Nearly onehalf of the illiterate pl)oulation4S.1 per centare between 20 and 45 years of age and can be taught to read and write without difficulty if an effort is made to reach them through their various occupations. Only those under 20 years of age. amounting to 16 per cent. can be reached by schools under any present law of compulsory attendance. I said before. I think. that illiteracy is one of the causes of the industrial unrest in this country. Immigrant illiteracy is a matter of concern to the United States. Wecan not understand the difficulties that arise from it. but it is a constant influence for evil. Figures have been given on the charts of.S.500.000 people who are illiterate in the language of this country.
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