Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-31
sLANDERlNe THEIR COUNTRY.

From d recent socialistic appeal,
the Colorado Springs Telegraph learns
that the American workngman is in
"a worse condition than the African
slave
Such SANDER IL scarcely worth no.
ticing but il serves TO call attention
10 the less extreme but equally libel.
GUS statements in this line that are
daily being made by the yellow press
OF the land, and which may be heard
among the radical element during
times of strike excitement
II is. OF course. an honorable ard
laudahle thing TO endeavor to improve
conditions Of employment Uy rational
and legitimate methous, but II is dis.
honorable and disgraceful to attempt
to do so by slandering the American
people and their government
The oppressed of Europe are arriv-
ing in this country at the rate OF 49,
600 per week. These foreigners have
such keen admiration for the bless
ings OF American citizenship that they
are willing to abandon their relatives,
their friends, their homes and country,
for the privilege of sharing In this So
called "servitude' OF the American
workingman.
The Americans who denounce their
country in such bitter terms never
emigrate. With all its drawbacks.
America looks good TO them, and the
gates OF the republic still swing bu;
one way, and that is inward
In 1860, when we still had slavery in
this country, 100, 237 immigrants land.
ed on our shores. Last year Gas, 743
entered the country. hungry for tree
dom from religious and political per.
secution, and eager tor a chance to
earn their daily bread. AZ the present
rate the total for 1903 will exceed
500, 900
That this unprecedented infux OF
foreigners in Injurious ia evidenced by
the vile habits, the natreds. the anar-
| chlsm and the socialism which many
Oh them bring with them. not to speak
OF the other disadvantages of absorb
ing such an enormous number OF
wretched people into the life OF the re-
pubnc. But still they come, for here
they find better wages and a higher
standard of living than they can And
anywhere else on earth
Here they find 4s0. 900 school teach.
ers training 100000 children OF the
rich and poor alike, opening the door
OF opportunity to the most humble.
Here they find the poorhouses empty.
and the homes of the American work
ingman provided with comforts which
were Injuries beyond their reach in
Europe. Looking back. they will find
that the number of depostors in say.
lngs banks has Increased from 694 900
IN 1861 to 6,666,672 in 1902, and that
the deposits in these banks increased
from s149, 277 ,504 in 1860, TO s2.750,.
| III 300 in 1902, and that the increase
during the past ten years has been .
billion dollaro.
But notwithstanding these evidenc
es OF prosperity and good fortune
they will find many political and labor
agitators loudly damning their coun
try and its prosperity for the sake OF
winning support by creating discon
tent.
The traitorous ana libolous utteranc
es Of such men as these are sufficient
TO defeat any cause, no matter how
worthy Such Americans should be re
, quired to go and take up the life o
the foreign wage-earner, that the!
might learn to appreciate their Amer
lean citizenship. II they were requir
ed to do this, the time would quickl.
come when they would he glad to fall
: on their knees and kiss the soil o
/. America for the blessed privilege o
returning to H.