The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-03
KEEP THEM OUT
The Junior Order Against
the Competitive Alien.
The Restriction OF immigration has Be-
come an Economic Necessity,
and May Get Into
Politics.

The Junior Order of American Me-
chanics at its last National gathering
appointed Legislative Committee to
fight for the passage of stringent
anti-immigration law. That commit
tee is composed of Messrs. u. p. Smith,
of Raleigh; Jesse Taylor, of Ohio;
and A. ID. wilkins. of Pennsylvania.
Yesterday they issued an address, TAX
ing a firm stand in favor of the re-
striction of immigration. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Immigration from European coun-
tries during the past year was larger
than ever before, and the positive and
eyer-present evils of unrestricted i'm
migration are so antagonistic TO our
social condition and the welfare OF
the wage-earners of the United States
that the American people now demand
that some barrier be erected, not only
against the insane. the criminal and
the pauper, but against the Competl-
tive alien upon whose product We have
been levying a higher protective tariff.
Charitable institutions, prisons and
hospitals are crowded with aliens, and
some of the trades, mines and public
works are so burdened with the low
3
can workmen are driven out 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 South
ern Europe have become almost de-
populated through immigration to the
United States, and in many localities
not enough able-bodied men can be
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-born or
naturaliZed citizen.
1.-The restriction of immigration has
become an economic necessity and
should be made a live political issue
throughout each Congressional dis
trict. The situation is grave and
threatening for the tide of immigra
ton brings with it the germs of an
archy, crime, disease and degeneracy
and it is an open attack on the very
existence of the American laboring
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 driv
en- out the old stock of Americans.
which will be the ultimate fate of
other portions of our land, and if con-
tinued for one hundred years the pres
Americans will be as extinct as the
mound-builders. Under, our loose ma
turaliZation laws these ignorant immi-
grants soon become voters, the tools
of corporations, the bosses and the
demagogic ringsters, and their votes
give the majorities in Our great cities.
carry the States and thereby decide
fof US our national elecuQns.. eihd
policies.
1.-The object of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics has been
greatly misunderstood and misquoted
1t is not desired that any foreign born
person be excluded from this country
If his intention in coming here is to
make this land his home, to observe
the laws and assist in maintaining
the high character of social life we
have always enjoyed. The American
citizens manner of living is such that
it is absolutely impossible for the
American Mechanic to compete with
the hordes of pauper laborers being
poured in upon us every year, and
this order insists that the American
laborer should not only be protected
against the articles made by the hands
of the paupers in the pauper districts
of the European and Oriental coun-
tries at pauper wages, but that we
should be protected against direct
competition ana contact with the pau
per laborers themselves in our own
land.
This organization is not a labor or
ganization, neither is it a board of me-
chanicS, as its name would imply but
We have a most profound respect for
the American laboring man, who is
the real supporter of American insti-
tutions, and one object of this order is
10 protect the American laborer, 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
public and we ever extend the hand
of fraternity TO all who believe in
America and American institutions.
We invite all patriotic orGIrs, labor or
CARNATIONS and religious societies to
join us in this campaign"