Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-02

able them to command the services of those
who have ability. but not conscience. and
thus seek to control the average mantle
man who lives by the sweat of his face
by playing upon his prejudices his hopes
and his fears.
rs there a remedy for this? An offset
to such evil influences? Yes. A most eff
ficient remedy In the fullness of time the
multitude wiA>hnd out from some actual
and painful experience that they have been
misled When through being misled they
begin to suffer; when they begin to be op
pressed, they will seek to find new leader
ship and will apply the proper remedies
through the ballot box Fortunately in this
republic there are plenty of men of culture
ability and wisdom-themselves of the peo-
ple-who cannot be bought or controlled by
material considerations and who are daily
performing the duties of citizenship. from
whom to select the required leaders, not
only among the rich and well-to-do, but
also among those who live by their daily
labor.
Let Good Immigrants Come In.
There Is a great cry on the part OF
many against our enormous immigration.
Many people OF position and wealth
willing to shut practically all foreigners
out. few other people who fear the COM
petition which comes from the labor of i'm
migrants and sometimes results in wage
reduction are demanding extreme legisla-
ton and would prohibit immigration alto
gether- But / have little sympathy with
the wholesale exclusion idea, whether held
from selfish motives merely theory.
we have wisely excluded the cooiie be-
cause he doesn't asSimilate, and the
public cannot afford to welcome any immi-
grafton that cannot be made an integral
part OF our population. But there are too
many of us whose fathers or grandfathers
or great-grandfathers were immigrants and
who cast in their lot with the republic for
US to be too chary in our welcome to the
immigrant Of today.
and of those physically diseased is right for
precautionary reasons. but. If sound in
health and morals. all those OF English,
Scotch, German, Scandinavian, French or
kindred blood should be received with open
arms.
"A lot has been said against the Italians.
Now, there are bad Italians, as there are
bad Americans, and some bad Italians come
to America; but my observation Is that the
great bulk OF the immigrants from Italy
come here under the primal law-they must
live by their labor-and they choose America
as the land to labor In and to live In be-
cause they can find more and higher paid
work and can live better here than they
can in the old country.
AS laborers they are among the best
and most efficient In the United States to-
day A few go back to the old country after
saving a little money. but most OF them
stay here. Those who do assimilate quickly.
They become citizens soon as they can,
and they shoulder the burden of citizen
snip with eagerneSs.
Now, one Of the real dangers OF this re-
public-many of the supposed dangers are
only imaginary-is that under the influence
of our great growth. our splendid progress
and our vast material wealth too many men
of ability are giving too little attention to
public affairs Unless government OF the
people Is to perish from the earth there
must be a change In this.
I'D rather have the poorest of the aver
age laborers that come from Europe to
ffnf hal hrou k,r,
the sweat of the brow. coming In touch with
other men. rapidly acquiring our language,
saving their money. building homes for
themselves, patient, self-sacrtfcing. man for
man performing their duties-rd rather
have that man on my side than the multi
millionaire who has never earned dollar In
his life. who ID too exclusive to mix up
with common men, and who. without his
millions, would be far more helpless than
the foreign immigrant on the day he first
sets foot on Uncle Sans soil. In spite of the
great power supposed to be inherent In the
-miIlionaire's wealth. 4