Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02


ton, have ceased to terrlly the
American politician War has
done that much. IL no more fer the
nation
I'VE arise" orators proudly said, and
also shrewdiy for several generations,
TO nominate" ana the almost UNI
pronouucable names OF hyphenates
would then BE- spoken.
The orators arise no more. Political
conventions have gone out oil fashion,
but even if they had not, no orator
nowadays would dare brazenly to bid
for the foreign vote Men born in
other lands will continue to hold
public Offices in the United States, not
because they are little chieftains
within their races. but entirely LOT
the reason that they al. sound Ameri-
cans. -
At all events, such is the belief also
of Washington of Washlngton' VINE.
ears are cooked perpstuallv for sounI'
from the country and where eyes are
continually strained IN searching Tor
signs that are mostly tnViS1b'e. lEe
courage of Congress, IN ons direction,
il in no other, has become notlcea2le'
And so the statement is made that
law win probably be passed sus-
pending immigration for definite pc
riod. immigration from all countries
say for five years, that the uhiteo
States meanwhile may learn the facts
of the worlds changed conditions.
hat nd IN
taking form in the thoughts or Johh
Lawson Burnett, representative from
Alabama and chairman OF the com
mittee on immigration and naturtii|a
ton Mr.. Burnett wrote the recep'
law that prevents illiterates from en-
tering the country and has spent M
teen years in closely studying tue
immigration question
Commonly, unpleasant episodes ana
disaereeable facts are blurred over IN
the mind by nations and inoiVionais'
ONLY the pessimist, II seems mus
comfort in perceiving the approach Oh
sorrow and disaster. In some manner
the majority of mankind pelleVes'
matters will grow better So,
IT has been known by every intelh-
gent and observant American that an
archists for years have been coming
into the country. They are trlckl'ng
in TODAY over the Canadian frontier
and Mexican boundary, Their name.
however. has been changed TO poishe
Wiki The old banner, which was req
remains the same. NO midlhGatio'
has occurred with respect to purposes.
Sensationalism, spoken or Which,
could not put more black ihto 'lie w
ture than is comfortable TO the eie-
ments of the case. The bolsheyikl are
coming. Silently and stealthily they
are coming. If law does not halt
them, many wise men in Washing toh
fear. there will be trouble IN the
United states.
The statements already MADE anu 70
he made in this article are necessary
for an understanding of the situation
also they will explain why members OF
Congress. like Mr.. Burnett, are grave
" thinking about one of the real Gan :
gers. of peace. open fighting between
nations has ceased, 9uerrilla warfare
against society in Europe and Amer :
lea has taken its place. students OF
history at the National Capital are
The bo,sheviki, it ought to be under
stood. have adopted the revolutionary
doctrines of, Pierre Joseph Proudhon,
who taught that property should be
occupied by, all men; that ownership
should give way to personal possess :
ion. Thus. TIE man strong enough to
turn another man out of his house or
drive him away from his farm would
hold the house or farm until SUN
stronger man appeared upon the. scene
This bald principle of might was
concealed BY Troadn9n in B ISfty f tne
husks were torn. away and the corn
was appropriated BY the he, r rormnsa
without its ornamentation and bogus
altrulsmy 4 ."Government by man IN
every FORM" Proudhon declared. rs
oppression. The highest perfecttSen
in society he, added. rs found In the
union Of order and anarchy,
There.can be no such union so long
as men are men and not angels ready
for song service in heaven. Proud
hon has been called "the acknow'-
edged father or anarchism.' He was
born in France in 1909 and there he
died at the age OF ffy-six. His father
was d cooper Tor a brewer, and Proud
hon himself a printer and proofreader
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