The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-01
OUR ILLS.
Farmer Murphy Again Puts Forward
His Wholesale Remedy.

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To THE EpiroR or THE SuN-Sir.
When | read about religious REVEALS I
wonder what they amount 10. There
are plenty of REVEALS to save peoples
souls, but it strikes me that what the
country needs now is n movement to
rescue the perishing, a great revival to
save peoples lives.
! would like To- see the clergy OF this
country start such n revival, preaching
the doctrine that immigration should he
stopped and work given TO the idle peo-
pie. or at least allowing people to give
testimony on the question. There could
be music and singing OF religious hymns
at each meeting. / believe such a re-
vIval would draw as large Grove as
any the country ever had. as the masses
would feel that at last something was
being done In their real Interest.
The proposal to stop immigration IL a
perfectly legal one. and down In their
hearts the unemployed realize that IL is
the only thing that will bring them real
relief. n a foreign nation attempted TO
invade this country the rich people. TO
protect their property. would Immediately
raise the bars and use all the powers
of the Government TO repel tho invad-
ers. Tho only property the poor ave II
their chance to earn a living. Why
should not the bars be put up 10 protect
their property instead OF allowing a mill
ion foreigners a veal 90 como here and
take It from them7
For many years we have heard such
coined phrases OF observation-disclosures
as this country should afford an asy-
lum and a refuge to tho dow-ntrodden
and oppressed OF all lands" and FOR
eigners come here 20 escape persecution
and breathe the free air OF liberty"
When we read about some of those
"downtrodden and oppressed foreign
ers stopping railroad trains in this coun-
try and searching through the cars FOR
strike breakers,' We think IL Is time to
end the farce.
Tho class represented by 1ohn u.
Rockefeller, Judge Gary. J. rads How
and George W. Perkins do not want Inn
migration stopped. They are looking
forward TO a time when they expect
New York city Will have \ population Of
l5. 900, 600. But I doubt II they would be
able 10 train the masses OF his country
to live llk" the people OF India, where
10000, o01 I've on two cents a day and
100, 100000 more live not much better.
even thouAh they should take the unions
In cdhoots with them.
The millionaire class will md that
they cannot avoid the unemployment
problem by pacifying the unions. As
for those political insists and spongers
who are drawing large salaries for
'luve,t.gating" everything. the money
might better he appll ed to III" relief of
the poor. I do not say that they are
trying 20 blackmail themselves into the
arms OF the rich. over twenty yea IS
ago heard w~orl!ngncn say that n
one-hslf OF the people OF workable age
n This country had steady work. elxlt
hours a day. they could do all the woI k
that was being lone That suv'rC holds
good today And Furthermore, d ru'u-
brr equal 70 oue-half OF the present
workable population viii always be SUI
fcieut TO do the work Of this countrv
IN the future.
People ar" be ne deceived about the
need - help among 'he farmers. ana
here are some farmers SO inscriptions
"a 20 END their aid 20 the deception
r1ev ara the kim that wan. 10 see
or three men looking FOR every Job.
Il has been reported tina: the GovsrH-
through IT, agents. rendered val
liable service go me farmers In 1914 bv
he'piug them art men 20 harvest their
crops. The la~Ecs, crop 'le country
ever produced. that Of 1912. was raised
and harvested without Interference from
tho Government since then 1000. 600
Immigrants have come into The country
and the food product has 20: increased,
hut !aienoss and misery and destitutlun
among the poor have.
TN" country has reached high water
mara 20 fopi production and no mum
hey Of I~nn-rran's will ever Increase Z.
n p 1-u~, population meant large guam
'lti's o; food Foreigners would not come
here As evidences mat the country
has ard FOR many years past has had
a surplus " workers, besides calling at
ten'.on 10 the large and ever increasing
army ~ unemployed. ! Will cite the sS-