The Arvada enterprise., 1912-05-30
BY A. J. SCHMiTZ,
Democratic Nominee For Governor of
Wisconsin In 1910.


Representatives and friends Of 30
called big business" enjoying special
privileges and some friends OF other
candidates for the Democratic nomi-
nation for president have wrongfully
and unjustly but diligently circulated
reports charging Governor Woodrow
Wilson with having said In his Ills
tory of the American People that
the Immigrants to this country from
Poland, Italy and Hungary were un-
desirable additions to our population
and were, as citizens, inferior to the
Immigrants to this country from China.
The reports and charges 30 made
and circulated are doing an injustice
to Governor Wilson. He did not say
that all the people who emlgrated
from Poland, Italy and Hungary to
this country were undesirable add
tlons to our population, nor did he say
that Cinnamon would make rs good
or better citizens than immigrants
from those countries.
What Mr.. Wilson Wrote.
Governor Wilson says, Throughout
the century (meanlng the hundred
years prior to 1SS0) men Of sturdy
stocks of the north Of Europe had
made up the main strnins Of foreign
blood which was every year added to
the vital working force Of the country
or else men OF the Latin-Gaelic stocks
Of France and northern Italy
When Governor Wilson speaks OF the
STURDY stocks" coming to our shores
from the north OF Europe" and
northern Italy" which added to our
''vital working force" he certainly In
cluded in the quoted description or
such immigrants the hundreds Of thou
sands OF people who came here from
Poland prior to 1880 and those who
came from Italy and became-n part Of
us and contributed much toward the
upbulding OF this country. Poland Is
q pnrt of northern Europe, and her peo-
pie who emigrated to this country prior
10 1850 to become part OF us are GER
tainly included in the complimentary
description Of Governor Wilson when
speaking OF the immigrants who came
to this country prior to that time.
Change In Immigrants.
Governor Wilson speaks thus OF soipe
Of the immigrants who came here from
1880 to 1900: Immigrants poured
steadily in ms before. but with an al
teration of stock which students Of af-
fairs marked with uncasiness." He
speaks Of the multitudes OF men Of the
lowest class from the south Of Italy
and frora Hungary and Poland. "men
out OF the ranks where there was mel.
ther skill nor energy nor any iniia-
tive OF quick intelligence. men whose
standards OF life and work were such
hs American workmen have never
dreamed Of hitherto"
Importing Contract Labor.
The evil OF importing contract labor
into this country became so extensive
that congress found 1t necessary to en-
act stringent laws making 1t n crlmi
nal offcusc, and there can be no ques-
tion that the immigrants brought here
by hundreds of thousands under con
tract were the ones referred to by
Governor Wilson in his history. In
speaking OF that class he does not re
fer TO all immigrants who came here
during the period from 1850 to 1890
from the countries mentioned. but TO
that certain stock that came here dur.
ing that period which made students
Of affairs feel uneasy.
The main opposition to Governor
Wilson's nomination comes from these
same protected monopolies and from
the combines and trusts who imported
the cheap paupcr labor from Europe
under contract TO compete with and
tnke the places Of the native lhborers
and those who came here from all
parts Of Europe, including Italy Hun
gary and Poland. because they wanted
TO come. whose ambition, energy and
desire 10 better their condition caused
them to leave their homes, relatives,
friends and country.
Wrongs Done by Monopoly.
Governor Wilson more than any 9th
er candidate for president exposes
with mutchlcss ability the wrong done
by monopoly aud special privilege and
with the same ability suggests sane
and safe remedies for the wrongs TO
legitimate business and to our people,
Because Of this all the books articles
and letters he ever wrote are searched
20 find some words or lines that he
has written about men or about ma
tionalltics or religion that may posi-.
bly, with great ,u-cuuity be construed
20 his injury, The representatives OF
nonopolies and trusts know that by
stirring up prejudice they can use a
large body of good men. mon Who suf.
fer most from monopoly and trusts, TO
defeat the man who fights their bat.
ties to wrench the government from
the special privileged classes and re
store representative government to our
people.
VIII the trust representatives sue.
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