The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-02-06
SUNNYSIDE WINS
IN ARGUMENT
kennewick Debaters Suffer First
Setback in Interscholas-
tic Series


former received the favorable ver-
dict of the judges. Yhe debate was
a warmly contested one, the teams
being evenly matched, and it was
| by no means certain in the minds
of the audience while waiting for
the decision of the judges as to
which team had won.
The Kennewick high school was
represented by Van Whealey, Ray
mond Rarey and Martin CARRIER.
Oratorical powers of the weaker sex
were strongly asserted by Miss Golob
and Miss Youngs, representing the
Sunnyside high school. The other
member of the Sunnyside team was
Mr.. Sterritt.
Each team presented many argu-
ments strongly supporting its side
of the question which related to the
exclusion of immigration from the
southern part of Europe. the affirm
ative, presented by Sunnyside, fav-
oring the exclusion. Issue was
joined on almost every argument
presented by the two teams in both
their principal and rebutta
speeches.
The affirmative urged the restric-
ton of immigration on the ground
that it is necessary for the protec-
tion of our skilled laborers, claim
ing that there are over 1,OOO,O0O of
this class of laboring men out of work
every year and yet there are nearly
100000 men admitted to the
United States from foreign countries
each year. They further commended
that these immigrants enter into
serious competition with our un-
skilled laborers, cause accidents and
lower the standard of living of the
laboring classes in America. Also
that the immigrants comprise from
two-thirds to three-fourths of the
criminals in the large cities.
1t was pointed out that the immi-
grants from Europe are largely in
temperate and live in poverty and
unsanitary conditions. The result
of this is that their children, de-
prived of proper food, clothing and
cleanliness. become unhealthy, breed
disease, and become insane to such
an extent that they furnish five in
sane persons to one insane person
from Americans of their class.
The Kennewick boys quoted freely
from authorities of the present day
on the immigration problem and
from the report of the Commissioner
of Labor and the report of the Immi-
grafton Commission appointed by
Congress. They pointed out that
the immigrants, to large degree,
assimilate the American civilization
and gradually take on our standard
of living.
The negative quoted many sta
tistics and statements to show that
the recent immigration has not
lowered the standard of labor in the
United States as alleged by the af-
frmative, and that southern Europ
cans support labor unions for the
betterment of their conditions, to a
greater extent than immigrants
from Ireland and England.
The arguments presented by both
teams showed extensive study and
those who were privileged to hear
the debate were furnished consider
able information on the subject of
immigration.
The judges were Mr.. Ellis, man
aging editor of the Walla Walla
Bulletin; Mr.. Casey, clerk of Walla
Walla county; and Mr.. Stafford,
prosecuting attorney of the same
county.
The next and last of the series of
interscholastic debates will be held
On Friday evening, the .7th. On
that date the Kennewick team will
debate with Ellensburg at that place.