The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-07-05


settlers within five, ten or fifteen
miles has moved for the last time.
He must now bear the hardships OF
neighbors and friends.
The nation is preparing for the fu-
ture by conserving the public DO
main. The best of it has been taken
and yet greater restrictions are be-
| ing placed about the acquisition OF
the remainder in order that it may
be preserved for the settler and
homebuilder of the future We have
awakened to the necessity of preserv-
! ing our forests and We are not at
tempting to preserve them, not for
the present but for the future. This
| is well but unless we do something
, to stem the flood Of immigration that
is now inundating us these precau-
tions will only intensity our evils.
Protect our public domain, protect
our forests, preserve our natural re-
sources. but above all protect our
people.
Too Many Foreigners Coming.
Had you thought that the increase
in our population from without is as
great il not greater than from with
in? The tide from foreign countries
is now rolling to our shores at the
rate Of over 100000 per year or
over 100000 in a decade. From
1880 to 1890 our total increase in
population was little over 12,000,-
900 and from 1890 until 1900 lit
tie over 100000. Think of it.
If the present rate should be kept up
your children and your children's
children will live to see 100000, 900
or 3OO,0O0,OO0 people in this coup-
try. What will then be our coIdi-
ton? No man can say. That labor
will be so prosperous, that our homes
will be so happy, that our liberty
will be so secure as now l very much
doubt. Then will come the crucial
test of the life of the republic. That
day should be put off as long as pos
sible. Something should be done to
stop this incoming flood. But few
are coming here to escape persecu-
tion or to find a haven of liberty.
They are coming simply in the hope
to better their material condition.
They have my sympathy but it seems
to me that my duty to my own de-
mands my care and solicitation.
Never do l want my children or my
childrens children to desire to leave
the land of their fathers for for
eign shore in order that they may
better their condition in life. I want
them to live. prosper and die be-
meath that flag of ours.
Danger of Over Population.
But, we are told, We need these
immigrants We want more labor.
We want it for the farm, for the
workshop and in our great indus
tries. Let them come. The more
the better. Such a position is short
sighted and will be disastrous in my
judgment. 1t is true that labor Is
scarce, that never before was 1T so
well paid or in such demand. 1t
is true that great industries and
great undertakings are crying out
for more help to work up the pro-
ducts of the soil, the mine and the
forest and to construct great works
of all kinds. But there is another
day coming. l am no prophet of
evil but just as sure as the years roll
on there will come time when this
demand will cease. The more labor
ers We get in now the more will be
idle then ana the more idleness the
more suffering and dissatisfaction.
Then will every foreign laborer be
menace to the American laborer.
then will come riot, lawlessness and
bloodshed. We can we'll afford to
go more slowly, to delay the build
ing of some railroads, to, stop the de-
veloping of some mines. to check the
cutting of the forests, to put OF the
erection Of some buildings, that
these Things shall not come to pass
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