Evening journal., 1913-10-09
IMMIGRATION AND OUR NATION.

IMMIGRATION AND OUR NATION.
r IMMIGRATION. spurred by human discomfort with
i Old World conditions was the rock upon which
the United States Of America founded and upon
which II has rested progressed and prospered With
IT, our nation could have been what 1t is to-
day It has brought to Il the brain and brawn and
practical impulse Of all the peoples Of all the world
10 has given TO It polygot population that has pro-
ducsd composite type citizenship that for ntell-
gehce. purposefuness and patriotism, never has been
equaled in the history Of mankind. It has produced
condition here under which Englishmen, Irshmen.
scotchmen Welshmen Frenchmen, Germans Dutch
men, spanards, Portuguese swedes, Norwegians,
Jews Russians, Poles Austrians Hungarians Italians,
Greeks Turks Africans, and Asiatcs have stood
shoulder-to-shoulder knee-toknee and footto-foot,
working out with the native population, the political
ocia and economic desnes Of the land Of their adop
tion. Under the American flag those peoples, with
differing religious and political views, with differing
standards Of living, and from lands reeking with the
bitterness Of racial and international hatreds have
worked together in amity and healthfu rivalry and
carved OF the wilderness the greatest the freest
the most liberal and the best nation the world
has seen, And the end is not yet
In recent years much has been said about rigid
strction OF immigration. Many Of those who have
said it have had little respect for their immigrant
forbears. Few Of them could go back many gener-
atons without finding that the root cf their Of
American seneoogy led them TO the decks and
holds Of immigrant ships and later to the log cabin
in the forest clearing to something infinitely less
sylvan and attractive In this connection it pleasing
to that the Rev D. NJ cleand in Bethany Baptist
Church in this city took liberal view Of the great
Dement'S that have flowed from immigration and that
he has not been thrown IN his mental poise by the
many unthoughtfu declarations that have been made
by men whose ancestry should have sealed their lips
Mr. Celand is devoting his time to the establishment
in this country of English schools for adult foreigners
His work is meeting with gratifying IN the
course Of the address referred to above he said:
"The history Of man is largely history OF migra-
tions Sometimes these migrations have been in and
after times OF barbarous warfare Sometimes they
have taken place In times of peace when the nations
have crossed and criscrossed from part of the
earth to another and these have been mgratons that
have crossed and criscrossed from one part of the
the migration o Abraham into Canaan, and the mgra-
tlon Of Jacob Egypt and the migration OF the first
settlers to America and the greatest Of all mi
grations the world has ever seen comes in a time Of
peace and II Is believed that the greatest blessing
that immigration has brought will be brought 10
this western land in this day and of the world
when God is letting US live and serve.
ITO Judge city or state OF nation by IT'S few
worthy representatives Is out OF all and justice
all reasonable minds all will admit yet that is
being done Oh every hand today by US Americans If
hear of dreadful conditions I'm lands beyond the
sea we are not content until we send missionaries
20 them. very good thing 10 do But when
wicked thing takes place next door or over in the
settlement we seem strangely content with finding
fault and looking cross AID kenine everybody with
those persons
"But there is now q growing number Of US who are
the lookout for the strong and true and capable
among the people who come 10 Ms. And we are finding
them on every hand all over this land meet men
who after a hard days work in the mill are glad TO
spend hours each evening in school studying
language. and cannot help but think that in their
veins perhaps must flow the blood Of a John Sob.eski
a Kossuth, or Pulaski King John Lafayette
They with the FIRE Of a noble patriotism in
their hearts that VIII be a valuable asset 70 any ma
tion. These men do not ask for our charities but
bv every principle Of the Golden Rule we are bonnd
20 "fer the opportunity TO all who will learn our
guage and correct American ideals that as soon as
possible our Christian citizenship may be enriched
With their abilities. Being teacher and Christian
patriot think II abundantly worth while 10 become
acquainted with many capable people as possible
among our neighhors from across the sea- and they
are many, and were manufacturer doctor or
lawyer or merchant WE'LL any kind OF lesiti-
mate business | would think Il worth while also
TO form their acquaintance"
No one will attempt to deny that immigration
brings to our shores many unworthy mel and women.
Experience has demonstrated however that for each
undesirable person, thousand desirable persons
come in and in little lie are assimilated and
payins their respective parts the far-reachlng and
neVer-eeasing work OF national development II is
all right 20 keep out the criminals the insane the,
diseased and the nonproducers but cur gates never
should be closed and opportunities never should
oe denied to the honest foreigner who knows how
to work no is willing TO work. who is eager to inn
prove his condition and who content to be digested
nationally AMI 20 become an honest and induatrions
member CT the great American family Let us NOT for
get that even the loudest toasers OF American
Try are only few generations remo~ed from being
foreigners and that immigr..or saved most Of them
from being born in foreign lands
It is With pleasure we welcome to our exchange
table the Clayton News We hail IL rs an old friend
because II is the Smyrna News moved tn a new sald