The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-11


! a propaganda directly opposed to on
: laws and customs. No other countr
on earth would stand for such auda
cious and high-handed procedure 10
moment, yet our Uncle Sam has sim
ply sat back at his ease while thi
loud-lunged spawn of European pau
perdom boldly harangued their Graz,
: adherents in the open daylight, sow
ing the seeds of Socialism, and Boil
! shevism Twins, born of the sam,
mother, Anarchy broadcast over tn,
country, without one word of protest
all of which was directly antagonistic
to America and American ideals o.
right and justice.
| have finally discovered the cause
of this inexcusable apathy on the part
of our government, and can suggest
the steps necessary for putting sud
den stop to the senseless and disturb
ing agitation, which keeps up a feel
ing of unrest and apprehension in this
country, but | am not very sanguine
as to whether any action will soon be
taken to stamp out the evil before it
is forever too late to prevent untold
harm to America and her loyal sons.
Under our Mother Hubbard laws.
anything that wears pantaloons land
chews tobacco) can quickly and cas-
lily become legal voter in this coun-
try. Nationality, color, intelligence,
education, or moral character, cut lit
tie or no ice in the matter. Just SO
the thing" has sufficient intelligence
to drop strip of printed ballot into
an open hole in box is all that is
necessary to put him on an equal foot
ing with the sons or descendants of
the Pilgrim Fathers, and gives him
the right to take an active part in
framing the laws of the land. The
newcomer does not even have to be-
come "naturalized", but merely has to
express his intention" to become an
American at some distant day in the
dim future. From that time on, he
simply goes on voting, and, in thou
sands of instances, keeps it up until
he dies of old age-or decides he has
made all the money he needs, and
sails back to Germany-to aid the
'F'atherland" with his advice) as to |
how to plant greater crop of propa-
ganda thistle seed in this country.
Ever since the Civil War ended end |
eft this country sown knee-deep with |
nternecine passions, America has been
he Mecca towards which the foot of |
very long-whiskered, garlic-scented,
ootie-covered political agitator in the |
I'D countries instinctively turned. 1t
vas day of reconstruction, the coun-
ry was torn into factions, and who
vas SO capable of teaching our people
ow to reconstruct this great repub-
&c and put it in running order as the
ewcomers? While it was true they
ad never known a day of real liber-
y or self-determination in their own
ountry, yet who SO competent to
each music as the man who never
card the sound Of a musical instru-
nent or could carry tune up an al
~ without losing it forever?
The first question asked by these
ew arrivals was, "What ward do /
ote in?"--and from the day thew
rrived until the present time few, if
ny of them, have missed taking a
eep interest in the election of ev-
ry candidate, from President clear
own to alderman.
During our recent mobilization it
as discovered that in America thou
inds upon thousands of foreigners
who had come to this country some t
me during the days of George Wash
tgton-or possibly before George
as born) had never been naturalized,
1T had been merrily voting ever since
leir arrival, and taking more inter- t
It in elections than a nigger takes in @
lie location and height of hen-roost. /
And to show the depth of their I'M 6
'lfish patriotism, and the deep inter- {
It they had in aiding to win the war, t
lie first sight of a recruiting officer h
rev them into violent attack of e
and they asked to be ex-
Ised on account of being aliens z
'ver having taken out their naturali-
tion papers. h
Now, after our brave sons have aid "
so much in winning the war, and h
e marching home as victors, these C,
'scendants of dung-hill parentage
e bowling because Uncle Sam is f
eparing to deport them-ship them b
ok to their own countries-and keep t.
EN- there. Many of these climber d.
il" sufferers are now in hellufafix, il
r having left the old country only +,
few yards ahead of an officer, they
pect arrest as soon as they disem- b.
rk. If Uncle Sam fails to ship IL
EN- home, and keep them there, he hi
II not do his duty to the brave m
nerican soldiers-of every nation
ty-who fought and won our bat -
for Democracy, and Personal Lib A
y. ii
The original cause of the entire NJ
'uble lies in the inexcusable leuiency ST
our naturalization laws, that invites az
cry foreign outlaw and moral mis- tr
rriage (who escaped the officers of hi
3 law in his own country, and lands
Castle Garden) to become an en- ~
citizen by merely express CO
, an intention" of doing so at some 90
he in the remote future, when he =.
is rid of the coolies. Our large cit an
are reeking and sinking with 70
ase imported aliens, whose pres I'M
e would demoralize hell in 80 days ar
the devil was fool enough to permit sh
m to run his business for him. no
g first thing they learn is to vote ia
.ly and often, and are catered to by SO
lscienceless politicians, whose in -
est and loyalty to America is Tia
assured by the dirty dollars and ~,
It's they rake in through their po- In
cal activity.