The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-12
HoMEwARD BOUND.


The Italians that come to this
country are different from all other
Immigrants in that fully one-fourth
'of them return to their native land.
In fact, one authority says that n
third of them go back to Italy after
residence in this country of from one
to FIVE years. The fall is the time
they go home. Already the steam
ships are busy with them, and thous-
ands and thousands of them are maxi
ing toward New York to take the
ships. SO great is the number, in
fact, that there are already appearing
articles upon the subject of amount
,of money being carried out of the
country by the italians.
While 1t would be Altogether better
pr the Italians would spend in this
country all of the money they earn.
and while It is also true that we do
not want in this country lot OF la
borers who consume practically moth
ing and hoard up every penny paid to
them, still, If the Italians have rem
dered an equivalent in labor for the
money they take home with them.
they are not injuring this country.
While the country loses the money.
1t has the work accomplished by the
Italians. 1t is certainly better than
for us to send money to South Africa
TO pay for diamonds and thus lose
the money and gain that which in no
way goes to make us richer in util-
tiles.
OF course what builds up a country,
that which makes IL desirable coun-
try, is to have the work done by
working men who have an interest in
that country beyond the dollars and
cents they receive for doing the
work, and who rear their families
and spend their earnings in the
country. The American working
man lives better than any other. He
does better work than others, is bet
ter paid for ii, and in addition to
rendering an equivalent for the wages
he receives. he spends his money
here and thus helps to build up the
country to far greater extent than
any class of people could do II they
boarded their earnings and took them
out of the country at the end of a
certain period.
That is one reason why lt does
not make so much difference what
an American working man receives
He spends the money any way, and
II is kept in circulation If he re-
Iceives small wages, he spends only
a small amount of money, and those
doing business with him can moi
therefore make so much profit OFF of
him. If he gets good wages he
turns the money back into the chan
,nels of trade.
In one respect the amount of the
wage makes little difference. II
would not benefit anybody II every
body's wages were today increased
Ia hundred per cent, II everything In
the country were simultaneously ad-
yanced In price a hundred per cent
IL would be all right with eyerybodv
But the trouble is. that everybody's
wages are not increased simultan.
eously' hence those whose wages are
not increased are unable to buy the
same amount OF goods for a day',
work that they could before Tho
wages OF other people were increased
II is the fellow whose wages arc
not increased that suffers, and not.
withstanding that the average wag,
has increased In this country dur.
Ing the past few years, there are
thousands OF people who receive nc
more now than they did Ave years
ago.
But In regard TO the Italians re-
turn. Whether 1t is good thing o,
a bad one 1t can not be prevented
All that we can do is to pass laws
or enforce the laws we have, shuttin,
out of this country the undesirabl,
citizens then abroad, but when ono,
we admit them we have to allow
them TO live as they please as Ions
las they do not trespass upon III,
rights OF others. and they are at lib