Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-02-28 | Page 4 | Why Language Paper?

Why the Language Paper So far as known none of the suggestions offered for a stimulation stimulation lation of the spirit of Americanism includes the question of the ab abolition tion of the language paper in the United States I k It cannot be denied that the publication of of I Ine ne throughout the country iq in 5 r representing presenting scores scores of nationalities nation has had 1 a tendency to prevent t the spread of English speaking and English reading ding among the people for whose ben benefit fit such publications are issued Indeed it would be strange if if this we were not a a. a fact bet As a arul arule rul rule the langu language ge paper of a any y nationality devotes a considerable part of its space to news pertaining to affairs in the country from whence th the readers of f that particular paper came and to discussions discus discus- S of of subjects of inter interest st only t to former residents of such country As a result the readers of such papers not only are not corn corn- p to study the national language of America abut ut they are unable to acquaint themselves even though they night might have a desire to do so with the affairs of the country of their adoption The American melting pot has worked wonders but doubtless the would be still more satisfactory should all the language papers published in this country be dumped into this same melting pot to merge emerge as a part of the truly American press breathing and teaching Ameri Americanism ani m to those who are loth to break away from th the language and traditions of their native land