The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-05-05
?. 0. 5. OF A. Anniversary
Camp 112 Entertains Large Audience
Royalty.
MASTERLY ADDRESS BY Mr.. HUTH
He Explains the objects of the order and
It's Principles Incidentally With a
Powerful Grafton on immigration,
Arguing for It's Restriction.


The members of Washington Camp No. 112,
Patriotic Order Sons Of America, celebrated
the twenty-seventh anniversary of the or
ganization last evening by holding musical
and literary entertainment of superior
character in Ferguson's theatre. The attend
ance demonstrated that the friends of the
camp are legion. They were present by the
hundreds and the capacity of the theatre
was none too much for the occasion The
arrangements for the event were very elabor-
ate and complete. The stage presented
handsome appearance decorated profusely
with the national colors in various designs,
and elegant portraits of leading spirits in
American history added an imposing effect to
the whole. Messrs. b. j. Yost, A. b. Lamb,
George IL. Krick, Joseph Lehmler and l.. A.
Bamberger were the committee in charge of
all arrangements and acquitted themselves
with credit.
A pleasing innovation was a half hour
concert before tt c formal opening. 1t was
given by the Schoppe orchestra of ten pieces
and in spirit that won general commentator.
Each selection was applauded most heartily
and the concert was fitting preliminary to
such an auspicious evening.
Prompt at the appointed hour, eight o'clock,
Rev, Robert O'Boyle, pastor of the Trinity
Reformed church, and an active and honored
member of the camp, formally opened the
program with prayer, after which the
orchestra rendered America" and Mr. b. j.
Yost followed with the address of welcome.
The remarks were brief but very appropriate.
After vocal solo by Miss Jean c. Glover,
fintn hvr / 10, 4 -.
Miss Eva A. Brewer and piano solo by Mrs.
W. n. Ehrhart, Clarence f. Huth, of Shamo-
kin, State President of the p. o. S. of A.,
was introduced.
In opening his address Mr.. Huth stated in
using the term American he included all who
live under Old Glory. The subject of immigra-
uon has come home to with such forccfu
meaningless it's singular there should be any
individual in this country who is not more or
less acquainted with it. Certainly there is no
one worthy of the name American who is not
familiar with the fact that from the very be-
vitation and the door has been swung open to
welcome here all who were freed from oppres-
sve governments that they might find u field
for freedom and the development Of individual
character. Time rolled on. The term of wei
come soon began to be misunderstood by some.
Abuse after abuse followed and political selfsh-
ness has kept men from enacting such laws as
would afford u remedy, Standing as America
does to-day, the lead,r of the world, she cries
hlouu lOI u 1eufess OF IlG evils tndt nave not
sprung up, or grown up from us.
In this connection Mr. Huth' called attention
| to the Patriotic Order Sons of America The
order is composed of Americans who happened
to have been born in America There are 100 or
500 camps in Pennsylvania with 60,OO0, or more
| members. Just as there IS always required,
some one to sound the warning note, as there is
always required a center for the rallying point
| to which all can come and voice expressions of
! loyalty, sympathy and devotion TO principle,
. just so this order stands mudestly to be the
/ nr Gti1 xyaA atxrilli ino
to fall in line TO the tune of liberty, of freedom
and humanity, and ask all to march side by side
with us, all laboring for principle.
| Taking up the subject of his address again
! Mr.. Huth said that to-day i'm America suffer
| from the oppression in foreign lands because
men and women are coming here by the
! thousands to escape il and enjoy the blessings
| of liberty. To-day we are called upon to solve
| this question Whether Americans can go on
any longer taking in all that is impossble
| taking in great communities OF people who
| have lived in a country where there Is no idea
of liberty, where they and their ancestors fol
generations have been in rebellion against
| authority, have been groaning under illegal
| prosecution, and who mistake liberty
license to violate law. We are made the con
servators of the lowermost brought across in
the hold of ships built by great ocean going
steamship lines that they may horde NJ
wealth by enticing people to come here, think
ing the greatest future before has been made
possible The question is the problem that
must be solved within the next dozen years
No one has a word to say against any man OF
woman because their eyes first saw the light
elsewhere than in this land. But II IS IN the IN
terest Of fair play and humanity, and IN the
interest of what we as Americans, believe, that
God has selected, in His divine wisdom, this
| country for the purpose of fshowing to humanity
and defining the idea of good government and
the right of men and women to so rule them
selves.
In dwelling upon the influx of immigrants to
! this country Mr.. Huth called attention to the
| statement made by MIR. Porter, the statstician
who had charge of the census of 1890, in which
he III ghnnln inn
| to flow into the port Of America in the same
proportion it did in lsSs, S9 and 80, the year
| 1912 will find more foreigners in America than
native born Americans. II it should be under
stood that vicious criminals, diseased aud
miserable paupers from all over the world will
make better Americans than those who are to
the manor born, or children of sturdy immi-
grants, then immigration should not be re-
strcted. Then we should go on inviting those
! who the poet says are true patriots because
they leave their country for their country
| good. tGreat applause mingled with laughter)
shenandoah has a population, say OF 1000 souls
| In the neighboriag town in which l live
Shamokin-there are about 1900. We are
! living in ncighborng communities. Consider
| ing the fact, we are brothers and sisters,
/ doubt whether your Board of Trade, your City
Council and Board OF Supervisors OF the Poor
would sit tamely by while the borough OF
ShamolSin proceeded to empty its lookup, poor
house and all institutions for the detention OF
paupers and criminals into Shenandoah, (mur-
murs OF disapproval), and yet that idea which
you would put into execution and by which you
would bar out citizens OF the nelghboring town
of Shamokin, we cannot put into execution
against the nations Of the old world. No harm
could be worked TO any citizen of foreign
country il we say There is no room here for
YOU America says to-day there is no room in
Amefi for one immigrant, eXee.t that man
comes here with a strong, right arm, or'some
power of brain, or intellect to help us make
| Anne lea better instead of helping to make II
worse. Great applause). There are none who
| love the land SO truly as those who own Il as
| their own by birth aud natural right of heritage
| Germany, Ireland Scotland France, Russia and
/ England have expressed that sentiment by the
| voices of bards and patriots and their statesmen
and their sages, and they are expressing il
! to-day by their actions all through and II that
/ idea is good elsewhere it is good Ia America
/ On the labor question Mr.. Huth said that in
America there are sufficient troubles that have
| been caused by too many wage earners, too
many bread winners, too many families and
| children being dependent upon those wage
earners, so that the equilibrium has been de,
strOyed All these troubles between capital ana
labor have been caused by the fact that where
there has been selfrespecting workman VINO
could stand up and demand AN honest aay !
wages for an honest days work Il mas been
] impossible for him to do SO by reason OF tne
imperlection Of the immigration laws LOOK 10