Sharp County record., 1912-04-19
Representatives Of "Big BI3i
ness" Mi3T39rasalt H1.
WHAT he Wrote n history
Hs Did Not Say That All Those Coming
From Poland, Italy and Hungary
Wsrs Undssirable--His War on GSs-
ciaI Prniicg: Caused the kttaeEa.

Gy A. J. eCHMITZ,
Democratic Nom,nse For Governor Ct
Wisconsin In 1910.
Written for the Milwaukee JouruaLl
Representatives ana friends Of SO
called big business" enjoying special
privileges and some friends Of other
candidates for the Democratic nOiHi-
nation for president have wrongfulIy
aud unjustly but diligently circulated
reHorts charging Governor Woodrow
Wilson with having said In his His
tory Of the American People tAat
Che immigrants to this country from
poand, Italy and Hungary We're VA
desirable additions to Our population
and were, as citizens, inferior to the
lMmigraats to this country from China.
The reports and charges 50 made
and circulated are doing an injustice
so Governor Wilson re did not shy
that all the people who ea.i@2ated
from Poland, Italy and Hungary TO
this country were undesirable addi-
tioGs to orr population, nor did he say
that Chnamcn would make IA good
or better citizens than immigrants
from those countries,
What Mr.. WIcon N}roto.
Governor Wilson says "Thr0UghoUt
the century meaning the hundred
Years prior to 1880, men Of sturdy
stocks of the north of EUgone hGd
made up the main strains Of foreign
blood which was every year added to
The vital worklng force Of the country
or else men Of the Latin.Gaelc stocks
Of France and northern Italy"
When Governor Wilson speaks Of the
sturdy stoc ks coming to our shores
from the north Of Europe" and
northern Italy" which added to our
vital working force" he certainly In
cIudpd in the quoted description OF
sucn immigrants the hundreds Of thou
sunds Of people who came here from
Poland prior to 1850 and those who
came from ltnly and became Il part of
~ and contributed much toward the
unbuildlng Of this country Poland Is
part Of northern Europe and her peo-
Die who emlcrated TO this country prior
20 1850 to become n part OF Us are GER
talnly Included in the complimentary
description Of Governor Wilson when
Speaking Of the immigrants who came
10 ibis country prior to that time.
Change In Immigrants,
Governor Wilson speaks thus Of some
of the immigrants who came here from
pG0 70 1890: "lmmIgTnfs poured
steadily In rs before, but with an al
rer1tlon Of stock which students Of af-
fairs marked with unelAuess' he
speaks Of the nultItudos of men Of the
lowest class from The south Of Italy
and from Hungary and Polnnd, men
out Of the Wnks where there was nel-
taer skin nor energy nor any inltla'
tiye Of quick intelligence, men whose
standards Of life and work were such
~ American workmen have never
drtumcd Of hitherto"
lmPerting Contract Labor.
The evil Of importing contract lnhor
into this country became so evtensiys
ih1t congress found It necessary TO en-.
net stringent laws making Il u crimi-
nul oTcngc, and there can be- no eues.
fon that the immigrants brought here
hy hundreds Of thousands under con.
tract wore the ones referred TO by
Governor Wilson In bis history In
spcnElug Of thnt clnss he docs not re
Ter tO ull Immigrants who c0me hero
during the period from 1850 10 1900
from The countries mentioned but 10
thHl certain stock that came here dur.
Ing That period which made Students
Of affairs feel uneasy,
Tho muln opposition 10 Governor
Wilson's nomination comes from these
same protected monopolos and from
tho combines md trusts who Imported
the cheap pnupcr u'Dor from Europe
under contract 10 compete With and
take The pluces of the native luborers
and those who came here from oil
purl5 of Europe, including Italy, Hun.
lary Hud poluHd, bccguae they wanted
10 como, whose ambition energy and
desire 10 hctlor their condition musod