Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-24
STOP IMMIGRATION
FOR FIVE YEARS, rs
N. PARKER'S CURE
HeufheYn Progressive Leader IL Active
ln National Security Leagse'a
Educational Campaign

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The immediate passage bs Congress
OF restrictive immigration and dep0r
fation LAWS. as means or combating
HE menace az B0ishevism ia this
country. Is advocated BY John y Park
Ter. Louisiana planter. Who was Pro
Rressive noIniflee Tor the Vice Presi-
alency ii 1915. III public tateraent
issued today by him through the Ma
ttIonai Security League, III whose Ma
.tfonal Executive Committee Mr. Park
ieg Il ! member
In his statement Mr. Parker EN-
.,l.a sizes the gravity Of the present
labor aituatIon III America and makes
psesarai striking suggestions Cor rs
reiisf along educational lines
E.abor's aecomPense
The American people must be Inn
pressed With the fact that m this coan-
Try not only Ii l4bor infinitely better
Ereated than anywhere else in the
world, but their recompense Is very
much larger and their hours III work
much less, says Mr.. Parker
The fact must be emphasized that
han al our ancestors came ID this coIa
try from the Old world b escape I'LL
stolerable conditions that they repre-
scented not the weakling. but the VI aY-
lest and most adventurous spirit Of old
Europe; that their intermingllng and
vigorous Ideas for freedom, have built
tup the American standard where 4 Il
tile highest iii the world; hat, instead
lof being Ignorant, illiterate and herd
sd like animals. We realize that intel
Eligent, npz tn-date labor. earning full
wages, enabling them To educate and
better care for their families are the
greatest assets OF America These
tfacts should be impressed upon the
working men of the United States, and
then an intelligent and careful plan
be worked on to see il II Ii not prac-
ifical and common sense for labor and
lcapiiai ID work together ON lines which
would assure reasonable revenue to
lcspital, full wages To Iabarcr4 good
salaries to executives and then 4 fair
and just division or the surplus III any
good years
Smouldesiag volcano
within the last few months. havc
Travelled over Il great many states and
lhave mingled with all kinds and class.
es OF people. Bolshevism and anar.
Echy never have and never viii gain !
i tOothold ia the South, but from whai
have seen IN certain large c1ugestee
I cities In the Central and Eastern sec.
Itions Of America. ! am satisfied con.
/ ditions there are d volcano which
might be touched on at any minute
and. when once started. there IL nc
stelling 10 what extent II may or ma,
mot 90.
Men who took the Oath of Allegl
ance to America and then joined tls
standards OF the enemies Of Americs
should BE eternaily kept from oul
shores
Congress should. as early as pos
sIble. enact vigorous laws prohibiting
| Immigration to this country for a
least tlva years. and should pernIa
lnentiy eliminate the ignorant. Hitter
ate and vicious. and, where they ar,
found to slip in even BY accident. laws
should be 30 framed as 10 render then
/ deportation to the country from which
they came both rapid and certain.
America Fer americans
The problems which confront tn
/ nation are not only Intensely serious
problems, but ones which mean every
Thing FOR future national welfare
Most men III political life 40 not dare
Is voice their honest opinions. ii tlies
have any. but are much more content,
Led TO float with tile stream and strive
to ride into Office on popular issues
Sncha man at this critical period is ;
real menace. II Is infinitely easier i
/ play the part Of Gemagogue and e
shont approval Of revolutionary m5th.
9ds than il is TO go against the stream
lind frankly criticize certain piaiE
facts and certain dangers 70 which
these facts lead
a bigger and better America fol
Americans will do more to make peace
happiness and prosperity IN this coan
try and SET an example ID the world
than anything that know Of q
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