The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-02-19
T OUR
Al ADOPTED
CITIZENS
Jewish People Maks
Patriotic and Mest
Desirable Citizens
They Enter l.ts he Bssi.sss -
Political Aefisas e nsir
Adsptsd Css.Azy fun
Hearted.

When the Revolution ended and d
United States succeeded the Confedsrsssd
Colonies. the population was almost -
tirely Of English extraction, while tho,
OF other nationslities. like the Dutch Of
New York were land ownsu who ins,a-
ded 10 remain here permanently. Ths
same WAS true OF the swedss. The Euro
pean nationslities represented In shs
stretrh Of country controlled By ths Eng
lish Who hal no string like love Of The
fstherland' attached % the enisrsnss
who left their Old World Lomss ana
came hither. Oppression and lack of
opportunity at home sent them abroad.
and when they had sstablishsd than
selves In their new homes. they we're no
more loyal 20 their former soversisns than
were the colonists who came from Grsss
Britain. When the Federal Constitution
went into effect in 1887 the population
OF the republic was both Homogeneous and
assiminaable. Every citizen OF the Unlssd
states st that time. no matter what wss
his nationality, felt that be owed allesi-
ance b none other than the newteovsrn-
ment- Everybody felt native. no on
felt alien.
Time ps.sri. The governmsns Of he
new nation was cordial N thsss whooens
hither - prospective citizens. Ths 1ns-
rican shores became . havsn of ssfuu %
the poor and oppressed OF al nassous g.
cept the descendants OF Confucius and
their trst cousins. the sons OF Nippon"
The naturalization laws pssssd by con-
gre~- were liberal. There wers no Ssar
that the country would BE- ovsrcrowd~d
no matter how great the rush might b
~ long as the so-calied yellow Psrfi''
should he excluded. And, indeed, ths
government had been in being for soms-
time before il was thought necss.ary %
exclude even the people OF Ill Huns
Chang"
More years passed and The United
states entered upon that period OF dsvsl-
oT'ment in almost every department. a
human endeavor. which hes bean con-
tinuous and broken only when the Dum-
ocrstic party happened 70 blundsr inss
power. Questions OF capital and labor
had their birth. This question could
never have arisen betwssn the smploysr
and the employees when both wsrs orixs-
nal citizens Of the original stassp. Ths
caprices o. fate alone cstsrminad vAs
should he the landlord and Who he 49,
ant There was thsn no "Four Han
dred." But this ststs OF adsiry oouid
not long endure. With ths sequisIsiso
Of riches the po>ssssors thereof ersvsh
more riches, and cheap labor wss quick
ly utilized ~ . means 70 The end dssirsA
OF course. We are not mindful that sla-
very existed in the southern ssc1lon ox
the country. The part which ths soush
played In the developmsnt Of ths natural
resources OF the maiden nation wss -
uncomfortable that it did not sDpsas q
all. Not only va this true OF he souah
In snte-bellum days, bot it remained shs
same until well within the memory q
the present. generation.
After the first period Of dsvsopm~ns
had ps~sed and . greater and more N
sistsnt wave OF proxrs~ hsd IL iscsptioa.
captains of industry $40 The sdvansaUs
of stfrscting hither an entirely dinsrsns
cls- of immigrants. whsn he sluk.s
ssts- were once opened the hov bscsns
steady and ever increasing IN voiums.
until st the time Of The ootbrsak Al -
present. great European var. The snn.al
crop Of foreigner. req1irsd seven 6guro
70 indicate IN number. This hoazs had
but one object-to make Q forfuD and
return 70 the old couDfry." In this -
gard. however, the Jevish irnniersns
are an exception; opprs>ssd in o<hs~
lands, they come here With no d~.irs %
r-tnrn 10 The countries from which thsR
came. They become nsturslissd . soun
- they can; tbey enter With grsss -
into tie busins. and polifiesl scsivisks
OF their adopted country and hevins -
foreisn tis- 20 eject their loyalty 10 Nh
government. they make pssrissc 81
most desirable citizens. NssurnlisaGaon
is sought and obtained by nany oshsr
nsfionaiities for no other rs.son shan -
IN aid In making . iorsuns 70 - -
scros the wafer. The nssurali.sd eisknn
Of this isfssr bland b ons of ~ ws.mn
nsnsces that threaten he fussss = -
ecunsry In CO. of vsr baouun -
eounsry and slmoss s.y Hwepsn psse.
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