Iditarod pioneer., 1917-08-04
THE MAKING OF CITIZENS

anng the literary the second of President Wilson fight this has been waged than twenty years and the bill had been vetoed by former Presidents Cleveland and Taft Their arguments against the have
 ng with Anercansm urging they did that education was the of citizenship and that the immigrants responsible for their terac Furthermore traditional policy of furnishing asylum for the poor ignor and oppressed other nations held appeal the liberty loving American,
 things have chenged The persistence with which pressed this in the face of executive opposition and in spite of humanitarian sentiment indicates that brought bear and that sefnteres
 preservaon, might truly say Time when the intro ucon of foreign immigrants by the millions annually looked upon with compasance, and welcomed The country large and undeveoped and labor greatly needed With thought of the all and conditions of dumped shores and allowed become of the body polc In years these immigrants contrary the rule the early life of the republic from countries whose ideals and culture antagonstic with of the a
 ons of the theories of self and personal liberty ngrained their souls. Eventually this bound
 upon the political aspect of the country and today when the country taking its part for humanity, find that large element sympathy with the
 nay, brazeny antagonstic it. The for this difficult find Millions of ignorant of the meaning of American nstution have from foreign an have been made citizens irrespective of their adherence and loyalty their home governments and have become mbued with the spirit of Amercansm- ignorant, in fact, of what it
 That teracy largely responsible for this condition will doubt In the busy life of American cities immigrant who speak read English stands but poor chance gain insight into American life and customs and learn love and it's principles of government unless he be partc lary ambitious and energetic and acquire of educa
 ton But the herng together of large numbers of foreigners crowded cities where each different nationality lives life perpeuae its traditions and love of and loyalty the fatherand beyond the calculated make good can of the foreign immigrant In other times when immigration absorbed by agricultural lend they readily became assmaed and by association with Americans became thoroughly Americanized.
 One of the greatest dangers the United States lies the that political doctrines entirely foreign institutions have been incuated in the minds of these foreigners through blatant nd demagcgc orators and irresponsible and American publications Socialism. anarchy yndcalsm like subjects all daily preached dissatisfied foreign workmen and this practically the only class of publications which many and read with aaces denuncaory of oicial. American laws and American institutions the foreign abor gets little chance acquire knowledge and insight into spirit of Amercansm He rapidly loses sight of the fact that he living in land of equality of opportunity under the lib era government in tke world with opportunity for himself and his descendants reach cut and grasp anything the gift the nation merely by the application of industry honesty and in telhgence His mind poisoned by being told continually that he being robbed' by capitalists and he nSted with hate everything American. Under such conditions wonder the registration great cities of the country in con- neon with the draft law the great bulk attempted defy the law foreign bor and that under cloak Sccaslc opposition could easily be detected the German agent who is using this element further the Of the Hohenzclern dynasty in the United States.
 Lovers of liberty will desire always that America shall the haven of the oppressed of all nations But teaches that those who enjoy that be obligated to maintain it's free institutions by loyal service and devotion probable that the lessons of the present day will prompt the still restriction of immigration after the war