Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1919 — EVERY CITIZEN AN AMERICAN [ARTICLE]

EVERY CITIZEN AN AMERICAN

Women's Foreign Language Division of Victory Liberty Loan Committee Hae Active Organization. "Every citizen an American. Every American a government stockholder. Bolshevik doctrines will not flourish In the minds and hearts of those who have a' proprietary Interest In their governmenL” That Is the threefold object of the newly organized woman’s foreign-lan-guage division of the Victory Liberty loan, according to Mrs. Edward Bemls, director for the Seventh federal reserve district. In reply to a question, Mrs. Bemls said: "Our foreign-born women have often had reason In the past to think we cared little for them, but now since their sons and brothere and husbands have fought side by side with ours the differences have fallen away. We are all women of one country, working to one end —a united America." Mrs. Bemls believes there need be no lack of co-operation between the native and foreigiwborn Inhabitants of America. She Is inclined to pjace a large part of the responsibility for a lack of united Interest at the door of the countless native Americans who stand In need of re-Amerlcanlzlng. War work has shown that much of the renewed patriotism, on the part of descendants of the older generations of Americans may well be learned from our patriotic foreign born. The Council of Foreign-Language Women has been presenting “Gifts of the Nations” to the people of Chicago since the Third Liberty loan campaign. After a program attended by fifteen nationalities, the majority being Americans, one foreign-born woman said: “This is the first time since I came to America that I have been asked to do anything with the American people.” Said another woman: “I always could speak enough English to get things at the store, .but never before did American ladies want to talk with me. Now I shall get books and learn to speak English like the rest of them.” “Many do not reulize that the heritages of many of our foreign nationalities may well be emulated by our far newer civilization,’’ saijl Mrs. Bemls. “There is an innate courtesy in some of these older countries, and they have a patriotism engendered by years of seeking the liberty found in America.“We want to know our foreign-lan-guage neighbors for what they caD teach us as much ns for the service that we ourselves can render them. “Every member of each , /lmunlty has an interest in supporting our government’s financial program. We must bring the boys home; we must establish business for our returned soldiers and we must help this country and Europe to stand free uTid for peace. We women are as interested in this ns men can possibly be.” The five states of the Seventh dis trict, Michigan, Illinois. Indiana, Wis consin und lown. will have a foreign language chairman for women. Each county where there are resilient for eign groups will have as county chairman a woman who understands the local needs of the various communities Group meetings are planned for each nationality wherever il exists in con siderable numbers. “Out of this work will come —if our hearts are in it—that united interest in the service of our country which we cal! Americanization.” _ HELP “FINISH THE JOB."Give to Enjoy Blessings of Peace. We are enjoying the blessings of victory and peace. Think of what, had we been defeated, we would be willing now to give for victory, and make your subscription to the Victory Liberty Loan accordingly. We may speak of the Liberty loan as a Peace loan, a Victory loan, or a Thanksgiving loan, but In a sense it Is a Memorial loan to our brave boys who died on the field of battle.