The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-02
IMMIGRATION SHOULD BE RE.
STRICTED
Manufacturers Record,

Writing from Monroe, La, Mrs. Z
5. Singfor sends the manufa acturers
Record a clipping containing a dis
Epatch from Cobfenz to the effect that
| many Germans are eager to make a
rush for America. This dispatch
states that many men, women and
girls, having heard that German lab
Forers were needed in America, ap-
lphed to the officials Of the American
arint- learn as to the correctness
OF t. statements. 1t has been TO
peated1y reported that as soon as the
Treaty of Peace is signed vast
crowd Of Germans will emigrate,
some to this country. and some to
South America. In her letter Mrs.
Singhor writes:
This country. and all the Allied
countries should pass laws prohibit
ing any German, Austrian or Prus-
sian to come into them under, any
pretext They are seething with an
archy, socialism and every other mis-
guided idea Of destroying the remain
ing civilization Of the world. Beiiev-
ing your journal to be osle OF she
countryss best twatch-dogs, am
sending you this clipping"
We fully agree with the position
taken by Mrs. Singher that immigra-
ton from Germany and Austria. ana
to that we would add Bulgaria and
Turkey, should be absolutely prohib-;
tied FOR years to come. We do Nc
want any more Germans than we have
in this country, for 1t will be a long
time before we can assimilate ano.
make genuine Americans Of the mil
lions Of foreigners already here. Our
peace and safety are endangered by
the Bolshevistic teachings Of foreign
ers now in this country. who pre-
sumo to undertake to say what shall
be the policy OF America. Many OF
these aliens are greater enemies 70
|. the nation than were the alien enc
mics whom we interned and some OF
wrom we are deporting. It is all very
well to talk about freedom Of speech,
but the line should be drawn some
where, and when any man in this
Ecountry advocates the overturning OF
the Government he should be deport-
ed and never again permitted to put
his foot on American soil. This land
dedicated to liberty is not dedicated
to license. This government, the most
important test ever made by man,
kind for human liberty, is not to be
oyerthroWn by the disreputable
lack hearted scoundrels Of other land:
who have sought refuge here for the
purpose of carrying on in America
1.-The work of he'll.
When in recent address il New
York Victor Berger, the Socialist who
was elected to our Congress, but no.
tpermitted to take his seat, spoke to
| $4,000 Of the long-haired, wild-eyed
radicals who were seeking to overturr
1the world, the more radical his state
ments the wilder was the cheering
| In reporting his speech the New York
Sun said:
Finally, when he shouted, I car
| carry the red flag 70 the prison door
lit is for you young fellews to pick il
up and carry it on to victory, the so
cialists, anarchists and that body o.
radicals who cannot just make VI
their minds what sect they belong tt
stood UP and roared for many min
utes.
That is in keeping with the work o
that accursed element which sough
to do the work of Germany in Amer
lea and Of the same element which to
day is seeking to wreck the Amer1cal
! Government We need not shu; oul
| ewes to the fact that there is toda,
1real, aggressive Bolshevistic work un
der way in America, and that thl
issue must be met with an absolute
determination that those who advo
lva.e the overthrowing of the Gov
lernment shall not be permitted to liv
lin America. If they are not satisfied
with this country, then compel then
to go back to the country from Whlcl
they came or to the region to wnicl
they are headed at the end Of thel
earthly journey.
Even though the shutting off Of i'm
migration from these enemy coun
tries may lessen the supply OF mucn
needed labor in America, we belieV
! that there should be a rigid restric
ton of immigration, even if in bring
ing this about we delay to some ex
tent the carrying out OF the fulies
development of our vast resource!
1t will be better to have safety an
. sanity than to have apidity OF deVel
opment if this can only come throus
endangering the future of our coun
try.
, 1t is we'll for the women Of III
land TO take up the fight