The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-06-08
ulf between wealth ard poverty.


The suspicious alien commits crimes
As result courts settle the cases.
For the trials, and maintenance Of
penal institutions large sums are ex-
pended. We're it not for the undesr-
able, such institutions would be few
and small. For the maintenance of
the penitentiaries and reformatories,
the American people are heavily taxed.
Because of their preseuce. the moral
standard is permanently lowered.
To gain liberty from the spying Of
the police the best and worst men
chatting under orr system The lawless
are revOlutionists, and nihilists, On
recent years our president fell by the
hand of a Russian anarchist The edu-
Gated lawless influence the uneducated
to commit such atrOcious crimes, as
those committed by the Black Hand.
Against these our immigration laws
should be formed and executed
The moral effect of unrestricted i'm
migration shows clearly in the educa
tional world. In the public
schools, teachers and equipment are
increased by the presence of foreign
children. Even then hundreds of them
in the cities are crowding the American
pupils. The teaching of English to the
foreign children retards the schools
progress. If these children are edu
Gated to good citizenship the price is
well spent. This is our responsibility
with these already here. But why in
crease the responsibility greatly? Why
lower the moral tone by the entrance
into this country, and into the schools,
the children of the immoral? Why
not limit the number of immigrants
and admit only the moral?
The control of elections by the ire
sponsible foreigners is another resnlt
of unrestricted immigration. The N.
Y. City ring. Tammany, like the ring
of Chicago, and many cities votes the
the unframed, thereby placing in Office
the unpatriotic ringmen. Justic and
municipal progress is stifled; graft in
the cities which control much of the
political power is fostered by the evil
against which our gates should be
closed.
When will this state cease? What
is the remedy? A more radical and
effectual means should be applied for
the selection of these immigrants. and
more rigid law for their entrance
passed and enforced.
The steamship companies are inter-
ested only inquantity of passengers.
They bring all who can pay their pass
age. The more aliens they bring. the
more are to be returned if met by
failure. These companies are to be
cambatted.
If the inspection of these strangers
was made at the embarkation on their
physical, mental and moral fitness, in
stead of here, briefly and as now with
out care as to their moral, few would
pas their passage to America. If a
country refuses to issue the passport
on character, the U. S. can refuse ad-
mittance to the subject. Congress
should consider this plan, and should
adopt it. The situation is grave. No
greater evil exists IN America than
that of unrestricted immigration.
Americe has her own burden, that of
the children among one
hundred millions of people, and of ad-
vancing industrially and morally. If
every year thousands of incompetents
are admitted, the burden will remain
gigantic ard hopeless. America is net
harsh, she is kind. She is not heart
less, she is charitable. For this reason
she must protect her own citizens for
the realization of their hishest capa-
bilities. Only the advancement of all
industrially, intellectually
and spiritually will maintain the past
and elevate the present standard of
our nation.