. World survey by the Interchurch World Movement of North America : revised preliminary statement and budget ... CITIES OF OR OVER, 72 2 PER CENT. TOWN AND COUNTRY. 27 6 PER CENT. CLEVELAND ^witiVrrA W>-v 14 HOME MISSIONS: New Americans 79 The test of literacy is not by any means thebest one in our selection of the immigrant. Itis often a mistake to judge him by our stand-ards of literacy; they are no real gauge of hismanhood. It is not a question merely of having all for-eigners speak the same language that we of the most bitter opponents of Americanideals speak the English l
. World survey by the Interchurch World Movement of North America : revised preliminary statement and budget ... CITIES OF OR OVER, 72 2 PER CENT. TOWN AND COUNTRY. 27 6 PER CENT. CLEVELAND ^witiVrrA W>-v 14 HOME MISSIONS: New Americans 79 The test of literacy is not by any means thebest one in our selection of the immigrant. Itis often a mistake to judge him by our stand-ards of literacy; they are no real gauge of hismanhood. It is not a question merely of having all for-eigners speak the same language that we of the most bitter opponents of Americanideals speak the English language most is rather that there should be a unity of spiritbetween all those in this country who desire thebest interests of all the people. UNDESIRABLE CITIZENS THE claim is sometimes made that theUnited States is receiving the worst ele-ments of Europe; that the better class does notcome to America; and it is argued that the sumof the worst elements of a group of nationscannot possibly result in the finest productof the human race. If it were merely a question of wealth or educa-tion there would undoubtedly be some point tothe above argument. But whatever the the
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