The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-07-12
WILSON'S VIEWS
ON IMMIGRANTS
REPRESENTATIVES Of big BusI-
ness Misrepresent Him.
WHAT HE WROTE IN HISTORY,
He Did Not Say That All Those Coming
From Poland. italy and Hungary
Wore UndesirabIs-HisW War on Sps-
eiaI Privilege Caused the Attacks
BY A. }. scHMlTZ,
Democratic Nominee For Governor OF
.n:.e.,~;n in fQ10

BY A. J. scHMlTZ,
Democratic Nominee For Governor OF
Wisconsin In 1910.
written for the Milwaukee JournaLl
Representatives and friends OF so
called big business" enjoying special
privileges and some friends or otner
candidates for the Democratic nomi-
nation for president have wrongfully
and unjnstly but diligently circulated
rtports charging Governor WOODROW
Wilson with having said In his Ills
tory of the American People thit
the immigrants to this country from
Poland Italy and Hungary were un
desirable additions to our population
ana were. as citizens. Inferior to the
immigrants to this country from China.
The reports and charges so made
aud circulated are doing an injustice
to Governor Wilson He did not say
that all the people who emiSratcd
from Polnnd. Italy ard Hungary to
This country were undesirable hddf
ticns to our population. nor did he say
that Chinanlen woud make as good
or better citizens than immigrants
from those countries.
What MIR. Wilson Wrote.
Governor Wilson says. "Thronghoui
the century meaning the huhdred
rears prior to lS30i men Of sturdy
stocks of the north of Europe had
made up the main strains OF foreign
blood which was every year added TO
the vital working force of the country
or else men OF the Gaelic stocks
of France and northern Italy"
When Governor Wilson sIseaks OF the
.sturdy stocks" coming to our shores
from the north Of Europe and
"northern Italy," which added to oui
vital working force" he certainly ID
cluded I'm the quoted description OF
such Immigrants the hundreds Of thou
sands of people who came here from
Poland prior to 1880 and those VINO
came from Italy and became IA part OF
us and contributed much toward the
upbuilding OF this country. Poland Is
q part of northern Europe. and her peo'
ple who emigrated to this country prior
to 1880 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 some
of the immigrants who came here from
1880 to 1890: "lmmigrants poured
steadily in as before, but with an al
teratlon of stock which students OF af-
fairs marked with uneasiness He
speaks of the muItitudes of men OF the
lowest class from the south OF Italy
and from Hungary and Poland. "men
out of the ranks where there was mel
ther skill nor energy nor any lnt1a-
tive Of quick intelligence. men whose
standards of life and work were such
as 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 it necessary to en-
act stringent laws making it q crimi
nal offense. aud there can be no ques-
fion that tLp 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 1880
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 pauper labor from Europe
under contract to compete with and
take the places of the native laborers
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 to 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 matchless ability the wrong done
by monopoly and 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
to find some words or lines that he
has written about men or about ma
tionnlities or religion that may posi-
bly, with great ingenuity be construed
to his injury. The representatives of
monopolies and trusts know that by
stirring up prejudice they can use
large body of good men. men 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.