The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-06-05
ton as against the interests OF assertion.

'hen again the war has brought about Il
n mtcrminglirg of our people, unknown v
which has resulted in mutual /
,roiit. The lofty contempt on each side t
'xpcssed OF the fishins qualities OF the c
,tl,er was founded on ignorance OF one s
1t gave place very soon to
profound respect when Northerncr and
Southclner opposed each other on the y
field. When a soldier learns to
respect his foe, he learns in the same act
to love him. And hence the friendship
that sprung upduring Il seige such as that
ut Nicksburg, the frequent suspension OF
hostilities for friendly palley, the genial
chatting that went on over the hostile
the considerate warning given when fir
ing was to begin, the comradcship after
the surrender. These we delight to
dwell upon Tor they show thatboth sides
we're Americans and only needed to be
brought together to be made friends
again. So the armies marched back
from the war with u very different feeling
from that with which they marched
away. Their views were widened, their
prejudices were gone. The army had
become more national in feeling than
their friends at home. The northern
soldier had leurned to see the question
from the southern standpoint and il he
did not change his convictions, he often
MODIFIED HIS FEELINGS.
The Southerner learned to see in the
Nortlernerabrother one who foughthm
from principle not passion, and who
had not invaded his soil to set free his
property and to ruin his fields. So til
marched back; the one rejoicing to grant
honorable terms, the other nOtunwilling
to accept them, Both were chastened
and hurnblcd by the fiery ordeal through
which they had passed, aud I say again,
that if the bloodshed and misery could
have been spared, we would all see to-
night in the Civil var an unmixed bless
ing. l feel that God was working for us
wiser than we knew when he forced a
decision OF our troubles thirty years
ago. He meant in that way to prepare
us in time for the problems that were
lust before us in the future. Let me
take what time is left in a brief presen-
tation OF three national problems.
IMMIGRATION.
The first l shall touch upon is immi-
grafton. The time was when We were
pleased to hear that foreigners were com.
ing over the water to settle up this
country. In large hcartedness we said:
"Let them come, there is room for ALL
We never dreamed, however, OF the mum
bers that would accept our invitation
We are now threatened with an ava
lanche from the old world. Fast as
they come, the rate is steadily Oh the
increase. Let Inc quote some passages
from a forcible writer on this subject
"During the last four years we have sui
iered a peaceful invasion by an army
more than twice as vast as the est
mated number OF Goths and Nandals
that swept over southern Europe anc
/ overwhelmed Rome" "Notwithstand
\ ing the burden OF taxation is SO heavy
! and so rapidly increasing, the public
debts OF Europe are making fright
full growth. They have nearly doubled
t in fifteen years, and in 1880 were TWEEN
ty-twO billion dollars. The cost Their
| of government has risen ii:t:: per cent il
ten years. II existing; .&n,i"ncics cUntin
ne Il quarter OF Il century more, the
c must prccipitntc Il terrible financial
G catastrophe and perhaps Il social crisis
n Moreover the pressure Of q; dense pops
Il lation Is increasing; -, 900 souls lavin
been added to the population OF Europ
during the ten years preceding lSSt
e Europe could send lis an incrcusin
Il stream Of 1900, 900 immigrants yea
e for a century and yet stclAiiy incrcas
her population"
improvements in steam navigatlo
Il are making the ocean passage easier
i quicker and cheaper. In 1925 til
II cheapest passage vas 500. Now tn
d rates from continental ports to Ne
j. York are S$25 to $50 and from Londo
It $50. Steerage passage from LiverpOt
re has been reduced to IS. There al
It great multitudes in Europe who loo
IS westward with longing eyes, but VIII
y do not come because they cannot gathe
IS the passage money and keep soul an
lie body together. The reduction OF rate
Il even a few dollars, makes America po
If siblc to added thousands"
a 'In view OF the fact that Europe
N able to send us nearly nine times 6
Id many immigrants duriug the next thirt
i'll years as during the last thirty withol
al elimination OF her population; and
S, view OF the powerful influences co-opc
e. ating to stimulate the movement, is
ii not reasonable to conclude that "
L. have seen only the advance guard Of IL
le mighty army that is moving upon us,
H. Gin 1900 our foreign population wit
lg their children OF the first generation wi
te probably number not less than $4,000
600. Ii the movement westward Col
%tinues, as it probably will, until the fri
e. farming lands are taken, 25,OOO,OO0
ID that foreign element will be west OF Il
e. Mississippi. We may well ask wheth'
ID this in-sweeping immigration is to 10
m elgnize us or are we to Americanize i
t, Mr.. Bcecher hopefully said, "when tt
hon eats an OK the OK becomes lion, NJ
u the lion OK" The illustration would |
+. very neat if it only illustrated. II
Il lion luckily has instinct controlled |
e. an unfaillng law which determines whs
n and when and how much he shall ca
o If that instinct. should fail and |
* should someday eat a badly diseased c
u or should very much overeat, VIC nigl
n have on our hands a very sick lion. "
q can even conceive that, under such CO
ditions, the ignoble OK might slay Il
y king OF beasts. Foreigners are not con
It ing to the United States in answer t
De any appetite OF ours, controlled by a
% unfailing moral or DOlitical ~inStinc