roosevelt stood out in American
life, as the man of most varied inter
ests, of the widest and most catholic
sympathies and the most intense
Americanism.
“He loved righteousness, he lov
America, he loved mankind. He in
tensely loved life. And as the roo
of all these loves, was his lor* of nr
ture. He is immortal. He s deat,
lessly enshrined in the heart
America. It should be a holy pri\
ilege and a joyous duty for all Amer
leans to contribute to a memorial,
which shall assure the continued in
fluence of this great and beloved man
in the life of the nation.—Samuel
Schulman.”
“It appears to me that the great
value of the Roosevelt memorial cam
paign lies in the fact that it will call
to the mind of those who are contrib
uting and of the public at large, the
qualities of courage and individual re
source which so distinguished Theo
dore Roosevelt. It is this doctrine, as
opposed to paternalism, which seems
to me must ultimately prove the sal
vation of all democratic institutions.
“There has been too great a tend
ency among the public to believe that
somehow, in some way, the govern
ment can bear all its burdens and
solve all its problems. The truth is
that the government will be just what
the people, by their constructive wish,
demand that it should be . There
fore, the nature of the government
will depend upon the degree to which
self reliance and determination are
the controlling instincts of the people
themselves.
“When one sees or reads of the
Washington monument the mind un
consciously reverts to his life and
character. In like manner a me
morial to Theodore Roosevelt will,
when it is seen, direct the attention
of the observer to the character and
life of Roosevelt himself, and will
thus be a subtle but nevertheless
powerful influence which will tend to
strengthen those characteristics which
will mean so much to the betterment
and permanence of our republican in
stitutions.—John S. Cravens."
DISSATISFACTION VOICED
AT RAROK CONGRESS
(By Associated Negro Press.)
WASHINGTON, Oct 23—In the la
bor congress in progress this citv,
many complaints are coming from va
rious groups. While the railroad un
ions appear to be the only group In
vited which may refuse to participate,
the conference will assemble with the
farmers and Negroes dissatisfied with
their representation.
Farmers' organizations have pro
tested that they should have more
than three delegates and some Ne
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groes have requested that a member
of their race be appointed to present
their interests.
The Negroes were not given a dele
gate, it was said officially, because no
attempt was made to draw a color line
in considering labor problems, and all
recommendations will apply indis
criminately to white and black work
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LAW BREAKERS AT.
TEMPT INTIMIDATION
Destroy Furniture and Wreck Dwell
ing.
(By Associated Negro Press.)
ALTIMORE, Oct. 22.—Mrs. Isaac
Shipiro (white)of this city recent!
rented a home in the 1100 block on
i Sharp street to colored tenants. The
house was locked for the night, the
furniture being left on the lower floor,
while the family was moving In.
On entering the house in the morn
ing it was discovered that the floor
was wrecked, the walls and plumb
ing fixtures destroyed, the furniture
which was moved In was taken out of
the house, the bathroom fixtures were
moved to the roof and debris was
scattered all over the first floor. The
neighborhood has very few colored
families in It.
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