The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-08-09

for the problem presented by the l. w. w
What that solution is has not been evident
from the efforts of the various state officials
in these western States. In no two OF tho
states has the same policy toward them beer
persued, and as vet sufficient time has not
elapsed to determine whether the arbitrary
methods of Bisbee are superior to the con
action of Idaho.
= 1t is easy enough to say "get them out
of the country if they don't like to live
here" Such policy is impracticable at
this time when all of the shipping is needed
for the transportation OF supplies Neither
would it solve the problem for it would mere.
ly be passing its solution ON to another land
The l. w. w. does not believe in law
save when he wishes to invoke its protection
To the |. w. w. il is all right to drive nail
into tree so that when il is being convert
ed into lumber il will break the machinery
and as likely as not kill the sawyer. But
if vigiante hangs an l. w. w. agitator q
cry for "justice" goes to high heaven
by these disciples of terror.
The majority of the members of the l.
W. W. in the west are foreigners most OF
them have not even considered becoming
citizens of this country. They are ignorant
of conditions. They do not know our gov
ernment nor its aim, they do not adhere to
the constitution, many cases because they
do not know what constitution means.
In their ignorance they are willing fol-
lowers of destructive demagogs, who make
living by trading upon the prejudices Of
their followers. They can do this because
organized society has taken no care to safe
guard itself against this insidious foe. Many
Of these foreigners came to this country after
they had passed the school age, and it is but
a few years since the government has at.
tempted to extend to them the educationa
facilities of our school system that they
might thus become familiar with American
ideals. -.- -~ aa IN IAss
To all intents and purposes they ar,
essentially foreigners still, no matter how
ong they have lived here. This IN especial,
true of those cmigrants whose native tongue
was not English. Their attitude, to degrc,
is AN Indictment of the American people
We have been too busy To consider tn,
stranger within our gates, we have let hin
struggle to find himself and il in his effort
he has fallen under the influence of thcmal
contents, we are partly TO blame.
We can not simply throw out the foreig
ner. We need the man power of thousand
|of those who are now making trouble. Mor
than fifty per cent of the labor in the Goa
mines of America is furnished by Slavs while
the per centage 81 foreigners in the industr,
is of course higher still. What is true q
the mining industry is also true of other in
dustries in which physical labor is the basic
power.
Years ago the English, Irish and Scotcl
Immigrants furnished the basic labor of in
dustly in this country. Then il was th'
Swedes, the Danes and the Noiwegians, th'
German element in portions of the countr,
furnished the supply. then came the Poles
the Italians and lastly the Slavs, have il
.hese later years f,ignishcd the great portion
If American industry is to thrive on thu
basis of such labor its leaders must seek tn,
solution of its problem Either we mus
change the basic labor of our industry b,
inducing American men. or those inspired
by the same ideals TO engage in it's harde
phases, or we must educate the Slav and i'm
spire him with an independence which vii
remove in from the baneful influence of tn
malvolent disturber of the peace, the agita
tor.
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