The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-19
UTAH AND STATEHOOD.
Mr.. Ihygersen Goes After the
PROVO American.

To the Editor of THE HERALD.
The Provo american has this to say
about Statehood for Utah. as a COM
parison, ''that there is something rotten
in Denmark AS I have been a cit
jzen of Denmark for a number of
years, can only say such an express
sion is an insult, whether it comes
from journalist or any other man, and
the editor of the american will certainly
find just as much rottenness in America
as he will ia Denmark or in any other
country.
What do people think when they see
such an expression in the, English
language, especially those who do not
know anything about the old world,
or where this expression originated. /
am we'll aware that this expression is
an old saying, and was first oxen in a
theatre over 200 years ago. Let that
be as it may, but for me or any other
man to make an expression to the effect
that There is something rotten in
America" would, in my opinion, be an
insult to any loyal citizen of America,
as each government of the respective
nations all over the world is making the
most suitable and best laws for its peo-
pie according to their advancement lie
civilization, and | will say in behalf of
the Danish people that l have heard an
American citizen make O remark to
the effect that America was behind
Denmark in regard to manner, refine
ment and good societies. So much for
the rottenness in Denmark. AS a small
country, and as to the territory and
population We are debarred from en-
joying its wealth of beauties, but let
the reader who is acquainted in Dem
mark. judge whether it is not right that
those who were DO n on the soil of that
happy little land, cannot be proud as
1t has often been said, and We know it SO
well,
That you are powerful, you men of the
north,
When our enemies commence to break in,
We are ready in the blue, and are strong,
We stand guard on cur legions, the will we
have.
And will fight for our land in It's need.
Our braveness we have from our fathers of
old,
To bring blossoms, well worthy the seed.
Rem EN- brauce OF AZ, 40, and SO will tell
We strengthened our hearts, made US honest
and true.
And in Ga we stood the battles. one against
three,
We will fight onr enemies against mother
lands cruel.
As the Scandinavia people in this
country are more or less unrepresented,
one can see in Congressman Cox's views
on immigration to this country why he
thinks Germans and Irish make the
best citizens. If Mr.. Cox had been
thoroughly acquainted with the Scam
dinavisk people, he would not have
classified the Scandinavia immigration
with the Chinese and Italians in his
answer to the Society for Protection of
Freedom and Right in Louisville, Ky,
on the 4th inst.
That there is no restriction to emil
grafton to this country, was wonder
to me long before l came here, because
there are criminals and convicts in
every country, as we all know, and for
their freedom America has to the pres
ent time stood with open arms for all
the convicts Europe has sent here. My
opinion on this subject is, let each
country keep and take care of its own
criminals and convicts. and let them be
excluded from coming to this land of
freedom, because they are of no good
to any country, as ! have experienced
myself in my native country. There
are criminals WHO never can be re-
formed. Now. Therefore let the immi-
grafton to America be confined to re-
spectacle and unconvicted people. This
would be great benefit to this coun.
try.
A good deal more could be said about
immigration, and also for and against
Utah becoming State, but I have
not got the language. L have already
written at greater length than l in
tended, but trust you will pardon me
for doing so. PETER THYGERsEN.
LEvAN, January Ia, 1889.