Show illiteracy AT tome r S 1 the secretary of the interior interior re bently ad addressed dresseLl a letter to the chairman laIrman 11 ot of senate and hous committees from which the follow ng Para VaDla quoted at the list f census auns tuns there were li ii ae united states over persons above ten ted years of age un nn ible to read or write any language men of draft aige age canno ead or write cannot sign tames cannot understand signals it ir attle cannot write home or reat from efrom homei illiterates ii tie he united states above ears of age equal the whole won of twelve western states 0 ur mr agricultural population 00 cannot read a farm f rm paper an ag bulletin a liberty loa oster of the total number of 11 iterates in tile the country over 68 58 pe lie ent are arc white and wore nore than 1 equal to tho the population 0 at the last census ari ar lattee born boria whites of the number who can read ant am rite in some foreign bu ot at ay iy english tha llie secretary doe ot say ahat a co mr educational shortcomings tha a the days of peace we ave did no each these men who have bee ere long elt enough Guill to become citizens citi zeni lie he language in which our bistor nd laws are written anki and in chiel he aie comman commands dG of def defense erlee must nov noi ie e given 11 ito he asks tor for as mall appropriation lo 10 enable the bureau 0 of education 0 launch a campaign against adul illiteracy lliter acy |