THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
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SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1919.
THE FOREIGN-LANGUAGE PRESS.
What do the foreigners—aliens,
resident and non-resident, the vast
mass of foreign-speaking people who
have come to America—think of the
United States? Have they adequate
means of expressing their opinions,
voicing their aspirations and airing
their grievances? It has been the ex
perience of many Americans, as well
as foreigners, who have turned their
attention to the problems of reaching
the several millions of aliens residing
in this country, to discover that the
answers to these questions are not
easily found.
For years the foreign language
press has been practically ignored
by the Americans, and it was only
when it became necessary to super
, vise all the newspapers in the coun
try that our attention was directed to
them. During the war the foreign
language press on the whole enthusi
astically supported the government
H and the American nation.
It was only after the signing of the
armistice that the real problems be
came evident. What was to be the
policy of the foreign language press?
Was it to lapse once more, partly be
cause of lack of interest on the part
of this country and partly because of
legitimate sympathy on the part of
that press itself for the European na
tions whose sons and daughters can
read newspapers only in their native
tongue? Or was it to adopt American
ideas, standards, and ideals, and tend
to become, what in time it inevitably
will become, purely American?
Of' course, it is impossible and alto
gether inadvisable to attempt any sort
of coercion, if for no other reason
than that American ideals constitute
a subject on which Americans are
themselves divided, but it is possible
to realize that an appreciable part of
the foreign language press is now
ready to carry on its own campaign
for the purpose of bringing its read
ers into closer relation with all things
UUlUOiJ
That press during the past has re
lied to too great an extent on news
and ideas from the home country, just
as many groups were forced by cir
cumstances to remain apart from
other groups and from the native pop
ulation. There is nothing reprehens
ible in maintaining some sort of con
tact with the old country, but when
this becomes an absorbing and ex
clusive interest, it cannot fail to hin
der that close union of all races and
nations which is surely one plank in
the platform of true "Americaniza
tion” to which all Americans can sub
scribe.
Under the circumstances, taking in
to account the neglect that has been
the lot of the foreign language papers,
these are to a great extent beginning
to realize that they will In the near
future occupy an extremely important
part in the work of “Americanization”
—a term, it must be clearly under
stood, that means increased effort to
bring the foreign-born population into
closer touch with America, and not
an exclusive policy of selfishness.
In mentioning certain foreign
groups and particular papers it is not
intended to minimize the work of
other groups and papers, but merely
to indicate what is being done at the
present time. True, a number of pa
pers were not whole-heartedly Ameri
can during the war, and some are not
y<Bt clear of suspicion, but the follow
ing brief list will at least indicate the
trend of progress in this important
field:
As might be expected, the Czecho
slovak press is enthusiastically enter
ing into the work, and many dallies
and weeklies print not only official
documents and news stories, but are
writing editorials and printing news
of American matters that are in no
way connected with the political de
velopments of Czecho-Slovakia.
The Youngstownske Slovenske No
viny runs editorials weekly in English
on various phases of Americanization;
the Slovensky Sokok, of Perth Amboy,
N. J., likewise; while the monthly
Bratrsky Vestnik, of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, is constantly carrying on a vig
orous campaign on behalf of American
ideals. Two other weekly papers,
Zenske Listv of Chicago, and Kvety
Americke of Omaha are following sim
ilar policies; the latter, It is Interest
ing to note, has departed from the
tradition of re-printing foreign litera
ture in supplements, and is at present
running “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage
Patch” serially. Among the dailies
may be mentioned among others, the
Slovak Amerike of New York city,
and the Svornost of Chicago.
As the Jugo-Slav race is divided in
to three component elements—the
Serbs, the Croats, and the Slovenes—
so the Jugo-Slav press is divided.
Among the Croatian papers that are
entering into the new spirit of co
operation are the Jugo Slovensky Svi
jet, a New York daily, the Zajednicar
of Pittsburg, official organ of the Na
tional Croatian Society; the Jugeslo
vensky Jadran of San Francisco, and
Sokol, a literary paper edited by a
poet. Among the Serbian publications
may be mentioned the daily Ameri
kanski Srbobran of Pittsburg, and the
Srpski Glasnik of San Francisco, one
half of which is always printed in
English. The Slovenians are well
well represented by Glas Naroda, a
New York daily, the two papers Ena
kopravnost (Socialist) and Cleveland
ska Amerika, both of Cleveland, and
the literary paper Cas of Chicago.
All varieties and shades of political
opinion are expressed in the Russian
American press, though among the
many distinctively loyal papers may
be mentioned the large daily Russ
kobe Slovo of New York, the semi
weekly Pranda of Olyphant, Penn.,
and the weekly Narodnava Gazeta of
New York.
Four Ukranian papers in particu
lar pursue policies of Americaniza
iton: Narodna Wola, a tri-weekly of
Scranton, Ukraina, a weekly ^>f Chi
cago, Amerika, a daily of Philadel
phia, and Haydamaka, a weekly of
Trenton.
The Hungarian press has been
naturally divided in its interests and
policies, for, like the German press,
it has not been free from foreign
propaganda influences. Still, a num
ber of the_more progressive dailies
and weeklies, entering sympatheti
cally into the ideals that America has
fought to realize, have begun to adopt
policies in accordance with American
principles. A few of these periodicals
are the weekly Magyar Munkaslap of
New York, Amerikai Magyar Neps
zava, a daily, also of New York;
Bridgeport, a weekly of Bridgeport,
and Magyar Banyaszlap, a New York
weekly.
There are over a hundred and fifty
Italian newspapers in the United
States, many of which deserve notice
in a more extended catalogue; it is
possible, however, to mention only
a few of the dailies; II Progresso,
Italo-Americano, II Giornale Italiana,
L’Araldo Italiano, Bollettino della
Sera, and Giornale delle Sera, all of
New York; L’Opinione, a daily of
Philadelphia; L’ltalia of San Francis
co, II Minatore Italiano of Laurium,
Mich., and the semi-weekly II Risveg
lio of Denver, and the tri-weekly
L’ltalia of Chicago.
The Lithuanians’ organs have been
no less active in their co-operation
with the government and in«their ef
forts to bring their readers into closer
touch with America. The dailies
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Lietuva and Draugas of Chicago, the
weeklies Parsas, of Brooklyn, Ameri
kos Lietuvls of Wooster, Mass., and
Tevyne of New York, and the tri
weekly Darbininkas of Boston are
among the most Important,
The Polish dallies that have been
particularly active In Americanization
work are Dzlennik Zwiazkawy of Chi
cago, Kuryer Polskl of jfHwauItee>
Dzlennik Polskl of Detroit, and Wolna
Polska of New York; the weeklies
Ameryka Echo of Toledo, and Gwiaz
da Polarna of Stevens Point, W,ls.;
and, finally the monthly magazine
Posten of Baltimore.
Naturally, the German-American
newspapers were in a precarious po
sition during the war. Of the four
hundred newspapers and magazines
printed in German in this country only
a very small percentage have been
openly disloyal, while the remaining
few that still upheld imperial Ger
many decided it was best to go out of
existence rather than preach what
they could not believe in. A large
number, especially among the more
important publications, are honestly
striving to make amends far the past,
when they had allowed themselves to
be the tools of Imperialistic policy.
It is particularly difficult to choose
from so large a numbef, the half
dozen whose efforts are the most
marked. Taking at random, however,
those that are representative of many
more, there are the New Yorker Her
old, the Chicago Abendpoat, the Mil
waukee Herold, the Freie Presse of
Lincoln, Neb., the Rochester Abend
post, San Antonie Freie Prqsse, Louis
ville Anzefger, and the A$teiger and
Post of Lawrence, Mass. £
It is not to be expected that the
foreign language press in $he United
States can whole-heartedly?enter into
the far-reaching schemes of economic
reform and "Americanization” which
are now being formulated. It is no
easy task to assimilate millions of for
eigners at once. But a beginning has
been made, for the publications ad
dressed exclusively to thoi^fe who can
not read English are rapidly becoming
aware that in order to efi*t any de
sirable relationship among the peoples
who come to America, they must pre
sent America to them, interpret and
explain American institutions and
ideas—in a word, advertize America.
Naturalization as a legal -process is
desirable, but the naturadiation that
is the inevitable result of education,
culture, and sympathy, is the only
naturalization that will prove of last
ing good to the United States, and it
is precisely this that the foreign lan
guage press can foster and encourage.
VOICE OF ALASKA PRESS.
There is a whole lot of grumbling
heard hereabouts over our mall serv
ice from the states; that is not wholly
without merit. Our mails come very
irregularly. Days and days without
and then two or three boats follow
one another. All due to our fatherly
government’s desire to economize.
Wake up Mr. Government; that is not
economy. On the contrary, it is a
tremendous waste of the opportunity
to get revenue.—Ketchikan Miner.
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President Redwood of the chamber
of commerce says the matter of pro
hibiting the sale of government coal
to government employes has never
been brought to the attention of that
body; that it has taken no action,
one way or another, despite reports
to the contrary, which are floating
about.—Anchorage Times.
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Professor Forester brought down
the wrath of his colleagues upon him
self early In the war by publishing in
Swiss newspapers sharp criticisms of
Germany. Owing to his personal
popularity with the students of the
Munich university the authorities per
mitted him to retain his position In
that institution, despite protests by
other members of the faculty.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
ABOUT M’CARTHY PEOPLE
(Prom the McCarthy News)
Jim Hyland writes from Rochester,
Minn., where he has undergone an
operation in Mayo Bros.’ sanitarium,
that he is now a well man and 1b re
turning North very shortly.
The Underwoods, who have been
visiting in the States for several
months, are expected to return early
In March.
Shorty Gwin took a load of freight
out to Mike Molenski, on Rex creek,
this week, and reports the trail in the
finest condition, there being glare ice
all the way up Chititu.
We are very pleased to see Charley
Labelle is about again and recovering
from his sick spell.
Baldy Veitch and Bob Johnson are
now hauling wood for George Ander
son.
Heinie Estabrook, who is prospect
ing in the Nizina country, made a fly
ing trip to town Wednesday to get
some location notices. Where is the
pay streak?
We have received a letter from Mrs.
Iris Brimmer, who is in Stqckton, Cal.,
saying that she wishes to deny through
our columns the rumor that she went
Outside to be married. She is visit
ing her uncle, and her brother, just
discharged from Uncle Sam’s army, is
also' his guest. ■
Dan Steacy and B. A. Green left
last week for a hunting and prospect
ing trip to the White River district, so
they say, but the 40-cent nugget Chi
sana John found in the Nabesna last
fall looks good to the old-timers, and
may be responsible for the increasing
travel in that direction.
Shorty Briggen is getting ready to
leave for his mining property in the
Chisana.
Joe McLellan left for Shushanna
yesterday. He got ahead of the rest
of the bunch, but they figure to catch
up with the fast dogs they have
bought.
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