The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-09-04
THE ALIEN STACKER A MENACE
TO OUR COUNTRY.

When the war was on and red
blooded young Americans, both native
and foreign born, were offering their
lives in defense of our country, it was
found that thousands of aliens who
had for years enjoyed the privileges
and protection of this government,
many of whom had taken out their
first papers, promptly put up the plea
of non citizenship in order to escape
military service. 1t was base be-
trayal of the land that welcomed
them, craven act that showed them
unworthy to breathe the free air of
America. That was the way these
cowardly ingrates were viewed dur
ing the war, and from every quarter
came the demand that they be de-
ported. Are they less offensive to
loyal Americans now that the war Is
over? Are we going to quietly return
, to our peaceful occupations and per-
NIT these alien slackers to remain
here, a constant menace to our Sc
curity? Unfortunately that seems to
be the tendency of the times. The
great war that has cost thousands of
precious American lives, manned
hundreds of thousands and has cost
billions of dollars, seems to have fail
ed to teach us the most important
lesson of all, that there can be no Sc
curity for our free institutions with
these alien enemies in our midst. The
man who will not fight for the gov
eminent in war that protects him in
peace Is not fit to enjoy the privi-
leges of American citizenship, and
should be banished from our shores.
But If those who remained at home
during the great war are disposed to
forget the cowardly and reasonable
attitude of these alien slackers. they
will find that the boys who went
across are not disposed that way, and
they are going to be a powerful fac
tor in shaping the affairs Of this
country. They are rapidly uniting in
a great organization called the AM
erican Legion, not for political action,
but ito uphold and defend the con-
stitution of the United States; to
maintain law and order, and to foster
and perpetuate one hundred per cent
Americanism," and for various other
purposes in line with this high STAN
dard of citizenship. The alien slack
er is to receive immediate attention
from this organization of men who
have borne the brunt of battle and
who do not propose to permit these
alien slackers to continue a menace
to the liberty they fought to preserve.
This attitude Of the organization is
clearly outlined in a recent issue of
the American Legion Weekly, which
says:
IF we are correctly informed
the alien Stacker Is organizing for
his own protection, and is going
to use every effort to hold on to
the rich privileges of country
In which he is only a drawback.
But We will venture the predic-
ton that organization and pro-
paganda will not save the alien
Stacker The American Legion is
determined that the alien Stacker
shall go. 1t believes his expul-
sion is in the best interests of
America, and Is not going to
weaken for a moment in it's fight
on this menace, Early action
through congress is earnestly to
be hoped for. But If the strug-
gle lengthens into a necessity for
providing some new personnel in
congress, even that obstacle will
were in service In effecting this
first step in the new order Of
things"