Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-04

OF the brotherhood OF railroad Iraln-
men.l
~ONCEDED by society and all
right minded people through
out the country, and a propo-
sition in which they find themselves
in heartiest accord, is the proposal
of the United States Government TO
deport to the lands from which they
came, the leaders of the /. w. w.
movement and all others who are
by anarchistic teachings and deeds
of violence stirring up strife and
discord in our social and industrial
life. Already more than one hum
dred of these are in detention at
Ellis Island, pending the making of
necessary arrangements for their go
ing back, and it is reported that the
number judged by Government Off
cials as subject to the same action
reaches about ten thousand. These
will be apprehended as soon as pos
sible, and sent back overseas.
This is a course entirely in accord
with justice and fair dealing. These
people came to the United States of
their own accord, and for their own
interests. They were not invited,
but after they came they were well
coined, and all that we have was
freely placed before them for their
sharing with us. They had a right
to whatever opinion they had form
ed, and that right was denied them,
nor was the right to express that
opinion in all proper ways and at
all proper times ever withheld But
when these people claim the addi-
tional right to disturb the peace py
outbreaks against life and property
and all manner of violence, they are
going too far, and we, the United
States, would be foolish to stand for
it any longer than it takes our au-
thorities to corral the whole outfit
and send them back whence they
came. Uncle Sam has some rights
that these "squatters' on his farm
on these western shores must recog-
niZe and repsect-or go home.
We as citizens of this country may
not be able to determine that our
neighbors shall have no domestic
difficulties which seem to demand
vigorous and violent means of settle
ment, but we certainly can say that
they shall not come over in our back
yard and muss up everything with
their fighting, and that is Just what
this country is now rousing itself
to say. We do not curtail their priv
ileges when we say, Gentlemen, by
all means have your fight out.
Burn mills, flood mines, hold up in
dustries. practice sabotage, threaten
lives and paralyze business. If you
must and will, but please go home
to do it. You cannot and shall not
do it here. So long as you stay on
this side of the water you must be-
AS
prove that you cannot do this. out
you will go. Your kind and the
world must learn that the liberty
we have to offer to all who come
to us, is not license to do as they
please; you must learn that the law
abiding people of this country have
rights that must not and shall not
be interfered with. and that violence
will never be tolerated. The only
difficulty is that the action on the
part of our Government comes so
late. and after so much damage has
been done. Decisive action ought
to have been taken years ago. and
we would have been saved much
trouble had 1t been. To-day we are
considering the question of restrict
! ing immigration, and that is doubt
| less necessary. but the matter of
facilitating emigration is scarcely
| less important. While we are care
| full to keep the front door open to
welcome the coming guest in proper
form, let us keep the hinges of the
back door well oiled. so we may be
able to speed the going of any OF
our guests who presume upon their
welcome to oppose our institutions,
resist our laws and make themselves
a menace to our Government.
deputy commissioner of naturaliza-
tion reports that more than ten mil
lions of unnaturalized Aliens are now
residing within our borders, which
is one in every ten of our popula-
ton. The immediate danger of this
lis seen in the possible spread OF