Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-03-08

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American ett!IeH:
The Packard MOTOR Car comcan
has evolved . plan TO abo,ish The ny.
phsn" from iia pisnt Pronc.ion viii
BE- limited 70 nAiivebosn or natural
lied citizens Of the Cni.ed s,aies, and
while nc Discrimination La 10 Be mace
aEainYt foreign vorknsn and nov Il
work, = pcfpose to acquire citizenship
will be = prerequisite 10 sEploym<nt
This company. In other words. viii re
quire Of It's employees loyalty 10 %,
government and our 1zg, IN adGiiio1
10 loyalty to the company itself. In an
open letter explaining the plan. II Ii
pointed out how the war has revealed
a great - hticeI weakness In this
country. since -our hypAenE.sd e.,i
Lens Of all nationalities are pail..z
apart according to the thoughts and
ambitions Of the lands iha, gave then
birth"
The Vim Motor Truck Company
o. Philadelphia has followed tie
example Of The Packard COMPANY
and Henry Disston 4 Co. anc the Joha
B. S,etson Company have approved
the idea and are considering its apple.
ability TO their OWE plants"
Whatever may BE- said os TIE rc,-
pose 10 discriminate in employ.nen.s
In favor Of the full fedged American
citizen. whether native or foreign bo.r.
as against the allen whose failure 10
naturalizs indicates his continued 20
h'ical allegiance 10 hif native iand.
the statement from Leslie's should
open the eyes Of homes, and ,houghtt1.
Americans Of all and every former rA-
tionslity 10 the common danger Of
a!ousing, on any account. prejatices
based solely upon the fact Of nA;iri.y
and previous citizenship.
II il Is proper for an American ci,i.
Rem Of French birth 10 hate and oppose
and discriminate asains, al American
citizen Of German or Austrian birth II
business. IN politics and In society. for
that reason. 1t is also proper 70. AL
American citizen CT German OF Aus
triau birth to hate and oppose and dis,
criminate against American citizens o.
Frerch. British or Russian hiYsL. In =
word, II the fact Of eirta and former
citizenship, even when long foresvo-E
in favor Of American citizenship. Il
going to make us bate and oppose each
other. the rule viii work beth Ways
and he who gives opposition on this &C
count will have TO expec, 1, II return.
Beth Sides Would svfser.
Such . condition Of hatred ana dis.
elimination among good Americans,
who came here from other lands Io
gel away from unfsvorahie political
financial. Industrial and social con1i
uons and to embrace the larger and
better opportunities Of Amevics. would
be no less than national disaster an.
Ia utterly pnthinkAbie. ThoaShtfGi
men shuddsr TO consider where /,
would lead, bat certain 1t i. iha, noI
oaly one side but both sides in such
al unnatural warfare would suffer.
Stirring Up Trouble
In Missouri just now we have the
spectacle OF . man who was formerly
q member Of the Republican National
Committee, twice chairman Of the Re
publican State Committee. and who
vas favored BY the party With the pc
siiions Of postmAs,sr al S. Louis tsoi
!c1r Year,, and suh-,Iexsurer Of tie
United States At ST Louis ifor fol,
yearsl--sSo ol the best paid federal
appointments in the Western states
flooding the state with letters over bis
own signature. with the purpose tc
arouse, within the party 10 which he ID
20 largely indebted. this sos, Of vxr'
fare os opposition and hatred Against
a man who has been an American ci;L
sen and p loyal Republican os The high
est patriotism and of the most earnest
activity in one couaty of the state fcs
ever thirty YEAR,. dar,ax which No
man can charge that he has ever bs~n
guilty Of single &c, os Discrimination
against Any nan. based On e,r'h OF
former nationality
Under all the circumstances. this
attempt. which II in fuf;AerAaec cf tss
authors candidacy fer = public cfAcc,
Is Al act II iIelcrSSele .aeer4!artssn
partAk.ns very aHeh ot the nature d
arson. II Is Apply tas the torch TO Ne
publican hArnony and strength In OF
DER TO procure = osrscaal ros!.,eAl
PROD, and ii deserves TO be. and Is -
.as condemned and repadiA,sd.
oaassr 70 RspsA,seAn Local T,skstA
CAder the peculiar eonissiccs rfe-
vailinS in Missouri. The insec;sca a
,hts sc,s ef Al issus. With its fArreacA
int application TO every ticket nom
mated. soaid tMpsrtl the saeeess a
candidates for county Offices. for ths
legislature art evca for Ccaxrrss,
German Alliance Aepvdsatss AetisA
The Kansas City branch ef the Ger
man Americas Alliance. Of = meetial
held on February sesh- tock account d
this unfair campaign. and UNANIMOUSLY
passed . r~sotsttoa dsSayostae op?o
sttion TO Mr.. pscksy. declaring ~thA
ue consider osxsslvS sood American
ei,is~ns II spite Il fcretsa eirsh ans
ve ccaid ncs Aoaofab.y and c0nsis,
eaiiy refuse IL sAns eoaSitsratioc Il
Mr. rAekey,- Leading Germans a
Kansas CITY. vAc have kncvn AH
nacksy for the mere than thirty year
os his active ei,i.sasAip In ntssoar
~ . nsaehecs. have yoined In . xsron,
statemen, declaring him to - ~
able. broad. JUS, and aprsghs man. u
capable Il Asy uafAirness to the Gss
man psopAs o. rrsJsasce asHinst thsa
tnssssssa anA that this tact h pr0ssl
hy hls Invariably frtssdly and fAiS n