New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-26
SOME NATIONAL PROBLEuN.

THE REV. Join T.. sot'DDER DISCUSSES MONOpo-
LIES. IMMIGRATION AND uLLTEKAry.
on The subjec, % "Amerl,a and Its Problems"
the Rev. john l.. Scudder pastor o. the Conyre-
eaiional Tabernacle Jersey Guy. last night
preached special sermon 10 HE Junior order o.
American Mechanics. The church wis CROW 4el.
Among Other things Or. Scudder said.
"" are all proud % our country. with it's MAJ
nihcent coast lines on the Eas'. South and West.
rs Ssdnuc lakes anu majestic rivers which cauy
territory = ours lou could u"t he whole Of Ger
many OK rian,e INTO our stat OF IeNas thro"ins
miles The state o. CaIifoin,a is large enonsn To-
hold the entire population % the globe ana y,i have
only fourteen persons to the acre. 1t has 'becn
gargle for the mouth o. The Mississippi We a..
The foremost agricultural Nation 90 The earth We
have the most wealth We are growing rich at
the rate Of several millions % dollars a day. bar
there are several knotty problems for us to soiV'.
ana one IL that this wealth is so un"tenly dis
lrinHted as 10 cause alarm among far-s""ir- men.
During ihe last nifty years there has been an in
'rcAsihS tendency toward The con''ntIaiNn o,
wealth IL me hands OF a few AMI ne people AZ
mohopoiies ana trusts II ms wi ~ not checked
Ne shall drft fast into Socialism MhrnoNer
voters WI commune an" compel me S'"l' I" o." .'I
them AZ proper price What thc monopoly dlI az
their customers the people. through tleir repre-
serfauves. VIII bud rapd-transit raiIoaus %, their
duly nigh and ignor- he cries - the people thov
will wake up some day 10 find that ia" Government
coal for az q reasonable price. This industrial
problem CROWNS out OF The concentration o. wealth
* worth tn" study o. every patriotic Nmrri' au.
Another problem crying fOI instant ISOLATION g.
that % immigration. L. flc NOlkiut classes g.
America are to "n5ON their present standard o.
compensation and maintain the sclf-re-'"'t ti',
have attained through high aspiration ami general
enlightenment they must no, l." cOrnI olled 20 com
pete with the pauper labor a. Europe and Asia
through me wholesale introduction e. foreigners
into this country. Thorc are no !uOlr it'acro
iarn.. 70 civ" away 10 ev,rN man who knO " ~
doors "" are beginning TO f"e the strain co.
uu.m Dloycd labor in cur large cities W" hI."
all DO 10 look after oar own poor. without
welcoming the poor of every other country on fn"
earth. We have enough discomfort here without
importing Anarchists and criminals from abroad
10 aggraNatc what already exists. TINS id'a that
America is The asylum FOR the OrScOurinrS Of tn"
earth is ont Let them 20 to Ari'a FOR the
next half-crntulN. Thov are n""lri over there.
Another problem - how to overcome fhe ill.,
cracy existing among 50 many % the people" AND
make them ~ to vote AMI play the uarf o. i'm
telligent citizenship. our system % education ~
wholly Inadequate TO the public need We claim
be enlightened Nation. ana YET J.v}lVo people
i'm these United states cannot write their names
ought 20 be in the schools and many children are
knocking a the schoOlhouse door and cannot gain
adrniitance The greatest danger TO ON R"iii,Ar
IS the flliferate voter Who T. . most irconcru0us
product In land % light and liberty w firm
conviction H. that should east his ballot
who cannot read the Constitution OF fHr lDli"I
states and understand what D." rs r"aiirg. Ard
We grant II many illiieIaic. stupid mon. ~
only 10 throw dirt writes us down q b9rbarir
Nation. continuing ia % The most con- mIiipl"
masculine mOnOpOles this world has eyer se'n.