Foreign Language Press Service

How many times came to your mind, brothers, (the idea) of what is the strongest pillar of the nation? Everyone of us has a different idea of it. I think that the strongest pillar is science, because with the help of science nations stand higher in civilization and increase their wealth. Scien

At the meeting held on Sunday, February 22, 1903, in the hall of Pulaski, the Society of Polish Industrial Tradesmen, of Group 3 of the Polish National Alliance, passed the following resolution: Whereas, the matter of Kosciuszko's statue has been moved speedily ahead and that shortl

P.4 - The large tailoring establishments in the down-town section want to swallow all smaller employers. These must think of means whereby they can save themselves what would they say to the suggestion, that they should themselves organize big business and big factories, which would compete w

P.4 - This year, as in other years, our patriotic youth took it upon themselves to decorate their breasts with green ribbons, shamrocks, and other symbols of the Irish people on the occasion of St.Patrick's Day. Although in most cases it was done in a jocular manner, nevertheless it was a sad

Times change and with it the customs and our understanding. Recently the world press expressed itself with sympathetic sighs and rolling eyes whenever an opportunity presented itself to speak of the stupendous army expenditures of the European nations and, especially, "military trodden" Germa

Father Torello's Lecture. The "Sunday Chronicle" printed in full the lecture given by Father Torello, before the Chicago Women's Club. It is very gratifying that the American Press gives an Italian that much consideration. We will gladly print any part of the lec

On motion duly made and seconded, it was Resolved that Chicago Sinai Congregation do become a member of the "Union of American Jewish Congregations," and that it do contribute an annual membership fee of $1.00 per member of its membership, according to the rules of said Union...carried unanim

"What has Sweden done for the United States" is the title of a booklet very beautifully printed and bound. In this booklet, the author proves that the Swedes do not live in America as charity wards, or as paupers, but in days past, they have left many deep and beautiful traces in the history

Sometime ago, Professor Sigurd Anker of Blair College, Nebraska, wrote to William E. Curtis, complaining that children of Scandinavian parents in America were only slightly interested in education. Mr. Curtis is a newspaperman, well-known among Swedish-Americans because of his travels in Scan

In the year 1902 there immigrated to America 155, 789 Slavs and of these 69,620 were Poles, 36,934 were Slovaks, 5,590 were Czechs, 30,233 were Croatians, and 7,533 were Rusinians. The other Slavs, such as Russians, Serbs, Bulgarians, etc., numbered only 5,879 all together. This heavy

Almost four hundred sturdy Croatians met in a hall at Center Avenue and 18th Street, in order to protest against the licentious ruling of the Hungarian government and its henchmen, the baneful Khuen-Hedervary in Croatia. Conditions there are known to our people from newspaper reports. Martial

May 24, the so-called Lithuanian-Polish society Unya Lubelska (The Lublin Union), presented the drama, "Kosciusko pod Roclawicarni," at the Pulaski Hall, 800 S. Ashland Avenue. At this play only the Polish language was heard. The officials of this society are Poles. Only the Polish language i

The American people are not without admiration for the Japanese, but they seem to have the characteristics of one's admiration for a little boy whose back one may pat, exclaiming, "what a brave little fellow he is!" But now it happens that the Japanese are not in the little fellow c

The expression, "the stupid Swedes," has become a standing phrase, which, for that matter, is not without a certain degree of justification, that is, where business is concerned. In other matters there is hardly any question but that the intelligence of the Swedes can fully match that of peop

The largest Scandinavian bank in the U.S.A., is in Chicago; its name is the State Bank of Chicago, known all over the country by the name, Haugen and Lindgren's Bank. Since the year 1879 it has been growing continually and has now a ten million dollar surplus. The saving's departmen

By the time this appeal is published, it will probably be generally known that thirty-two of the largest employers in Sweden within the machine industry, have put into effect a lockout against their workers. The lockout began on July 7, and involves about 20,000 men. The purpose of this blow

The initial step towards the organization of a central committee to gather contributions for the destitute people in Northern Sweden was taken by Mr. G. G. Falk. Thirty-five Swedish men and women met at the Sherman House on November 21, 1902, and there organized the Swedish Central

In this age of labor unions it happens frequently that victory-drunk labor leaders present propositions which are the products of points of view far removed from common sense. Thus the other day Secretary Turley of the drivers national union expressed his opinion that the soldiers ought to or

In last Sunday's issue of the Chicago newspaper, The Record, there was published an article about the immigrants from. Russia that are living in Chicago. About the Lithuanians it states that one part of the Lithuanians are Christians, while the other part are still worshiping the holy oaks. T

One of the largest daily newspapers, the Chicago Record-Herald, for some time, in its Sunday issues, has been writing about the different nationalities in Chicago. Every Sunday issue contains one article about one nation. In last Sunday's issue it published about the Lithuanians, their pictur