Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-29
INADEQUATE REMEDIES.

more exclusive we shall t!en find
the problems of dealing with an
archy and anarchists of easy solu-
ton. Senator Chauncy Depew
is the most prominent man who
holds this view. Mr.. Depew is
hot noted for close analytical
thought and accurate knowledge
on any subject, so that little
weight attaches to his utterances
on this matter. 1t is unfortun
ate, however, that even few
such men have a vote in deter
mining how we shall deal with
anarchy. Something must be
done, and something adequate
will be done and freedom Of
speech and liberty Of the press
will not be impaired nor denied
to any 1t1au.
Certainly any person who will
examine the conditions which ex-
1st, and the very grave per1ls
which, springing from these con-
ditions menace OUT national life,
must see that even an utter pro-
hibition of all immigration would
not even simplify nor render
easier of solution the problem be-
fore us. Already there are thou
sands of anarchists and sympa-
thizers with anarchists in the
country. We see them multiply
ing far more rapidly than is pos
sible from immigration alone. We
create them here in this country.
Comparatively few reach us
through Castle Garden. We
would be compelled to forbid all
immigration to exclude even so
small number. We will not do
this. On general principles our
immigration laws should be made
more stringent, and probably
shall be.
Had Senator Depew spoken to
our naturalization laws he had
been more practical. Foreigners,
tinctured it may be with anarchy,
are generally clothed with the
rights of citizenship. Our at
tachment to free speech and oui
habitual abuse of the right pre-.
sents the opportunity for such tc
glide off into the dissemination
Of the vagaries and dangerou:
theories of anarchism. They
claim all the rights and immuni-
ties Of citizens and we are COM
PEELED to accord them. Citizen
ship has cost them nothing
They do not understand its dutie'
nor comprehend the value Of it!
privileges, and ignorantly mis-
take Our broad, t1nrestrained lib
erty for license. Coming here
believing that all government:
are alike, organized forms of op
preston, they hasten to assail ou1
government and abuse our dearly
purchased liberties.
We have made legal citizens O.
them and must endure them
Were they alien denizens W.
might easily hustle them out o
the country. Were they re
quired to be in the country twen
ty years before becoming citi
zens, they might then better un
derstand the duties and the privi
liges of American citizenship
The whole process of natural
ization should be readjusted
The sort of immigration rov
coming hither makes it necessar,
that we reform Our naturalizatier
laws and the administration O
them. For the most obviou
reasons the administration O
= these laws should be place.
wholly in the hands of the U. S
Dictrict courts.
But revising our immigration
and our naturalization laws an,
rendering them more RESTRICTIVE
does not aid in the solution 0
the problem before us. At mos
it would but aid in preventin:
the recurrence of similar prob
lens.
The congressman or senate
who attempts to deceive tn
people by any such little, made
quate remedies will be called t
account. Yet here is danger
Some of our Legislators are bot
physical and moral towards
others are in sympathy with som
of the 1nischief-rnaking element
of our social, industrial and pc
litica1 life. These will advocat
compromise, that misleading, de
ceitful siren that ever promise
fair yet ever lures to create
perils. Compromise never SET
tied anything. It has writes
the bloodiest, the most humilia
ting chapters In American history
The people demand justice fo