The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-09

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tlstics % crime 70 lis present alarming
proportions.
OF this particular class OF Immigrants.
many are only temporary aotoarnars here.
$40 have laft thss- families abroad.
They have no desire or intentlon 70 De-
come assizaTatsd into the mass Of our peo-
pie. Thar only purpose IS. by the
practice 81 the most zordid saving e
Accumulate sufficient 60 support them
selves m idleaess Ia their native homes.
20 which they return when mis- Is accom-
pashe6
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thai Zach one Of these men takes the place
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gets 70 work a. al. In numbers. by Gre
sting a surplus In the labor market. they
reduce the standard OF wages and the
pations as they are employed in. 20 the
injury Of the whole community; for good
wages ard a good standard OF living
among all classes are necessary 20 bring
prosperity TO any community. This is
necessarily brief resume OF some OF ths
arguments which can be advanced Ia IA
vor OF restricting the immigration into
this country OF the ignorant and brutal
lied peasant. whom alone Sc Is the aim Of
the laN 10 exclude
Our Evolutionary policy o. the past
was based upon vastly different conda-
tsons than confront this country today.
With the whole unsettled continent be-
hind the fringe OF sez-coast states which
constituted the American republic OF one
hundred years ago, there vas work ia
abundance for every able-bodaed man who
sought these shores. No such immi-
grant took the bread out OF any mans
mouth. Each one was, 81 fact. an addi-
ton 70 the wealth OF the country; one
more pair OF hands 10 be used In the great
work OF s1bdaing a continent and develop
ing is resources.
But under conditions which confront
this country now; when there are stand
ing idle men by the hundreds Of thou
sands. IN numbers more than sufficient 70
nj every position which may be offered
when every now Idle factory ia the coun-
cry once more starts Up It's fires; when
the reports from al OF our great cities
are OF thousands OF families suffering
from want OF food and Of shelter: 4 would
seem that the sentiment or universal
brotherhood'' could be probably and az
no great loss to the finer sensIbEities.
toned down TO more acute. IL narrower.
feeling Tor our own suffering countrymea-
1t might indeed be tho part OF true patr.-
otism ard true humanity To close the
doors OF this country entirely to every
immigrant until such time as every man
within the borders OF the country who
was honestly willing 10 work could have
work ., bis hand to do.