The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-08

called, than to feed them here. But
very few people. as rule, save any
thing above a living. Two-thirds of
the people Of Chicago are foreign
born, and they dress as fine and live
as well as Americans. On an average,
the foreigner learned economy before
he came here. and few keep it up,
but only few. and they become the
rich men of our country.
Suppose our country should be,
flooded by Chinese. who could live on
half what white people do, and never
bought but barely enough to live on
and worked for half nominal wages
would it hurt us? Suppose they.
worked for nothing and boarded them
selves-would it hurt us. IT it would,
then why pray for rain to produce
a bountiful crop without the expen-
diture of labor? If midgets could be
rained down at the proper season to
produce our wealth without cost to
us. would it hurt us. Let us have
natural trade and immigration and
trust to nature for results. Mans
meddling with natural laws only mars
the symmetry and beauty OF nature.
1t is said that the Chinaman lays up
his wages and takes it back to China.
What if he does-we have the wealth
he produced in exchange. If he worked
for half wages, we got bargain and
should not complain. The masses OF
the people continue to complain of
oppression and well they may; but
they have not found method to elm
mate it. The trouble cannot be
cured by more legislation, but by less.
By repeating laws instead of making
more. Repeal the tariff-repeal tax
alton Of wealth; repeai our monetary
system and give us free banking or
government money; repeal our i'm
migration laws-get back to nature
Stop paying interest on bonds, held
on our country by foreigners; stop
paying dividends on stocks held by
foreigners; stop paying rents on lands
in this country ownec by foreigners.
The balance of trade against us
Enormously called in our favor has
been for several years about half a
billion dollars. If the balance was in
corn alone, it would take a train about
400 miles long to carry it, and it
would certainly impoverish our coun-
try of it's rich soil if kept up. Now
with all our excess of exports over
imports, amounting to $4,000 ,000, 900
worth of wealth since 1873, a very
little If any more gold and silver have
been exported than has been imported
The only way l can think it pos
sible for our country to so impoverish
itself by sending away $1,000, 900 600
worth more of wealth than it gets
back in exchange. is by ways above
mentioned.
Lord Sculley, as mentioned in a
previous letter. takes from one farm
in Illinois nearly hair a million dol
lars, and he has whole township
improved farm in Kansas, and one In
Minnesota, and all together 1900, 600
acres In this country: and other
foreigners have about 30,000.000 acres
besides valuable lands In cities. One
of the Astors takes annually TO Eng
land rents from New York city Of
81. 100000. A lady In England takes
from pittshurg 100000 year rent
for leased land on which manufac-
tories stand oueen Victoria had In
veatments In New York city, aud all
the rents on lands, DIVIDENDS ON stocks
interest on bonds owned hy foreigners
are paid In prodneis-ln wealth that
never comes back 10 this country. and
vet people speak % the balance of
trade in our favor The wealth spent
hy tourists lrom this country and the
wealth taken To Europe ny actresses
who marry Titled princes and lords In
Europe does not amount to much.
compared ia other drains from this
country. especially the rent on lands.
II docs not follow thai because other
countries commit suicide by hIrh
tariffs that we should, England Inn