Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-11-11
JINIOR q. l. \. VI
The Great Benevolent and Patriotic
Order Takes Il Firm Stand III
Favor of the Restriction
OF Immigrat ion.

lmml grafton from European countries
during the past yea was larger than
ever etorr and the positive and ever
present evils of unrestricted immigration
are SO aufagOul~tlr to our social COudi-
tion and the welfare of the wage carners
of the United States that the American
people now demand that some barrier
toe erected. not only against the insane,
the Crlmlua! and the paupcT, but against
the rDmp,ttiiu alien upon whose pro
duct We have been lcvylug high pro.
tcctlye tariff Charitable institutions,
prisons and hospitals are crowded with
aliens, and SOME of the trades, mines
and public works are So hurdeucd with
the low grade OF foreign labor that the
American Wurkmrn are driven ont
Last year twenty five million dollars
was sent back to Italy by Italians in
America and most OF it Was to assist
others to come. Some parts of Southern
Europe have become almost drpopu-
lated through immigration to the United
States and IN many localities not enough
ablc-hOdird men can he found to bury
the dead, for the reason that all the men
and boys are in the United States and
every one of them has displaced some
American native born or naturallzed
citizen. The restriction OF Immigration
has become IN economic necessity and
should be made a live political issue
Throughout each Congressional district.
The situation Is grave and threatening,
tor the tllr Of Immigration brings with
II the germs Of anarchy, crime, disease
and d"grncracN, and 1t /, an open attack
on the very existence of the American
laburIng men. Already the character
Of many parts of the New England
States has been radically altered because
of the fact that the foreign element has
driven out the old stock OF Americans,
which will be the ultimate fate of other
portions of our land, and il continued
tor one hundred years the present race
of natlvc-burn or uaturalZrd Americans
VIII be Is extinct rs The mound builders
ndcr our loose naturalization laws
these ignorant immigrants soon become
voters, the tools of corporations, the
BOSSES and tn" drmagOgic ringsterS,
ana their votes give the maJOrltlcS III
our great cities, carry the States and
and thereby decide for Us our national
elections and policies. The objects of
the Junior Order United American
Mechanics has been greatly mSunder-
stood and mISuuOtcd. 1t is not desired
that any tOrrlgu-bOrn person be eN-
cIuded from tins country if his intention
IN coming here Is to make this land his
home, to observe her laws and to assist
IN maintaining the high character of
social life we have always cnjOycd
The American citizens manner of liv-
ing Is such that II is absolutely impOS
Slhlc for the American mechanic to com
pete with the hOrdrS of p1upcr labOrcrS
being poured IN upon us every year, and
this Order insists that the American la
borcr should not only he protected
against the articles made by the hands
OF tn" paupcr> in the paupcr districts of
the European and Oriental countries at
paupcr wages, but that we should be
protected against direct competition and
contact with the paupcr laborers them
SELVES IN our own land. This organlHa-
ton Is not a labor organization, neither
Is 1t board OF meCauCS, as its name |
would imply, but we have Il most pro
found respect for the American labor
ing man, who Is the real supporter of
American Institutions, and one object |
OF tins Order Is to protect the American |
laborrr the American manufacturer and |
the American home from the depressing |
effects of unrestricted immigration. |
Our record and our intentions are open
for the Inspection of an intelligent pub |
he. and we ever extend the hand of fra
tcrnlry to all who believe III America |
and American Institutions. We invite |
all patriotic orders, Labor organizations |
ana religious societies to join Us IN this |.