Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-18
WANTS LEGISLATION TO
CHECK MINORITY STRIKES
Manufacturers Head Recalls Re
cent Efforts to Throttle the
Nations Prosperity.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

By Associated fTfsS 10 F,Ntfy GNSutbk
New York, May lS.--Adoption Of new
and drastic federal legislation penalizing
attempts to cripple tho nations industries
was urged today by President Stephen
G.. Mason of the National Association of
Manufacturers at the Silver Jubilee
Convention of the organization.
"On three different occasions within
the past year" he said, the country has
been treated to the spectacle of a COM
parative minority, with boldly announced
selfish and un-American interests, disre-
gartling the paramount public interest,
wishing to throttle the prosperity OF the
country. These vital issues in these con-
spiracies against the public welfare
are fundamental and demand our serious
and immediate attention"
MIR. Mason also said it was imperative
that the foreign credit situation be per-
manently adjusted as soon as possible as
"our prosperity is largely dependent
upon strong demand abroad for our
goods" :,
The convention tonight will formally
act upon the proposed platform for
American industry.
Temporary modification OF the imml-
grafton laws to permit an influx OF de-
sirable immigrants to meet America 8
labor shortage was urged by U. 5. Senator
Walter T. Edge of New Jersey. He also
advocated process of AmericanizatiOn
TO prevent new immigrants from falling
under the spell Of world wide anarchists
and Bolshevists.
Immigrants should be saturated with
American loyalty and patriotism, Sena-
| tor Edge added and should be prevented
| from being led through the mire OF
| radicalism into the morass OF anarchy
| Quoting Commissioner of immigration
| Caminettl, as stating that the radicals
| have a wonderful organization for cap
4 turing each immigrant almost at the
moment of landing, and bringing him
under their influence. the Senator sad
that less than six weeks Is needed 10 pre-
pare "his mind for welcome reception OF
| Communist doctrines.
In urging modification of the lmmgra-
ton laws the Senator said, he did not mean
to "open the doors to an lndlscrIminatc
horde Of newcomers, adding that un.
desrablcs might not be admitted, and
"that none shall be permitted to become
an undesirable after his entry,
Moreover. against such undesirables
who NAV filter through, he added, =
would apply every law for deportation
without the tenderness apparently shown
for radicals and Bolshevists by officials OF
the present administration. !,
America needs common labor IN all
of IT'S industrial fields, Senator Edge dc,
clared. adding that industries Of all
kinds are handicapped and in some IN.
stances almost crippled by the shortage
Of workers. He said that this was mainly
due to "the graduation Of elemental
American workers to higher spheres o.
work.
There need be no fear Of Immigrant
labor lowering the American wage scales,
Senator Edge asserted.
The Senator in urging the repeal 81
class legislation declared that one Of the
first steps in the true Amerlcanlzation O
our own and our immigrants should ht
enforcement Of that declaration IN tht
declaration OF independence that al
men are born free and equal and endowed
with certain inalienable rights.
Glass fav0ritism and class distinction
and class privileges in legislation mus
/ be repealed and never again be attempted
he said. As start | have introduced II
the Senate q bill to repeal the exemption
OF laborers and farmers organization iron
prosecution BY the Department Of Justic'
under an urgent deficiency law, enacted
not long ago.
The laws of the United States appl,
without distinction To all the people o
the United States and no group or clas
should be exempt merely because II call
itself a union or a grange or a sodallty or
| CONGREGATION