The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-27
"Jcws and Gulneas. !"

A correspondent has written to us ex-
pressing somewhat humorous dissatis-
faction with reply which we made re-
Gently to Long Island friends demand
for the deportation Of all Jews and
Guineas." He thinks that we ought to
have gone further and been sharper in
rebuke and contempt. Omitting those
references, critical and complimentary,
his letter reads thus:
~ To TIE EDITOR OF THE SUN--sr: In The SUN
Of Aug. - appeared an editorial bearing the title
A Specimen Of Many Protests The protest was
q brief nery outburst OF Mr.. VAN DERwlNr OF ia
maica. who urged the deportation Of ali Anarchists
and scum and. In addition. Of all Jews and
0uneas.' The virtuous VAN DxRwxNf wanted
only decent additions 70 this commonwealth He
cried that this Is country for riotous strikers,
bummers and ,losfcn.'
"Your editorial, taking up Mr.. VAN DzRwKNr's
letter, asked Who are "scum",' This you an
swercd In few brief lines. Quite suficient. VAN
DzRwsNr ought TO know what scum Is. AN
archists,' TOO. were quickly disposed Of. But a.
TO Jews and Guineas you were silent.
I'VE all agree that this Il no country for riotous
strikers bummers and loafen.' No country is.
"But ve have yet TO learn Of strong sentiment In
favor of exclusion on grounds OF religious oondi-
tlon and on grounds Of geographical nativity.
Zone of tho most unpleasant members Of our
American commonwealth 10 the individual who.
through some heaven sent talent, sces In himself
and In those vino constitute his immediate envi-
ronment kind OF super men, completely over
shadowing the uniucky and III fated perSons who
were lmprovident enough 70 Be born outside Of
the United States. There arc some rabid individ-
uais among US who favor policy Of complete and
absolute exelusion. Let nobody entor.' they
say. this country IL for Americans only And
who arc these Americans would seem
that anybody who has lived here long enough 10
learn the English language. be admitted 70 citizen
ship. wear certain conventional garments and
labor or do business In the fashion OF our system
becomes. as . matter OF course. an American.
ave have few real Americans In our heterogeneous
population. The number who can trace their an.
cestry through more than three generations born
In this country 10 decidedly snall.
Mans nativity Ii q circumstance Of accident:
his religion IL usually accidental except In certain
refreshing csses whore men are mentally strong
enough TO form their own beliefs or 70 discard
those inculcased In their eariy adolescence.
There should be . strict regulation OF immi-
grafton. but at the same tme discrihinat,ou
should be founded upon Justice and logic. Jews
and Ouineas should not b excluded II they offend
no further than BY merely bcng Jews and
Guincas.' 5. JOHN BLook."
Mr.. BLOCKS assertion that we have
very few real Americans in our hetero-
geneous population" to boast themselves
as "super-men' Is strictly In accordance
with the facts, moro particularly as
concerns this town Of New York, the
greatest Of American cities and In the
world only exceeded by London in
population and wealth.
OF the inhabitants Of New York In
1900 only ABOUT ons-6ith wsre native