The sun., 1916-11-23
'HEWERS OF WOOD AND
DRAWERS OF WATER.
WIN Oar Neeessities Ever Open the
Door 70 Oriental Imnieratlon?

Door 70 Oriental Imnierstion?
Prem o. sSSssss ~ JsAa 9. Ross 10 fAs n
ssstrtsI welfare sd sNctescy Conference si
Hsrrtsbsre, Ps.
For more than q century this country
has taken in from all Of Europe Just
what In men and women were not
needed In their home industries. and the
development on this soil Of those peoples
has been q marvel to the whole world.
There have been times when w by no
received the best and on oc-
casions we have got the very worst Of
Europe's surplus population. But even 10.
the opportunities. educational and indus
trial; the freedom. political and relig-
ious. n the favor of climate. have de-
velOped q pure race called Americans.
We have exceeded far beyond the
most optimistic Imagination In asslmi-
latins these polyglot peoples. but will
that progress continue under the condi-
tons which are developing from year
TO year.. and with which we soon shall be
confronted. II the crucial period has not
already arrived?
When this great war In Europe broke
out thousands OF the best Of foreign birth
We had in this country returned to their
native elifnes at the call to the colors.
and since then In the great industrial
activity We have been experiencing.
which. In largo measure. IN attributable
10 the European CONGREGATION. we have
been Obliged 10 seek out in strange quar-
tiers men 70 persorm the tasks Of com.
mon labor and. as is perfectly apparent.
with decided IN success. although the
ware has aImost doub,ed. Thu en.ire
country In CRYING for men IN iii the
soil. WELD the nick and shove, in the
mines and on tho h,shways ana per-
form the other work and service in the
lower rrades NJ industry
II we sba,i uet anv,h,pv at'an from
Europe I'm the next Ave wears. and even
poseibly during the NEXT twenty.,ve
wears. IL will he those pcrson. whose
active lives have been DESTROYED nv the
conditions of var am NOT reserr,nr
10 the MANNED. but 10 those whose yery
souls have been blasted nv the curse
Of war.
Europn v,u mt v.nt tb... man IN
cannot avoid them. b.caus. ,bev mr..
ah1A hodiAd ami hayA IN iuaist that
un,ess ve .haii NAL. other nrov,,,or for
the performance NJ MIR farm and indus.
trial WORK a, a fair ua1. xo will, .uner
from greater harden. than pow hear on
heavily mon no IN m. ir1a,,on n,
values. Two dollar wheat and % cont
cotton are not evidence, ~ prosner,,y
hut quite 10 the contrary. and disaster
wiu come n n. ,,ie.. Nh tai. means
nj hand IN correc, the situation
The matiop NJ IN. roc. IN ,h,.
country has been vary rand and .our
,eadersh,n In N. .c,snc.. ho. ~,arooIv
been due IN m. on,cL assim,i.,,on hut
~ vii, not want 70 absoYb int ci,,,en.
ship the peopics who vail, coma IN no
In the pext Ave- vear. ana .y., p, this
generation. and we sbou,d proy,dc
against that ovcrcha ro,nv NJ ,he melt
inr not with the mentally ana nhvs,c.,iv
inferior ~ Euron. NV an ad,,.,m.n, -,
o,r ,ahor ro,,ir.,,.n,. ,n.ou.. A.. 81,
ing in Of sun,cient capable men and
women from other mart. NJ tho p,oh.
I rcfer IN tho Ch,ncse-emc,ep, nr,dop,
honest and fai,hfu, servants. in overv
respect supcrlor 10 what We now can
get from Europc.
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