Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-04-11
THE NATIONS OPPORTUNITY.

This Italian business oaght 10 be Of
infinite value TO the country. thought
to give our statesmen and our people
a new idea Of the shame and wrong
that ii il 10 naturalize the scum Of Eu-
rope almost as soon as they reach our
shores to give them citizenship, the
right TO own lands, and the right to
cast ballot. The Italian editor in
Chicago states the case when he says
cas- TO what the Italian citizens here
would do in case of war, can not say.
would not be willing to take up arms
against my native country, nor would
| fight against my adopted one" And
another Italian said that in case of war
he thought most Of the Italians in the
United States would return to Italy
We are frank to say we think il would
be worth war TO have that done, and
we say the statement OF these two men
is conclusive proof that the majority
Of these people, when they come TO
this country and take the oath Of al
legiance, forswearing their allegiance
to Italy and giving it To theUnited
! States, do it for revenue only. They
are not fit to be trusted They are not
fit TO he relied upon. In case Of war
with their own country they will be
perpetual anxiety 10 our Government
and TO give such men citizen papers,
to open the public domain to them, To
tender them the ballot (the only
weapon save the bayonet, which our
Government has), is an infamous
thing and ought TO be stopped. Aud
if, out Of this, real trouble should come,
when it should be finished We appre.
bend that the flag Of the Republic
would still be "fuli high advanced"
and that after that when foreigners
came to this country they would have
to stay here as long, before they voted,
as the Americans have to before they
vote. OF course that would be great
hardship on thousands of decent men
who come in good faith to assimilate
with our own people and become part
of them, but il would be no hardship
on men who come here simply to do
rs nine-tenths, yer, rs do fortyanine
liftietns of the Italians, who have no
purpose on earth except from the
higher wages and the increased oppor-
tunities for trade in our country, to
gather few hundred dollars with
which to go back and buy a home in
their native country. They simply
( come here with the same thought in
their minds that the Cinnamon have.
They do not propose to adopt our civ
ilization; they do not propose to be
any support TO the Government of the
Republic. A thought of their ever be-
coming real and true citizens OF our
Republic never enters their mind
they come simply to prey upon GOV
eminent land.
When, in addition, band OF organ.
! ICED assassins come and pursue their
calling for years; when they have
: held themselves ready to kill any de.
cent citizen for the sum Of from s. up
: and justice 1T last overtakes baker
dozen of them, TO have the Govern.
E ment which sang "te deum" as they
! departed from their native shore be.
come insulting and talk about wal
and retaliation and retrihution nnd
: indemnity, then il there ever was II
@ time when the American eagle should
scream that il the occasion that should
: give il it, chance.
G We feel just as the London Herald
Q expresses it, that the recalling Of thai
:. Italian Minister from Washington OF
account OF the killing of those scnun
drels in New Orleans is direct insult
5 to the United States, and the present
/ Administrat on ought To lose caste be
: fore the American people il II does no
{ treat the matter from that standpoint
q IS 1t Lake Tribune.