New Britain herald., 1918-01-21
RACIAL PURIFY
stands Ready to Be Contan,lnateh With Contemplated Importation
 of A1iatic EabOrerS.
(NeN | ork Amerlcan.)

(NGN Drk AmcflCdn.)
 We think that the proposition Of certain Grept captains of industry at the head 0t great labor employing on~ teryrrses to import Asiatic labor into this country iS one Of the most un wise propositions that have been made in the history of the nation.
 We have negro problem tina brought us into q, great civil war anH that still exists as a vital and unsolVcd problem in this country.
 Now como the leaders of big in stitutions employing labor in great quantities and supplying materials l." the Orient in great quantites and say: Let us import a few mil lions of Oriental laborers; if dlf1i- culties arise hereafter on account of the importation of these Orlcn- tals so unassin1ilablc under our institutions. so much a menace to the morals and standards of living of the white race, we will deal with those difficulties when we come to them.'
 Such d proposal should meet with the unqualified condemnation of everyone who has the interests Of the nation and the interests of the whit races and the development of th' white mans civilization at heart. Tmaginn q million or two O. Japanese labOrCrs imported into this; country and possible conflict wit, Japan impending. due to our desire I to get rid of them at some later day ! How might the situation be COmpll - cated by having those millions Of l Oriental Iaborcrs in this counry, loyal 1 10 their own country and disloyal fp 1 this country and ready to do an\ desperate decd to iniure this country l and to aid their own country. 1 All this, too. is over and above the 1 general menace 10 American stan 1 dards of living and standard Of 1 morals and standards of religion and l standards of racial purity that would be caused by the importation of these | hordes of Oriental laborers.
 The troubles, the disasters even 1 which might arise out of such an ur'- l American policy and proceeding would be q thousand times more l serious than any mere temporary in ] convenience due to shortage of labo, ] during the war.
 1 As a matter of fact, shortage of l labor has it's advantages as well as 1 it's disadvantages. It establishes new ! and better wage standards for the l working people. and that m cans much l in the end for the general social bcno- fit of the community and for the bene- l fit of business as well: because b1si- 1 ness in the long run can only prosper where the purchasing power of the l community is high.
 ] There is another consideration which should not be overlooked.
 The war is going to end some day
 The troops will come home. The,
 will he mustered out.
 They will have to go to work.
 There will be no shortage of labo' ! then.
 There will be q shortage of jobs
 and a. fine thing it wifi be to have twt
 or tf1ree million young American n1er l who have done their eoldierIv duty fl
 their country looking for places Ina
 are already filled hy imported yellow
 Ia hof>crs from China and Japan,
 There is going to be enough socia 1 unrest and social discontent ant
 soriorrs social trouble after the war ] in this country 9 $ well as in Europe ] without various labor cmplOvin.
 capitalists argravating it in advance
 hz- importing Asiatics to take th l work Of Whlfc men ana t0 reduce n! ] this vicious competition the wages @ 1 those American men and women wh, do inc useful work of the nation. nnt
 mon whose ability to maintain thenn
 selves in comfort and in content, an,
 to rear and educate their children a 1 they should he reared and oduca cd ! eoro71d in Inc last analysis the pros , perity and the safety of the republic