The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-06-11

foreigners, the persons of whom the critic
| speaks rs neither "low nor ignorant" and who
have been of immense value" to us.
True enough, Great Britain and Germany
have turned many TO our shores of whom we
| are proud, but they are not the sole source
| from which the immigrants como.
Roughly sketched, geographically. draw a
| line from Bordeaux, France. TO Berlin, Ger
| many, thence up the Baltic Sea and 10 the west
OF il, and you have all the desirable immigrants.
| Think Of the fearful tide Of humanity east OF
this line coming to our shores with just little
better than animal intelligence, ladencd with
| vermin and polluted with the astrological
germs of all diseases known to the NOMENCLATURE
OF medical science.
No, sir, Mr.. Mckenna. we don't want them
neither does the State of Texas.
Yes, by all means "sift them" with fine
sieve, let them live here 81 years, as we do, be-
| fore they can vote, that we may have grand,
| free, American Government untinctured with
the nominations of Kings and Queens and for
a time. at least. let our descendants make
beautiful homes for themselves ont OF the little
remaining territory still unusurped by pre-
| hensile brogues
S. Grover Burnett, Council Grove, Kan.
ON IMMIGRATION.
To what other L.H.W.'s have said on immi-
| grafton will add few thoughts
One is entirely within bounds in claiming
| that millions of our citizens are descended from
| people who came to our shores prior TO 1916
250 years ago. Some of our members must
look back to the 10th generation before finding
a foreign born ancestor. Then, in the name
OF reason, why call ourselves a nation of for
eignerss Why not call the English foreigners
in their own land? When may posterity begin
to draw the line here?
Up to $40, the stream of immigration was
relatively small, and it nearly all came from
o,,2 Spo 1itay
Assimilation was easy and rapid Until then
America was indeed American.
How is it now? A majority of our people
are foreign born, or of foreign parentage. Even
the better elements of this larger half not
always trusty citizens. In the Samoan i'm broglio
many of the Germans showed disloyal spirit
Icy taking the German side of that question.
Again, two per cent. of our white population
are English born, some of whom hold positions
OF public trust, or are employed where breach
OF faith might have worked great harm had
the Venezuela dispute eliminated in war.
But there has been added hodge-podge from
almost every nation under Heaven. Very many
OF the later corners know little of our institu-
tions, and care still less for them. They come
because conditions at home uncomfortable
or else to make money with which to return
home and remain there.
Ii they are oppressed at home, is it not as
much their duty TO strive for their rights there
as it is ours 10 shelter them herc2 And will
they not shirk this duty just SO long
American port is safety.valve for foreign
scum?
Many well meaning people say: 40, don't be
scared. Let them come. Plenty of room with
US. They are over-crowded at home. Such
persons might well take as their motto: "After
us the deluge." reinforced by Let her 90.
Gallagher" The old world is not necessarily
overcrowded, and our own America has little
room to spare. These denials may be questioned,
but cannot stop to anticipate this.
tip my hat to a observation-disclosures of
Nebraska who was strongly opposed to coaxng
immigration by means of State bureau. He
said foreigners would come fast enough without
extending them special invitation, and that
the first duty of his people toward their
own posterity aud their friends in the older
States.
l do not think that any true and well-in-
formed American objects to the foreigner simply
because he is foreigner. He objects to the
foreigrism which is too often brought along
and maintained here, and he believes in the
use of fne-meshed sieve
o. F. Morton, Morgantown, w. Va.