The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-05-14
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mother countries.
The Italians compose one OF the
most dangerous elements Of our pop
ulation. The so-caIled Black-hand So
cieties; the majority Of our revolu-
tionists and anarchists are sons Of
Italy, The Italians have quarters in
our principle cities, and as some OF
their countrymen are always in troub-
lie, they may find refuge in these
quarters. Thus the Italians prevent
justice from reaching these law-break-
ers and having full sway
They live in crowded and unsanita-
ry conditions in the slums so that
their children are reared under the
worst of conditions and influences and
grow up literally stepped in crime.
The Italians work as street 1aborers
land railroad employees Once in a
great while an Italian rises to the
ldigni!ied rank of peanut yender.
| The Germans, Swedes, Hollanders
Eand Scandinavians are. industrious,
Ewell meaning but usually ignorant
lpeople Nevertheless the way that
they settle is not to be approved
l.
Some states, Wisconsin and Mime
sofa for example, have nearly one-half
lof their population formed from these
Inationalities who are not exceptions
to the old adage Birds of feather
flock together" for they make settle
ments composed strictly of their own
people, have newspapers printed in
their own language and schools found
ed upon their own national ideas, SO
that the children do not learn the
English language Are these people
going to help in the betterment of
our country when they take no inter
est in it outside of their colonies?
These statistics apply only to the
white races. There are two foreign
born prisoners to one native in our
Ipenitentiaries. There are four
foreign born paupers in our almshous-
es, kept at the public expense, to one
native. There are three foreign in
mates in our asylums to one native.
4l2 per cent of the emigrants from
:. Europe are illiterate, the greater por-
ton cannot write their names, while
IL per cent cannot speak English Sta.
? tistics show comparatively few in this
professional class of skilled labor. 4.
In the ten years proceeding 1891
over 100000 immigrants came t
America. In 1908, S57 900 arrived anc
in 1905 the immigrants passed the mil
/ lion mark. These millions OF foreign
ers attracted by cheap and fertil
lands in the United States, and tn
greater opportunities under a fire
government have left their mothe
countrles, and settled here and man
become naturalized. Many. NOR
come merely to make money an
when they have made the desire
amount they return home.
With this constant drain on tn
country's wealth, the currency in Gil
culation is greatly diminished. TIL
cost of maintaining public institute
like asylums, peritentiaries and aim!
\ houses is millions of dollars amt
ally and two-thirds of the inmates
these institutes are foreigners. L
these statistics tend to reduce ra'
hatred?
With this great influx of insan
-iCaupers, criminals, anarchists and OF
er detrimental and undesirable form
of immigrants streaming into o.
country, more stringent laws must
passed to check them, and it lies
- the hands Of the people to do it.
the United States going to be t
dumping ground for Eurasia foreve
When the debris from that contine
literally takes the bread from t
mouths of our worIcnen by worki
% for lower wages because they c
~ subsist upon, not less, but cheap