Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-01-20
ROOSEVELT DISCUSSES
 IMMIGRATION PROBLEMS


 cal disregard of the obligations of in- ternational humanity, alike in it's deal !, ings with Belgium, in the outrages
 committed on non-combatants of oth- CT nationalities and in it's assaults on Jour own people. It has been to our deep discredit as a nation that we have not actively and effectively in- terfered against the callous brutality But, exactly as I hold it to be an ab- horrent thing to show timidity ol : weakness in dealing with Germany where Germany is wrong-where she wrongs either ourselves or others so I hold it an unspeakable foolish thing to refuse to pay heed to the Ger , man example where this example should be followed by other nations. Germany offers striking example of national efficiency on a gigantic
 scale. Germany has been far in ad- vance of us in securing industrial as surance, old-age pensions and homes, a reasonably fair division of profits between employer and employed, and [ the like. She has also been far in ad- , vance of us in the way she has con-
 trolled and encouraged industry Adn, above all, she has been far in advance
 of us in securing national cohesion, in requiring both from the great employ
 CT and from the man who tolls with his hands the fullest and most complete loyalty to the nation. She has not . had to improvise methods of meeting , crises in industry any more than ol meeting crises in war. It would be
 we'll for our mere business materiality to ponder the fact that her success in peace has been due to her insistence upon the very qualities which have , made her successful in war. The two movements have gone hand in hand. Either would have failed without the other.
 , "The question of the regulation of business so as to promote prosperity and insure the just distribution of it's } blessings among employers and en- : ployes alike is a vital factor in Ameri- } canizing the immigrants. There is no
 doubt that hundreds of thousands , flock to our shores with their imagi-
 nations inflamed for the freedom and r justice they expect to find hera They give up their old homes and came here with high hopes of better living l conditions and greater opportunities The opportunities are undoubtedly here. But thousands of simple-minded l folks from the villages of Europe do
 not know how to find them. They
 are herded into industrial communi- } ties, and either through the bad busi- ness conditions or through inhumani- ty and indifference they are forced to
 lead lives that disappoint every prom P ise made to them by this nation. It ) is difficult to make good Americans of these people. The surest way to t win them is to redeem the promises of America. Give them social and in } dustrial justice. And this can be done l only through the effevtice regulation , of business.
 We should at once begin govern mental encouragement and control of our intuition plants To make war on them is to make war on the United States; and those doing so should be treated accordingly and all who en- courage them should be treated ac- cordingly. The existing plants should be encouraged in every legitimate way l and provision made to encourage this continuance after the war But it is most unfortunate that they are situa, } ed so near the sea coast The estab- lshment of munition plants further
 inland should be in every way encour-
 aged and promoted Pittsburgh is as 3 far east as any plant should by rights 7 be placed. This whole matter of pro- : vIding and regulating the output ot l should especially stand as our model.
 For adequate defense we need Dig efficient navy, a small efficient 3 army Gone of quarter of million
 men which, relatively to the popula- l tlon of the nation is no larger than 5 the police force of New York City Is to the population of New York; and 5 finally and most important of all a } system of universal military training } In times of peace which shall be a basis for whatever service, military or civil, is needed in time of war. r As regards the navy, the important t point is to remember that it should , be built up now and not ten years hence and not by plan that will only } lind fruition ten years hence. Even