The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-03-15
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Wednesday, February 10. the house
OF (so-called) representatives killed
the DiTilngham-Burnett Immigration
bin BY a vote Of: Yeas. 2i3; nays, ia;
answered present, 2; not voting. s2l
wide open and unguArdsd stand our
gates.
And Through them press = wild, motley
Men from volga and Tartar stsppes.
Featureless hgures OF the HoanE ho.
Malayan. scithian. Teuton. kslt and
flying the old worlds poverty and
scorn. ...y
These bringing with them uaknSwn
Gods and rites
Those Tiger passions here 70 stre'eh
their claws.
o. Liberty. white ooddsss. is u well
TO leave thy gatss unEuardsd'
The thropging Goth and vandal
trampled Rome.
And where the temple Of the Caesars
THE lean wolf unmoiested made her
ihirl
Tho above powerful lines are quoted
from the splendidly patriotic speech
made by Mr.. slayden (of TeNas) Just
before the vote was taken upon this
immigration bill in the house. Con
tinuing. | believe that Mr. Slayden al
mirably voiced The Menace position
when he uttered sentiments ike these;
"It is very generally admitted that
v,o would he vastly better on n there
were no alien races In the united
States.
"Certainly no white American ought
90 want social assimilation with any
other race. Some strains are bette
and more desirable than others.
''It has been abundantly shown tha
crime and Eteracy are not as init
mately associated as crime and Hitter
aev. which. Il seems to me. Is a good
enough reason for supporting the 1T
eracy test.
"a hybrid, mule or mulatto, Is a
less desirable part Of our social ana
political fabric than thorough
bred.
"No policy, traditional or other sort,
commands my respect or sympathy
when see that Il is hurtful to the
best interests Of my country. q.
"we have people enough In this
country for tie present We can
safely rely upon natural increase TO
an up the unoccupied places. Density
OF population Is not my standard OF
civilization. II II were, the conditions
in India or China would make special
appeal, which they do not. Nor am
fully persuaded that big export tables
infallibly indicate happiness and pros
perity among the people. The sweat.
shop (Roman?) output Is great, but II
comes from rooms fetid, unwholesome
and the abode OF misery (Good de-
scription OF House Of Good Shepherd)
and Is not a feature OF our commerce
to which we can point with pride. 49,.
"The gentleman from New York
(Goldfogle, Roman) sets himself up
as a guardian Of true Amerieanlsn,!' J.
Great Heavens! Think what a calam-
Ity Il would be to true Americanism'
lf he should go to sleep on his
post! ..
"Mr. Speaker. ours is an American
country"
Mr.. Heflln, Of Alabama, In closing
the debate, said among other things:
THE unfit and the undesirable for
lsigner Is the man that we desire 70
keep out OF our country. The for.
. eigner already here who is a good cit
lien, the mal who came across the
waters Of his own volition to make
this country his LONE, ought not to
be opposed to the enactment OF law
that would protect this country
which Is his country as we'll as mine
from the influx OF unfit and criminal
classes from foreign countries. &.
"Mr. Speaker, when will this traffic
In human beings stop? When will we
pass a law in the Interest Of American
people on the subject of foreign i'm
migration? (Applause.)
"Mr. Speaker, I believe that IS per
cent OF the voters OF America would
this very hour vote today to pass this
bin over the presidents veto, and I
AppeaI to the representatives. (7) Of
ahe American people to say by their
votes today that this country shall
hot become q refuge and dumping
I, around for the refuse and criminal
hordes Of other eountriesl' loud ap-
plause.)
The Speaker. The ques.
ton is, Will the house on reconsidera-
tion pass this bill. the objections OF
the president Of tho United States to
the contrary notwithstanding7 On
der the constitution this vote must be
taken by the yeas and nays. Those
In favor OF passing this bill over the
presidents veto will, when their
names are called, answer yea, those
opposed will answer no, and the clerk
viii call the roll"
That Menace Readers May Know.
Those Voting Yea-213-To Pass the
BiIl-Voting for Americanism.
Affair. Kent
Ahamson- Knowlnnd.
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